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Significant Incidents
01/15/21 House Fire on Haven Avenue
On January 15, 2021, the OFPD received a call for a house fire on the 16000 block of Haven Avenue at around 8:20 AM. Companies arrived to find smoke billowing from the eves of the house and filling up the home. Most of the damage impacted the upper second floor bathroom. The fire was quickly extinguished and all residents and pets accounted for. No one was injured. 01/25/21 Shooting Outside of Day Care
On January 25, 2021, the OFPD responded to a call at a day care center in the 14300 block of Pinewood Drive, where a vehicle pulled up and opened fire seven shots on a 31-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man. The Two individuals were transported to Christ Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
On February 9, 2021, the OFPD received multiple 911 calls at approximately 5:06 PM for a fire in the garage in the 14000 block of Creek Crossing Drive. Upon arrival on the scene crews found a two-story single-family residence with heavy smoke coming from an attached garage. The garage door was closed and reports that the homeowners were already out of the structure. Fire crews made an aggressive attack on the fire and prevented the fire from getting into the attic and interior of the house. Crews assisted with fire control, search and rescue, and overhaul of the garage. A resident was treated for smoke inhalation. The patient was treated and transported. Fire crews had difficulty locating fire hydrants due to the fact that they were covered by snow. Fire officials remind residents to take the time to dig out your neighborhood fire hydrants. Valuable time can be wasted on the fire scene trying to locate hydrants needed for water.
02/09/21 House Fire On Creek Crossing
03/14/21 House fire on Springview On March 14, 2021, the OFPD received multiple calls of a reported house fire at approximately 1:37 pm in the 13900 block of Springview. Upon arrival, fire companies encountered heavy smoke and fire in the rear of a two-story single-family residence with exposure to the two story home to the North. Due to gusty winds, heavy smoke, and fire conditions, the alarm was upgraded to a box alarm. Fire crews utilized multiple lines to quickly extinguish the fire. Just as fire crews were making an aggressive attack, the rear windows of the home broke out, but crews were able to keep the fire on the exterior of the home and out of the living area. The homeowners were home and escaped without injuries prior to our arrival. The neighbor’s house to the North received minor damage as a result of the fire. The Orland Fire District was assisted by numerous neighboring fire departments including Palos Fire, Northwest Homer Fire, Lemont Fire, Tinley Park Fire, and Homer Fire District. Other MABAS fire departments covered Orland stations and further calls for service.
03/31/21 Rollover Into Building/Pin-In
On March 31, 2021, crews responded to a call at 0827 pm for rollover car accident, possibly into the house. On arrival crews found one car on its side with one occupant trapped in the vehicle. The vehicle hit the building and caused structural damage. One victim was extricated from the vehicle after about 20 minutes and transported to local hospital with non life threatening injuries. On scene crews then worked to shore up the structural damage to the building. All crews completed shoring operations and returned to quarters at approximately 1030 pm.
04/03/21 House Fire on 116th Court
On April 3, 2021, the OFPD received multiple 911 calls at approximately 4:22 PM. for a house fire located in the 15500 block of 116th Court. Crews found a two story single family residence with heavy fire outside the back of the house including the deck, gazebo and wooden fence due to high wind conditions. Crews made an aggressive attack on the fire and prevented the fire from getting into the attic and interior of the house. Multiple crews from the Orland fire District and surrounding communities arrived on the scene and assisted with fire control, search and rescue, and overhaul of the residence. A 2nd alarm tanker box was called to provide water for firefighting due to no hydrants in the area. There was heavy smoke damage and minimal fire damage to the interior and attic of the residence. There were no injuries.
04/16/21 Fire at Lifetime Fitness
On April 16, 2021, the OFPD responded to Life Time Fitness in the 16300 block of LaGrange Road at 7:18 pm for an automatic fire alarm from the property. Upon arrival, evacuation was in progress. Fire crews entered the building to investigate the source of the alarm. Crews found smoke in the rear of the building near the men and women’s locker room. While searching for the source of the smoke, crews began to pull ceiling in the locker rooms. Fire companies found active fire burning above the drop ceiling. The fire was extinguished with hand-lines from fire apparatus. The fire had been burning in the void space between the drop ceiling and the second floor. This area was above the sprinklers and smoke detectors. An air handling smoke detector activated to alert the fire department that there was smoke in the building. The alarm was upgraded to a box alarm due to the size of the building and the amount the smoke that needed to be removed throughout the structure. Extensive overhaul was performed by fire companies on the scene to make sure that the fire did not extend into the second floor of the facility. The cause of the fire was a result of lint build up from their dryers that had spread up into the ceiling space. OFPD was assisted by neighboring fire departments.
06/20/21 Commercial Roof Fire at 7000 Block of 159th Street
Crews arrived to find construction workers on roof using a torch. Workers ignited the flashing under the rubber membrane causing heavy smoke and fire conditions along the north east corner of the building. Fire crews helped evacuate tenants in all stores until the fire was under control. Fire investigators were called and then took over the scene. Representatives from the Village and utility companies were also called to the scene.
On Monday, August 8, 2021, the Orland Fire Protection District responded to a fire in the 9000 block of Franklin Court at around 6:30 p.m. The resident was preparing food for dinner on the stove when the fire occurred and crews quickly arrived to the scene and brought the fire under control. The fire was on the second floor and smoke spread throughout the building, so other crews were tasked with removing tenants to safety. Minor smoke damage was reported.
08/11/21 House Fire in the 14900 Block of Dogwood
On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, an unoccupied Orland Park home was in flames. A neighbor's quick call for help prevented it from being worse, as the homeowners were out of town at the time. The house, located in the 14900 block of Dogwood, appeared to have smoke streaming out of it. A neighbor noticed the smoke, and fire officials made it to the scene just minutes later. Upon arrival, crews forced their way into the home through a service door, into the garage. The house was full of smoke, according to fire officials. The flames were found in the lower level utility room, and had made their way to the second floor bedroom. According to officials, an aggressive attack on the flames helped quickly extinguish the inferno. The home was uninhabitable. Multiple fire crews arrived on the scene and assisted with fire control, search and rescue, and overhaul of the structure. A full still was called to provide additional manpower and equipment to the scene, as well as covering numerous additional calls for service within the Fire District. There were no injuries.
09/23/21 Apartment Complex Fire
On September 23, 2021, a fire broke out in an apartment complex, blazing through multiple buildings, and causing smoke damage throughout the three-story, 12 unit apartment building according to the Orland Fire Protection District. The OFPD responded to a fire at an apartment building in the 9300 block of Hunter Drive. A fire alarm had been called in for 9335 Hunter Drive, and then another call to Orland Central Dispatch reported a fire in a closet at the adjacent 9333 Hunter Drive apartment. No one was injured, and the cause of the fire is under investigation, according to the department. The department said engine 4 arrived to find smoke and fire on the first floor of the 12 unit apartment building before calling for extra companies to fight the full-alarm fire. Firefighters contained the fire and searched all units in both apartments.
10/26/21 Kitchen Fire on 86th Avenue
On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, an apartment fire broke out in the 15700 block of 86th Avenue after 8 p.m. The fire was contained to the unit it began in, and nobody was hurt. The cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time.
11/03/21 House Fire on 89th Court
On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, the Orland Fire District was alerted at 11:58 AM of a house fire in the 16800 Block of 89th Court in Orland Hills, by a neighbor who noticed smoke coming from the house. The first arriving companies arrived within 3 minutes from the time of the alarm. Battalion 6 arrived on the scene and found smoke coming from the second floor roof vents as well as the rear of the structure. Truck 4 arrived on the scene and forced entry through the front door of the home. Fire crews found the house full of smoke and a fire in the upstairs bathroom that had extended up the walls to the attic and to the exterior wall of the home. Fire crews made an aggressive interior attack and deployed two hand-lines to quickly extinguish the fire. Multiple fire crews from the Orland Fire District arrived on the scene and assisted with fire control, search and rescue, and overhaul of the structure. A full still was called to provide additional manpower and equipment to the scene as well as covering numerous additional calls for service within the Fire District. The homeowners were away from home at the time of the fire and the home is currently uninhabitable. Other fire departments providing coverage and manpower included Palos Fire, Tinley Park, Crestwood, Matteson, New Lenox, and Frankfort. The early notification to the fire department by an observant neighbor helped keep further damage to a minimum.
