Two emergency personnel were injured after a person in mental crisis reportedly intentionally lit a house fire and caused a standoff with a SWAT team in Deerfield.
The Deerfield Police Department responded around 11:55 a.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Deerfield Road for a report of a well-being check.
Officers were requested to check on a person residing at a house, police officials said. Officers arrived and made contact with the adult male subject.
They made threatening comments and retreated into the home where weapons were reported to possibly be present, police officials said.
Police officials said the assistance of numerous surrounding police agencies and the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System Emergency Services Team (NIPAS EST) was requested to assist.
Police officers began securing the immediate scene and the surrounding area.
The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded to the scene to stand by.
Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Ray Larson said fire crews were staging and working with the police department when the a small fire began in the front room of the two-story, single-family home.
A fire also occurred in a second-floor bedroom. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire from the outside.
Fire department radio traffic indicated the subject lit the fires.
The subject, who was apparently experiencing a mental health episode, surrendered himself to law enforcement personnel around 2:40 p.m.
The man was transported to a local hospital for an evaluation, Larson said.
Larson said a firefighter and a police officer both suffered injuries from falling debris during the incident.
They were transported to the hospital for treatment and later released.
Larson said it is unknown whether the home was deemed uninhabitable but utilities were disconnected to the home.
The Northbrook, Lincolnshire, Winnetka, Lake Forest, Highland Park and Buffalo Grove fire departments assisted at the scene.
The Glenview, Wheeling, Northfield, Mundelein and Long Grove fire departments covered Deerfield fire stations.
Deerfield Road was shut down from Beverly Court to Rosemary Terrace due to the incident.
Police officials have not released further information on the case or said whether any charges have been filed or will be filed.