Published Friday April 12 2013 4:28 pm. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, Arlington Heights Police Department, car vs pedestrian, car vs. pedestrian Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:22 PM Friday car vs pedestrian at Euclid Avenue and Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report a male child, age 7, was hit by a vehicle. The mother of the child is on the scene and reports no apparent injuries and the child [...]
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Published Saturday April 06 2013 11:57 pm. Tags: fatal crash, fatal crash Nile, Niles Fire Department, Niles Police Department
VIDEO: Crash scene under investigation at Caldwell Avenue, just north of Oakton St, Niles. Niles police and firefighter/paramedics 2:00 AM Saturday responded to report of a rollover crash into a house Seward St and Oakton Ct Niles, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics arrived to find a car that hit a tree and was resting against a [...]
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Published Saturday April 06 2013 7:41 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, Arlington Heights Police Department, DUI crash, DUI crash Arlington Heights, extrication crash, extrication crash Arlington Heights, sawing
VIDEO: Rescue of driver from a car on its side, covered by a utility pole and power lines on Rand Road, just east of the Route 53 overpass. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:07 AM Saturday to a report of a hit-and-run crash near Rand Road and Greenwood Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police [...]
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Published Saturday March 30 2013 9:33 pm. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, Arlington Heights Police Department, extrication crash, rollover crash
VIDEO: Rollover crash with extrication at Central Road and New Wilke Road, Arlington Heights. Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:10 PM Saturday to rollover crash with entrapment at Central Road and New Wilke Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics arrived to find a Honda in the intersection and an SUV rolled on its side [...]
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Published Saturday March 30 2013 4:02 pm. Tags: crash, crash Palatine, extrication crash, multiple injury crash, Palatine Fire Department, Palatine Police Department
Palatine Fire Department responded at 5:06 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2013 to a report of an accident with injuries on Euclid Ave. east of Quentin Road in Palatine. While en route, additional callers reported that at least one person was trapped in a vehicle, and an entrapment response with additional ambulances was dispatched. The first [...]
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Published Friday March 29 2013 9:27 pm. Tags: extrication crash, multi-injury crash, multi-vehicle crash, pin-in crash, Prospect Heights Fire Protection District, Wheeling Fire Department, Wheeling Police Department
VIDEO: Accident investigation scene on westbound Palatine Road, just east of Wheeling Road about three hours after a crash involving seven vehicles. Wheeling police and firefighter/paramedics responded just before 6:00 PM Thursday to a multi-vehicle crash near Palatine Road and Wheeling Road Wheeling, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that multiple vehicles and a [...]
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Published Friday March 29 2013 6:54 pm. Tags: crash, crash Palatine, extrication crash, multiple injury crash, Palatine Fire Department, Palatine Police Department
Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:09 PM Friday to a multiple injury crash near Quentin Road and Euclid Avenue Palatine, IL. Rescuers received a report that a car and SUV were involved in a crash with at least one person unresponsive and trapped in a vehicle. Upon arrival firefighters reported one vehicle with heavy [...]
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Published Friday March 29 2013 6:25 pm. Tags: fall injury, fall injury Schaumburg, fall injury Woodfield Mall, pediatric injury, Schaumburg Fire Department, Schaumburg Police Department
Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:10 PM Friday to a report of an injured infant at Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg. Rough week to be manager at Woodfield Mall. On Saturday about 11:09 a.m. paramedics responded with two ambulances for three elderly people that fell down the escalator. Fortunately only minor injuries were reported. Today about [...]
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Published Saturday March 23 2013 11:31 am. Tags: fall injuries, fall injuries Schaumburg, fall injuries Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg Fire Department, Schaumburg Police Department
Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:09 AM Saturday to a report of three persons injured in an escalator fall near Nordstrom, 42.044696,-88.038962 (6 Woodfield Mall Schaumburg, IL). Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of three confirmed injuries involving elderly subjects — some with lacerations. The victims were reported to be on the first floor. [...]
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Published Saturday March 16 2013 10:52 am. Tags: Barrington Fire Department, Barrington Police Department, Metra train-pedestrian incident, train pedestrian incident, train pedestrian incident Barrington
Metra train that was involved in accident that struck an 11-year-old boy as it was stopped near the Barrington Metra station (submitted by a commuter at the scene Friday night). Barrington police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:05 PM Friday to a report of person hit by a train at the Mertra Station Barrington (one block [...]
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Published Wednesday March 13 2013 10:46 pm. Tags: animal bite, animal complaint, pit bull, Pit Bull bite, Pit Bull bite Rolling Meadows, Rolling Meadows Fire Department, Rolling Meadows Police Department
Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:31 PM Wednesday to a report of an animal bite in the block of 2600 block of Kirchoff Road Rolling Meadows, IL. Police received a report that a woman was bitten by a pit bull and had locked herself in a bathroom to protect herself from further attack. [...]
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Published Saturday March 09 2013 8:10 am. Tags: crash, pin-in crash, Schaumburg, Schaumburg Fire Department, Schaumburg Police Department
Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:50 PM Friday to a pin-in crash at Roselle Road and Wise Road.. While responding police and firefighters received a report that a female was stuck in the vehicle, and that an elderly male was injured. Police and firefighters arrived to find a two-vehicle crash with a utility box. [...]
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