Fire Notebook

Apartment Fire Kills One Person at Apartment Building on Carriage Way Dr, Rolling Meadows

Wed Mar 4, 2015 10:09 pm Cardinal News

Fireground operations for fatal apartment fire in freezing temperatures on Carriage Way Drive in Rolling Meadows Wednesday night. Firefighters received a report about 8:04 p.m. Wednesday of an apartment fire at 5201 Carriage Way Drive, […]

VIDEO: Mother, Daughter and Two Dogs Rescued from Apartment Fire; Firefighters Honored in Modesto, California

Wed Mar 4, 2015 06:24 am Cardinal News

Modesto fire department campus way rescue (video from modesto fire department). Firefighters were honored at a City Council meeting Tuesday night in Modesto California following a successful rescue of two residents in an apartment building […]

Two Crashes with Injuries on Westbound I-90 Near Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates

Tue Mar 3, 2015 10:48 am Cardinal News

Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates police and firefighter/paramedics responded to two crashes related to Interstate 90 Tuesday morning. First Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics and Illinois State Police responded about 7:05 a.m. to a personal injury hit-and-run […]

Driver Seriously Injured or Sick in Crash into Snow Bank at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center

Tue Mar 3, 2015 09:55 am Cardinal News

Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:42 AM Tuesday to a report of a vehicle crash into a snow bank at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 Thoreau Drive Schaumburg, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a […]

Rollover Crash with Injuries on Northbound Route 53 South of Rand Rd Near Arlington Heights, Palatine

Tue Mar 3, 2015 09:51 am Cardinal News

Illinois State police and Palatine firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:28 AM Tuesday to a report of a crash with entrapment on northbound Route 53 south of Rand Road near Arlington Heights and Palatine, IL. Police and […]

Dad Delivers Baby in Car Near Austin Exit and Eisenhower Expressway

Mon Mar 2, 2015 07:05 pm Cardinal News

Chicago firefighters and paramedics responded during the overnight morning hours Monday to an emergency childbirth call, but the baby was already delivered before they arrived. Javier Sanchez was driving his wife, Maria Estrada, to the […]

Man Struck, Killed by Metra Train on the Metra Electric Line Near the Bishop Ford Freeway, About 9990 S Cottage Grove, Chicago

Mon Mar 2, 2015 06:35 pm Cardinal News

Chicago police, Metra police and Chicago firefighters and paramedics responded about 5:30 p.m. Monday to a report that a person was hit by a train on the Metra Electric Line train on the South Side […]

Crash Involving a School Bus at Columbine Drive and East Wood Lane Mount Prospect, IL

Mon Mar 2, 2015 07:53 am Cardinal News

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:45 AM Monday to a crash involving a school bus at Columbine Drive and East Wood Lane Mount Prospect, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that one […]

Small Explosion and Fire, One Person Injured at Clear Lam Packaging on Pratt Blvd, Elk Grove Village

Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:14 pm Cardinal News

Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:12 AM Saturday to an activated fire alarm at Clear Lam Packaging, 1950 Pratt Boulevard Elk Grove Village, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics on arrival discovered that a […]

Stalled Freight Train at Metra Train Station Reveals a Common, Highly Toxic Hazardous Material in White Tanker Car

Thu Feb 26, 2015 05:10 pm Cardinal News

A stalled freight train Wednesday afternoon in downtown Arlington Heights revealed a surprising discovery — a hazmat placard for a common industrial chemical, but highly toxic chemical that is also classified as a potential chemical […]

Fire at Hotel Bollero Building Under Renovation on East Northwest Highway Near Route 53, Palatine

Thu Feb 26, 2015 06:11 am Cardinal News

Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:17 AM Thursday to an activated fire alarm at the former Hotel Bollero, 920 East Northwest Highway Palatine, IL. Police were first on the scene about 9:20 a.m. reported […]

Rollover Crash on the Metra Tracks at Deerfield Rd and Commerce Parkway, Buffalo Grove

Wed Feb 25, 2015 06:16 pm Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:10 PM Wednesday to a rollover crash Deerfield Road and Commerce Parkway Buffalo Grove, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that of a crash with entrapment. Firefighters […]

Stafford Township Police (New Jersey) Dashcam Video of House Explosion from Gas

Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:04 am Cardinal News

Dashcam video shows a natural gas explosion that leveled a house that was unoccupied at the time. But 15 people, including firefighters and gas company workers, were injured from the explosion near the New Jersey […]

Crash with Injuries at Quentin Rd and Arlingdale Dr, Rolling Meadows

Sat Feb 21, 2015 05:50 pm Cardinal News

Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:39 PM Saturday to a report of crash with injuries at Quentin Road and Pinedale Rolling Meadows, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a crash with […]

Forgetting to Open the Flue Damper for a Fire in the Fireplace Causes Smoke to Backup into Houses on Hi-Lusi Ave in Mt Prospect and Downing Rd in Buffalo Grove

Thu Feb 19, 2015 06:14 pm Cardinal News

Probably a lot more people are using their fireplaces for a little extra heat today. That means a greater chance that a number of people might forget to open their fireplace flue damper. Firefighters in […]

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