Fire Notebook

Accident Investigation Shuts Down Southbound Route 53 Crash Over Palatine Rd for Multi-Vehicle Crash

Wed Jan 9, 2013 08:57 am Cardinal News

Palatine firefighter/paramedics and Illinois State Police responded about 7:52 AM Wednesday to a three-vehicle crash on southbound Route 53 at Palatine Road. Firefighters reported the crash was on the bridge over Palatine Road. Fire command […]

Seastreak Wall Street Ferry Crash, 93 Injured at Pier 11, in New York City

Wed Jan 9, 2013 08:31 am Cardinal News

WABC-TV VIDEO: FDNY firefighters removed passengers from a New York ferry after it suffered what was being called a hard landing near Wall Street. Early reports say a number of people have minor injuries. The […]

VIDEO: Huge Wildfires Across South Wales, Australia with Record Heat

Tue Jan 8, 2013 07:05 pm Cardinal News

Firefighters are battling wildfires raging across southeastern Australia as authorities evacuated national parks and warned that blistering temperatures and high winds had led to “catastrophic” conditions in some areas. Thousands of fire fighters were on […]

Economy of Scale: Palatine Rural Fire Protection District, Village Of Palatine Fire Department and City of Rolling Meadows Fire Department Combine Training Programs in 2013

Tue Jan 8, 2013 06:35 pm Cardinal News

Over the last few months, fire department officials from the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District, the Village of Palatine and the City of Rolling Meadows have identified opportunities to further enhance existing Intergovernmental Agreements. Chief […]

One-Car Rollover Crash on Southbound Route 53 Near Rolling Meadows Injures 1 Man

Sat Jan 5, 2013 07:30 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Palatine Fire Department responds to rollover crash on Route 53, just south of Euclid Avenue. Palatine firefighter/paramedics and the Illinois State Police responded about 1:25 PM Saturday to a rollover crash on southbound Route […]

Raw Video: Man Cardiac Incident Rescued From Sailboat by US Coast Guard

Sat Jan 5, 2013 11:55 am Cardinal News

The Coast Guard says it airlifted a man with heart disease from a sailboat in the stormy Gulf of Mexico to shore in Louisiana. The Coast Guard said officials were called early Thursday about a […]

Illinois State Trooper Chad Martinez Saves His Own — Infant Newborn on I-88

Wed Jan 2, 2013 03:45 pm Cardinal News

Maci Martinez was born on the way to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove Friday morning, December 28, 2012. The 25-mile trip to the hospital was interrupted by her feet first “breech birth” with […]

VIDEO: Rescue Helicopter Crash into Sea at Copacabana Beach in Rido de Janeiro, Brazil

Wed Jan 2, 2013 07:26 am Cardinal News

Amateur video captures the moment that a rescue helicopter crashes into the sea at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, as it attempts to rescue a drowning swimmer. A rescue helicopter responded December 29, 2012 […]

Three Crashes on Northbound Route 53, Just South of Kirchoff Rd, Near Rolling Meadows

Tue Jan 1, 2013 05:54 am Cardinal News

Rolling Meadows police, Illinois State Police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:40 AM Tuesday to a report of a crash on Northbound Route 53, just south of Kirchoff Road. Firefighters first on the scene reported one […]

DASHCAM VIDEO: Crash Landing of Russian Red Wings Airlines Tu-204 at Vnukovo Airport

Mon Dec 31, 2012 05:57 am Cardinal News

A passenger airliner careened off the runway at Russia’s third-busiest airport and partly onto a highway while landing on Saturday, broke into pieces and caught fire, killing at least four people. A fatal passenger jet […]

FIRST ON THE SCENE: Incredible Fire Video from Warehouse Fire at 21st and Western, Chicago

Sun Dec 30, 2012 04:41 pm Cardinal News

Incredible video from Miro Antas, who was on the scene within minutes of the initial fire response as the furniture warehouse became thoroughly involved with fire (Part 2). Miros Antas was on the scene at […]

Warehouse Fire on West 21st Street Near Western Ave, Chicago

Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:17 am Cardinal News

Video showing heavy fire in a warehouse almost a city block long Saturday afternoon near Western Avenue and 21st Street. Chicago firefighters on Engine 23 responded about 1:08 p.m. to a report of a rubbish […]

Large Black Smoke Header Near I-355/Route 53 and North Ave Seen For Miles From Trucks On Fire, Rohlwing Rd, Addison

Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:21 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Two semi-trailer tractor trucks and three semi-trailers destroyed Thursday near I-355, North Avenue, Route 53 and Rolhlwing Road. Addison Fire Protection District firefighters responded about 1:00 PM Thursday, December 27, 2012 to a special […]

Personal Injury Hit-and-Run Crash at Lake Cook Rd and McHenry Rd, Buffalo Grove

Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:06 am Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:52 AM Thursday to a hit-an-run personal injury crash at Lake Cook Road and McHenry Road. Police received a report that a black GMC Yukon hit a red […]

Car Fire on Piper Lane, Prospect Heights

Tue Dec 25, 2012 08:14 am Cardinal News

Prospect Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:08 AM Tuesday to a car fire in the 800 block of Piper Lane. Police and firefighters received a report of several cars on fire. Police arrived on […]

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