Fire Notebook

Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Incident Golf Rd and Algonquin Rd, Rolling Meadows

Sat Dec 31, 2011 05:18 pm Cardinal News

Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:12 p.m. Saturday to vehicle vs. pedestrian incident at Golf Road and Algonquin Road. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a male victim was conscious and breathing.

40-Vehicle Pileup Crash: 2 Killed, 61 Injured on Interstate 10 Near New Orleans

Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:55 am Cardinal News

Investigators in New Orleans are trying to determine the cause of a massive pre-dawn pileup on Thursday. Two people were killed and 61 injured in the pileup that shut down Interstate-10 for hours. A 40-vehicle […]

Areas of Solid Ice on Roadways! Numerous Crashes Route 53, Route 60, Other Roadways

Thu Dec 29, 2011 06:27 am Cardinal News

Police and firefighter/paramedics responded to multiple crashes early Thursday morning. At 7:57 a.m. Thursday a blue Dodge Durango off the road at Commerce and Plum Grove Road, Schaumburg. At 7:54 a.m. police reported a car […]

Vehicle vs. Pedestrian on Barrington Rd South of Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg

Wed Dec 28, 2011 02:14 pm Cardinal News

Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:08 p.m. Wednesday to Barrington Road south of Schaumburg Road to a report of woman hit by a car. Police received a report that a woman was down in […]

Chicago Fire Department 3-11 Alarm Fire on West Roosevelt Near Talman, Chicago

Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:13 pm Cardinal News

About 200 Chicago firefighters and Chicago Fire Department paramedics responded to a 3-11 alarm fire at 2626 West Roosevelt that was request at about 8:20 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters originally responded to the large abandoned factory […]

Preliminary Results: Deadly Stamford, Connecticut Blaze Caused by Fireplace Embers

Tue Dec 27, 2011 07:08 pm Cardinal News

A Christmas morning fire that killed a couple and three of their grandchildren was accidentally started by old fireplace embers that had been discarded outdoors near a first-floor entryway, officials said Tuesday. The mayor of […]

Driver Killed in Metra vs. Car Crash Identified as Michael Levgard, of Palatine

Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:35 pm Cardinal News

View Larger Map Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:34 a.m. Tuesday after a Metra passenger train hit a car that apparently traveled past railroad gates and warning signals. Police and firefighters received a report […]

Fatal Metra Train vs. Car Crash Stops at Northwest Line and Palatine Rd, Palatine

Tue Dec 27, 2011 09:21 am Cardinal News

View Larger Map Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:34 a.m. Tuesday to a train vs. car crash near 7 East Palatine Road. Police and firefighters received a report that the trained dragged the vehicle […]

Crash with Injuries Northwest Highway and Dundee Rd

Mon Dec 26, 2011 06:51 pm Cardinal News

Palatine police and firefighters responded about 6:35 p.m. Monday to a report of crash with injuries at Northwest Highway and Dundee Road. A passerby later reported that one person was trapped in a car. Palatine […]

Tobiah Leonard, 9-Yr-Old Girl, Killed by Falling Tree from High Winds on Whidbey Island, Washington

Mon Dec 26, 2011 06:33 pm Cardinal News

A girl was killed and four others were injured while riding in an SUV that was struck by a heavy tree branch. The accident occurred as high winds hit the Washington area. Tobiah Leonard, a […]

VIDEO: High School Girl Riding Electric Bike Survives Crash with Fully-Loaded Truck in China

Mon Dec 26, 2011 05:24 pm Cardinal News

A girl riding an electric bicycle in Changshu City, China survives a collision with a fully loaded trailer truck Saturday after the driver ran a red light. A high school girl in Changshu City, Jiangsu […]

Fire at the Popcorn Shoppe on Old McHenry Extinguished Immediately by Long Grove Firefighters

Mon Dec 26, 2011 09:49 am Cardinal News

Long Grove Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:42 a.m. Monday to a report of a fire at the Popcorn Shoppe, 318 Old McHenry Road. Firefighters received a report that a pop corn machine was […]

Head-On Crash, 3-Vehicles Involved on Algonquin Road, Rolling Meadows

Sun Dec 25, 2011 08:11 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Head-on crash on eastbound Algonquin Road about one-quarter mile west of New Wilke Road. Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:50 p.m. Sunday to a head-on crash in front of 2701 Algonquin Road. […]

Fire Kills 2 Adults, 3 Children in Stamford, Connecticut

Sun Dec 25, 2011 05:43 pm Cardinal News

The mayor of Stamford, Conn., says the city has probably never seen a worse Christmas Day. Five people died in an early morning house fire. Stamford firefighters responded about 4:52 a.m. Christmas Day to a […]

Brad Luddeke of Arlington, Texas or Santa from North Pole Rescues Man After Crash and Fire

Sun Dec 25, 2011 09:50 am Cardinal News

Report from WFAA Channel 8 (ABC affiliate) “Santa, He came from Arlington.” Brad Luddeke, 52, is a former volunteer firefighter from Arlington, Texas. While dressed as Santa Claus on the return trip from a gift […]

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