Fire Notebook

Roselle: Bruce Madiar, 62, Killed by Wasps As He Was Trying to Clear Nest

Wed Sep 28, 2011 09:11 am Cardinal News

Bruce Madiar, 62, collapsed in his front yard in the 500 block of Dee Lane, Roselle after he was repeatedly stung by wasps. Roselle firefighter/paramedics worked with Advanced Life Support for 20 minutes with resuscitation […]

Rough Morning Rush Hour: Multi-Crashes; Gravel Truck Hit-and-Run Hits Honda Accord Northwest Highway, Palatine

Wed Sep 28, 2011 08:17 am Cardinal News

Palatine police received a report about 7:50 a.m. Wednesday that a gravel truck hit a Honda Accord and kept on driving in the 200 block of West Northwest Highway near CVS Pharmacy. Rough morning rush […]

Hit-and-Run Personal Injury Crash on Palatine Rd, Just West of Milwaukee

Wed Sep 28, 2011 07:07 am Cardinal News

Prospect Heights police and firefighter/paramedics and Wheeling firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:45 a.m. Wednesday to a hit-and-run crash with personal injury on the express lanes of Palatine Road, just west of Milwaukee Avenue. Police received a […]

Theft of Items from a Shed on West Panorama Drive, Palatine

Tue Sep 27, 2011 07:08 pm Cardinal News

Palatine police responded about 4:08 p.m. to a report of a theft that just occurred in the 900 block of West Panaroma Drive in Palatine. Police received a report that a man was stealing items […]

Bicyclist Hit by Vehicle on Dundee Road Near Vernon Ln

Tue Sep 27, 2011 06:32 pm Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:12 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a bicyclist hit by a vehicle in the eastbound lanes of Dundee Road, just west of Vernon Lane. The victim was […]

NIOSH Releases Recommendations in Report After Investigation of Chicago Firefighter Deaths of Edward Stringer and Corey Ankum

Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:56 am Cardinal News

A NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program report by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has declared the lack of a system to alert the Fire Department to hazardous buildings and […]

House Fire on Shermer Rd, Northbrook

Fri Sep 23, 2011 08:31 am Cardinal News

Northbrook and Northfield firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:30 a.m. Friday to a report of a house fire in the 1000 block of Shermer Road, between Waukegan Road and Dundee Road. Firefighters reported the house appeared to […]

Woman Dies After Her Car Backs Into Pond, and Is Submerged in Itasca

Thu Sep 22, 2011 03:07 pm Cardinal News

Itasca and Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:30 a.m. Thursday to a report of a vehicle submerged in a pond with a victim inside the car near Devon and Park Boulevard. Neighbors […]

No Injuries: Motorcycle Crash in Front of Walter R. Sundling Jr. High School

Thu Sep 22, 2011 07:40 am Cardinal News

Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:17 a.m. Thursday to a vehicle vs. motorcycle crash in front of Walter R. Sundling Junior High School. Police arrived within one minute and reported the motorcycle driver was […]

Bystander Videos: Lincoln Park Fire at Armitage and Mohawk

Wed Sep 21, 2011 08:42 am Cardinal News

Early moments of the blaze at Armitage and Mohawk as firefighters first arrive, showing a flashover at 0:21, heavy fire and thick, black smoke rising from the vacant building. Chicago firefighters responded just before 1:00 […]

Mount Prospect Power Outage: Power Line Down at Kensington Near Wheeling, Arcing by Christian Life Church

Tue Sep 20, 2011 08:17 am Cardinal News

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:00 a.m. Tuesday to a wide area power line problems from the area of 400 East Gregory Street to Kensington Road near Wheeling Road. Firefighters received a report […]

Car vs. Pedestrian at Walmart Parking Lot, Meacham, Elk Grove Village

Mon Sep 19, 2011 09:04 pm Cardinal News

Elk Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:59 p.m. Monday to a report that a female employee was hit by a car in the parking lot of Walmart, 801 Meacham Road. Paramedics first on the […]

Semi-Trailer Truck Rollover Route 53 Westbound Ramp to Lake Cook Rd

Mon Sep 19, 2011 06:01 am Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove, Palatine and Long Grove firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:51 a.m. Monday to a report of an overturned semi-trailer truck on the exit ramp from northbound Route 53 to westbound Lake Cook Road. Illinois State […]

One-Car Crash Exit Ramp of Route 53 Exit to Euclid Ave

Sun Sep 18, 2011 01:53 pm Cardinal News

Crash on Route 53 showing vehicles backing up ramp, instead of waiting for the ramp to clear. Rolling Meadows firefighter/paramedics and Illinois State police responded about 8:50 a.m. Sunday to a one-car crash on the […]

Another Air Crash: World War II Plane Crashes at Martinsburg, West Virginia’s ‘Thunder Over the Blue Ridge’ Air Show

Sat Sep 17, 2011 06:20 pm Cardinal News

No spectators were reported injured when a World War II-era plane crashed at a West Virginia air show and burst into flames on Saturday. The pilot’s name and condition have not been released. A Trojan […]

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