Fire Notebook

School Bus, Car Crash, No Children on Board at Dempster and Linneman

Thu Aug 26, 2010 09:07 am aauthor

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:05 a.m. Thursday to Dempster and Linneman to a report of a school bus crash with a car. No children were on board the bus. A woman in […]

Michael Wolfe, on Bicycle, Struck and Killed Near Golf and Busse

Thu Aug 26, 2010 07:40 am Cardinal News

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:10 a.m. Thursday to report of a bicyclist struck by a car at Golf and Busse. The crash was right across from Mount Prospect Fire Department Station 12 […]

Identity Released: Daniel Plowman, Fatal Crash Victim in 3-Truck Semi-Trailer Crash on I-57

Sun Aug 22, 2010 08:03 am Cardinal News

Photos courtesy Todd Sherman/YouTube.com/7089540230. Daniel Plowman, 30, of Sheridan was killed in a rear-end collision involving two semi-trailer trucks about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, according to the Will County coroner. An autopsy revealed Plowman died from […]

Crash on Prairie Rd North of Arlyd After Vernon Hills Police Terminated Pursuit

Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:48 pm Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded to report of a crash on Prairie north of Arlyd Road, and also a similar report near the 2200 block of Avalon Drive. Information was also received that Vernon […]

VIDEO: Fire at House Under Construction Shows How Fast Fire Can Progress in Under 2 Minutes

Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:10 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: House under construction totally destroyed with severe fire damage to homes (‘exposures’) on both sides of the house [GRAPHIC LANGUAGE]. Video shows smoke coming from a house under construction that is located between occupied […]

Identity Released: Frederick Conlon, Fatal Crash Victim in 2nd Fatal Semi-Trailer Crash on I-57

Sat Aug 21, 2010 06:30 am Cardinal News

Photos courtesy Todd Sherman/YouTube.com/7089540230. Frederick Conlon, 52, of Lisben, OH, was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:20 p.m. Thursday, according to the Will County coroner. An autopsy revealed Conlon died from multiple injuries sustained […]

Inbound Metra Train #606 Hits, Kills Pedestrian at Barrington Station

Wed Aug 18, 2010 06:54 am Cardinal News

A train incident just before 6:00 a.m. Wednesday was a ‘suicide by train’ incident by a Barrington High School male in the senior class. A 17-year-old Barrington High School senior was struck by an eastbound […]

Water Rescue for Possible Drowning at Busse Lake at Busse Woods

Sun Aug 15, 2010 03:35 pm Cardinal News

Elk Grove Village Fire Department responded to report of a possible drowning at Busse Lake, 100 Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village. Elk Grove Village Fire Department put out a request for all MABAS Division […]

Svetoslav Detchev Killed in Rear-End Crash on I-90 Hampshire-Marengo Toll Plaza

Fri Aug 13, 2010 07:56 am Cardinal News

Svetoslav Detchev, 26, of Palatine, was killed when his vehicle failed to stop about 1:00 a.m. Thursday and hit a truck that was stopped for construction traffic on Interstate 90 near the Hampshire/Marengo Toll Plaza. […]

Antioch Head-on-Crash on Grass Lake Road: 1 Killed, 3 Airlifted in Critical Condition

Thu Aug 12, 2010 06:43 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s police and Antioch Fire Department responded just before 1:30 a.m. Thursday to a head-on crash with entrapment near 27500 West Grass Lake Road. A silver 2000 Mitsubishi and a 2003 GMC SUV collided at a high rate of speed.

Danielle Trevithick, 22, a female driver of the Mitsubishi was killed instantly. […]

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Refrigerator Truck Catches Fire at Rand and Wilke

Wed Aug 11, 2010 04:44 pm Cardinal News

Video: Truck that transport refrigerators, stoves and other appliances catches fire. Palatine police and Palatine firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:00 a.m. Wednesday to a truck fire on the exit ramp from Route 53 to Rand Road […]

I-90 Truck-Car Crash with Fire Near Beverly Rd, Hoffman Estates

Wed Aug 11, 2010 02:42 am Cardinal News

Semi-Trailer truck on median of I-90 just west of Beverly Road. Photo courtesy Pauley LaPointe/Spot News Chicago. Illinois State Police, Elgin firefighter/paramedics, Hoffman Estates firefighter/paramedics, and IDOT crews responded about 10:05 p.m. Tuesday to a […]

Michael Lewandowski of Arlington Heights Killed in Motorcycle Crash on Belmont Ave Near Cumberland Ave, Chicago

Tue Aug 10, 2010 07:52 am Cardinal News

Michael Lewandowski, 24, of the 2600 block of Dryden Lane, was pronounced dead just after 5:00 p.m. Monday at Level I Trauma Center Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood after a motorcycle crash in the 8200 block of West Belmont Avenue. The crash site was located on Belmont Avenue, just east of […]

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Power Lines Down on Linneman Rd, Mt. Prospect: Burning a Couple of Mail Boxes

Mon Aug 9, 2010 06:23 pm Cardinal News

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:05 p.m. Monday to a report of power lines down, arcing and sparking, with mail boxes burning in the 1200 block of Linneman Road. The power lines torched […]

Chicago FD Firefighter Christopher Wheatley Killed by Fall from Ladder During Fire in Restaurant Grease Chute

Mon Aug 9, 2010 10:41 am Cardinal News

CFD Firefighter Christopher Wheatley … View Chicagoland Major Fires & Rescues in a larger map Christopher Wheatley, 31, was carrying about 75 pounds of ax and a hose up a fire escape to fight a […]

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