brush fire

Extra Alarm Fire Response for Brush Fires Along Metra Union Pacific North (UPN), Metra Trains Halted Near North Chicago

Wed Mar 25, 2026 06:29 pm Cardinal News

Brush fires delaying Metra trains near North Chicago, Waukegan and Lake Bluff (ABC 7 Chicago Chopper 7). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police and firefighters from North Chicago responded about 3:36 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2026 to […]

Prescribed Burn Scheduled for Busse Woods Monday, March 23, 2026; Visible Smoke and Smoke Odor Likely

Mon Mar 23, 2026 11:54 am Cardinal News

A prescribed burn is scheduled for Busse Woods today, Monday, March 23, 2026, and is managed by the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Frequently, 9-1-1 calls report smoke and fires; and area municipalities often receive […]

Siding damaged on a house after a "Controlled Burn" got away from wildland restoration personnel in Lake in the Hills, Monday afternoon, March 9, 2026 (SOURCE: Huntley Fire Protection District)

A “Controlled Burn”Gets Away from Wildland Restoration Personnel, Causes Damage to Siding of House on Steeplechase Way in Lake in the Hills

Wed Mar 11, 2026 11:05 am Cardinal News

Police from Lake in the Hills and firefighters from Huntley Fire Protection District responded about 1:14 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2026 to a report of a brush fire about 2 acres in size in the […]

A brush truck with 20 foot plus flames visible in the background (PHOTO CREDIT: Nunda Rural Fire Protection District)

No Injuries in Overnight Extra Alarm Brush Fire Southeast of McHenry

Tue Mar 4, 2025 03:20 pm Cardinal News

Firefighters and paramedics from the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded at 1:28 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2025 to a fast-moving brush fire near high-voltage transmission lines in the block of 2000 block of Davis […]

Lake Villa Firefighters and Mutual Aid Firefighters Protect Subdivisions from Nearby Wildland Fire in Lindenhurst

Mon Apr 15, 2024 05:40 pm Cardinal News

Firefighters and paramedics from Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded about 12:10 p.m. Wildfire threatened two subdivisions in Lindenhurst in Lake County Sunday afternoon, and burned about 60 acres of wildland brush and tall grass. […]

Randall Road and Ackman Road Crystal Lake

Prescribed Burns Scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Lake in the Hills and Crystal Lake

Wed Apr 14, 2021 09:22 am Cardinal News

Prescribed burns are scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 2021 from about 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Lake in the Hills in the Harvest Gate Detention basin area and in Crystal Lake in an open […]

Fox Lake Fire Protection District brush truck assigned to the brush fire Long Grove/Kildeer on Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Brush Fire West of Lake County Heron Creek Forest South of Route 22 Near Pinehurst Drive in Kildeer

Wed Apr 7, 2021 03:58 pm Cardinal News

Brush fire Route 22 and Pinehurst Drive, Long Grove/Kildeer in Lake County, Illinois YouTube Tips ⓘ Firefighters and paramedics from Long Grove responded about 12:48 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2021 to a report of a […]

Brush Fire, Fire in a Woods in Backyards Between Woodland Ct and Pine Tuck Trail in Riverwoods

Sun Mar 21, 2021 03:35 pm Cardinal News

Riverwoods Police and firefighters and paramedics from Lincolnshire-Riverwoods responded about 3:10 p.m. Sunday, March 21, 2020 to a report of a brush fire in the block of 1300 Woodland Court and 0-99 Pine Tuck in […]

Brush Fire in the Paul Douglas Preserve — Forest Preserves of Cook County in Hoffman Estates Saturday Afternoon

Sat May 9, 2020 08:56 pm Cardinal News

Firefighter/paramedics from Hoffman Estates Fire Department responded about 1:29 p.m. Saturday May 9, 2020 to a brush fire in an area south of Algonquin Road and east of Ela Road. At 1:40 p.m. a large […]

Extra Alarm Mulch Fire at Down to Earth Landscaping on Old Sutton Rd North of Higgins Rd, Barrington Township

Mon Mar 9, 2020 05:35 am Cardinal News

Police and firefighter/paramedics from Barrington Countryside FPD responded about 5:56 a.m. Monday March 9, 2020 to a large mulch fire at Down to Earth Landscaping, 15N365 Old Sutton Road. UPDATE: BOTH MABAS BOX ALARMS STRUCK […]

Deer Grove East Forest Preserve viewed from back of UPS property in Palatine

Palatine Fire Department Gives Close Up Look at Deer Grove East Forest Preserve Brush Fire; Reports on Fire’s Spread and Wildland Firefighting Operations

Thu May 16, 2019 02:06 pm Cardinal News

Palatine firefighters responded at 10:46 am. Wednesday, May 15, 2019 to a report of a brush fire in the Northeast corner of the Deer Grove East Forest Preserve, near the intersection of Dee Lane and […]

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