citizen rescue

Heroic Fire Rescue of 2 Adults by Neighbors on Dryden Ave Near Clarendon St in Arlington Heights

Wed Feb 4, 2026 04:16 pm Cardinal News

Neighbors rescue two adults from fire that destroyed garage on Dryden Avenue near Clarendon Street, Arlington Heights (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Neighbors near Dryden Avenue and Clarendon Street rescued two adult neighbors from a […]

Arlington Heights fire lieutenant from Engine 4 uses a Thermal Image Camera to check for hot spots at the exterior of the attached garage wall (CARDINAL NEWS)

Teen and Dad with Garden Hose Slow Spread of Fire at Next-Door Neighbor’s House, Brittany Dr, Arlington Heights

Wed Oct 23, 2024 09:49 am Cardinal News

Teen and Dad hold back fire on side of neighbor’s garage until firefighters arrive; see firefighters working and watch an interview with neighbors who used a garden hose to fight the fire for about two […]

Wauconda Tower Ladder at the scene of a townhouse fire on Wethington Drive in Wauconda on Monday, August 12, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews)

Citizen Rescue at Townhouse Fire on Wethington Drive in Wauconda

Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:00 am Cardinal News

Wauconda police officers and firefighters and paramedics from the Wauconda Fire District responded about 4:27 p.m. Monday, August 12, 2024 to a report of a fire in a townhouse in the block of 200 Wethington […]

A male Good Samaritan rescues the driver of a Hyundai Palisade from her vehicle while flames erupt from a burning white pickup truck nearby after a head-on crash on County Line Road in Barrington Hills on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (provided photo, unedited)

Identity of Driver Killed in Head-on Crash in Barrington Hills; Photo Shows Good Samaritan Rescue Other Driver

Tue Mar 5, 2024 12:37 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 released the identity of a crash victim involved in a head-on crash with fire on County Line Road near Bellwood Drive in Barrington Hills that […]

Wave Runner Operator Sustains Serious Injuries in Crash with a Hurricane Deck Boat in Petite Lake

Sat Aug 19, 2023 07:00 pm Cardinal News

A jet ski and a boat collided in Antioch Saturday, leaving one man seriously hurt (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit Deputies and Antioch firefighters and paramedics responded about 3:10 p.m. […]

Rollover crash with fire Dunham Roads, unincorporated St Charles, KaneCounty (SOURCE: Kane County Sheriff's Office)

Kane County Sheriff’s Deputies, ComEd Line Technician Rescue Victim from Burning Pickup Truck

Sun Apr 3, 2022 05:04 pm Cardinal News

Kane County Sheriff’s Deputies and firefighters and paramedics from Fox River & Countryside Fire Protection District responded about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2022 a report of a vehicle rollover crash with a fire in […]

Fox Lake showing Columbia Bay and Tradewinds Marine Center (SOURCE: Imagery ©2021 Google, Landsat / Copernicus, Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO, Imagery ©2021 Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey, USDA Farm Service Agency map data ©2021)

Man Drowns Near Anchored Boat in Fox Lake While Helping Distressed Swimmer

Sat Aug 7, 2021 01:51 pm Cardinal News

Man Brought in by Another Boater to Tradewinds Marine Center, Unincorporated Antioch The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit deputies and Antioch firefighters and paramedics were dispatched about 3:40 p.m. Friday, August 6, 2021 to the […]

Boulder Ridge Pond Lake int he Hills (SOURCE: Imagery ©2021 Google, Imagery ©2021 Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey, USDA Farm Service Agency, Map data ©2021 Google)

Good Samaritans Credited with Saving Life of Child Who Nearly Drowned at Boulder Ridge CC, Lake in the Hills

Fri Jul 23, 2021 08:19 pm Cardinal News

A child is in critical condition after being pulled from a pond at a country club in the far northwest suburbs. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police from Lake in the Hills and firefighters and paramedics from […]

Stranded in floodwater on Algonquin Road just west of Elmhurst Road in Mount Prospect, Illinois

Man Rescues 5 People from Car Stranded in Floodwater on Algonquin Rd West of Route 83, Mount Prospect

Thu Jun 24, 2021 07:02 pm Cardinal News

Video captures man rescuing three people from a car stranded in floodwater while smoking a cigarette on Algonquin Road just west of Elmhurst Road in Mount Prospect. YouTube Tips ⓘ Five people, including children, were […]

Trash can fire after passerby moved burning can away from underneath garage soffit at home on Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights

Passerby Pulls Burning Trash Can from Under Garage Soffit, Prevents House Fire on Euclid Ave Near Prindle Ave, Arlington Heights

Sat Oct 10, 2020 11:25 am Cardinal News

Passerby moves burning trash can away from an attached garage, and prevents a house fire in the middle of the night on Euclid Avenue near Prindle Avenue, Arlington Heights. Police and firefighter/paramedics from Arlington Heights […]

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