Elgin Fire Department

Fatal Crash in Residential Neighborhood at Waverly Drive and Waverly Ct, Elgin

Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:48 am Cardinal News

Elgin police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:47 a.m. Sunday August 26, 2018 to a report of a car crash with a tree at Waverly Drive and Waverly Court. Police and firefighter/paramedics arrived to find that […]

Two Chicago Men Charged with First-Degree Murder in Elgin Shooting Deaths of Two Men

Wed May 2, 2018 10:59 am Cardinal News

Two Chicago were charged Tuesday May 1, 2018 with first-degree murder following investigation of the fatal weekend double shooting incident of two Elgin men, who were shot in an apartment complex parking lot on the […]

Two Shot Dead on Longwood Place in Apartment Complex Northwest of Downtown Elgin

Sun Apr 29, 2018 09:42 pm Cardinal News

Elgin Police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:08 p.m. Sunday April 29, 2018 to a report of two people shot in the block of 99 Longwood Place. The appearance of the crime scene suggests that at […]

Elgin Firefighter Awarded Medal of Merit After Giving Aid at 2 Crashes in 1 Day — Near Hampshire, Arlington Hts

Mon Apr 16, 2018 08:27 am Cardinal News

Crash injures two Cook County Sheriff’s deputies, wrecks two police cars on eastbound I-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway) just west of Arlington Heights Road. Elgin firefighter Shay Brill was awarded a Medal of Merit for […]

Firefighter Shocked by Exposed Wire in Attic Fire on South St in Elgin

Sun Jan 14, 2018 01:36 pm Cardinal News

Elgin police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:23 p.m. Saturday January 13, 2018 to report of a fire in an attic at a house at 458 South Street. Crews on arrival confirmed an attic fire and […]

House Explosion and Fire on S McClean Blvd at Meyer St, Just North of Elgin Mall, Elgin

Mon Dec 11, 2017 04:44 am Cardinal News

Elgin police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:24 PM Sunday December 10, 2017 to a report of a house explosion near the home’s garage with fire at a house just north of Elgin Mall — dispatch […]

Woman Dies After Tripping onto Railroad Tracks, Path of Metra Train in Elgin

Sat Nov 18, 2017 11:41 am Cardinal News

A woman who was struck by a Metra train about 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning near Chicago Street and the Metra Milwaukee District West line tracks died Thursday afternoon. Elgin police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:30 […]

Woman Struck by Metra Train Seriously Injured Near Elgin Train Station

Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:09 am Cardinal News

Elgin police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:30 a.m. Thursday, November 16, 2017 to a report of a pedestrian struck by a Metra train. The incident causing life-threatening injuries and major trauma to her legs occurred […]

Stretch Limousine Rollover Crash 1 Killed, 6 Injured on Eastbound I-90 West of Dundee Ave (Route 25), Elgin

Fri Mar 25, 2016 08:07 am Cardinal News

Illinois State Police and Elgin firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:20 AM Friday to a report of a rollover crash with injuries on eastbound I-90 EB just west of Dundee Ave, Elgin Il. Illinois State Police and […]

Mobile Home Fire Caused by Unattended Space Heater and Propane Heater on McClean Blvd, Elgin

Tue Jan 19, 2016 03:27 pm Cardinal News

Elgin police and firefighters responded about 1:40 PM Monday to a mobile home fire at 909 South McClean Boulevard Elgin, IL. Firefighters on arrival reported black smoke coming from a mobile home. The fire had […]

Elgin Police Conduct Mass Shooting Drill, But As a Secret Radio Department, Neglect Public Awareness Practice

Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:00 pm Cardinal News

Elgin police today conducted an active shooting with mass casualties drill. On Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Kimball Middle School, 451 N McLean Boulevard in Elgin, the Elgin Police Department the Elgin Fire Department, School […]

Aurora, Elgin, Naperville Mayors: Don’t Just Worry About Safer Rail Cars, Worry About Safer Police/Fire Communications

Sun Apr 26, 2015 01:42 pm Cardinal News

Stalled freight train at the UP Northwest Line Metra Train Station in Arlington Heights reveals a common, highly toxic hazardous material in white tanker car (dimethyl sulfate — highly poisonous, corrosive, carcinogenic and mutagenic). The […]

Odor Sickens 12 People, Including Rescue Workers, at Apartments on Birch Drive Near Woodview Lanes Bowling Alley

Tue Feb 15, 2011 07:41 am Cardinal News

Elgin police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:20 p.m. Monday to the 1100 block of Birch Drive when a resident of an apartment building called 911 to report a strange odor that was causing watering eyes […]

Man Gets Aggressive with Video Camera Operator and Firefighter at Fire Scene in Elgin [VIDEO]

Sat Jan 30, 2010 01:22 am Cardinal News

Fireground operations showing toddler rescued by firefighter Kevin Hartmann, white/male getting aggressive with the camera operator, and then shoving a firefighter before police arrived in Elgin. THU NOV 19 2009 ELGIN — LATE REPORT (FOR […]

Utility Natural Gas Odor, Then House Explosion in Elgin: Six Injured

Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:25 pm Cardinal News

Video at house explosion in Elgin about thirty minutes after blast on Elma Avenue. Elgin Fire Department responded to a house explosion and fire about 9:00 p.m. Tuesday at 708 Elma Avenue in Elgin. An […]

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