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Crash with car fire in the Prospect Heights Fire District, 11-1-23

Nov 2

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Firefighters from Buffalo Grove, Prospect Heights, and Wheeling along with police officers from Buffalo Grove and the Cook County Sheriff’s Police responded to a reported car fire Wednesday night near Dundee Road and Buffalo Grove Road. The police arrived first and reported a vehicle fully engulfed by fire on Buffalo Grove Road at East Park Place, which is almost a quarter of a mile south of Dundee Road in a small area of unincorporated Cook County that is within the Prospect Heights Fire District (PHFD).

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The area which is without hydrants, is served through an agreement between the PHFD and Buffalo Grove. The initial response included Prospect Heights Battalion 9 with Ambulance 9 along with Buffalo Grove Tower 25. While en route, Battalion 9 requested a second engine after the report of a well-involved car fire and Wheeling Engine 24 was added to the response. A Buffalo Grove ambulance was sent at the request of Tower 25 upon their arrival and the discovery of a two-vehicle crash. Prospect Heights Tanker 9 was added to the response in lieu of using a several block supply line as it became evident that the tank water from both the tower and the engine was not going to be sufficient.

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The car’s occupant self extricated and it appeared that the driver of the pickup truck may have fled the scene before the police arrived. One person was transported to the hospital and several others signed releases at the scene.

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MVA in Bridgeview, 9-1-23

Sep 2

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This from Bedford Park Fire Facebook page:

Yesterday, our members from 2nd shift assisted the Bridgeview Fire Fighters Local 4330 on a car accident at the gas station. Great job by all on scene.

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Crash with entrapment in Buffalo Grove, 7-31-23

Jul 31

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Buffalo Grove police officers and firefighters were dispatched to the intersection of Dundee Road and Arlington Heights Road Monday evening (7/31/23) for a child on a bicycle that was trapped underneath a van. Once on scene the incident was upgraded to an entrapment response for additional personnel. Firefighters from Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights raised the van from the victim’s leg and removed the child who was conscious.

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Hampshire Fire Protection District news

Jul 27

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Fatal crash in Saunemin, IL – 5-22-23

May 22

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This from Bill Schreiber:

23500 block of Rt. 47 Saunemin Illinois. Semi versus van both vehicles on fire. One fatality from the van. Saunemin, Cullom, Pontiac, Odell responded.

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Crash with entrapment in Prospect Heights, 3-21-23

Mar 22

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This from Chief Drew Smith, Prospect Heights Fire District:

Yesterday, Tuesday, March 21, Prospect Heights companies were dispatched to an auto accident with extrication on Elmhurst Road north of Palatine Road. On arrival four cars were involved. The driver of an SUV was entrapped and had to be extricated. We were assisted by Wheeling ambulances, and a Des Plaines ambulance. Two patients in stable condition were transported. Originally, a portion of the pickup’s front end was blocking the SUV’s driver door. After some work, the SUV’s driver door was removed so the patient could be taken out. The patient was stable, and trying to remove them through the passenger’s side due wasn’t the best choice due to a center console and vehicle deformity. It was decided to use the driver’s door. Excellent work by our Prospect Heights firefighters.

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Fatal MVA involving Chicago FD Truck 52, 1-22-23

Jan 23

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Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

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A driver was killed and three more people were seriously hurt after an SUV crashed into a Chicago fire truck on the Southwest Side early Sunday morning at about 2:38 a.m. on the outbound Stevenson Expressway at Pulaski Road near Archer Heights.

Chicago Truck 52 was stopped at another accident scene when it was hit. Four people, the SUV’s driver and passengers, were transported to a local hospital, where the driver was pronounced dead.

No firefighters were hurt in the crash.

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MVA in Buffalo Grove, 12-4-22

Dec 11

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This from Larry Shapiro:

Buffalo Grove police and fire handled a three-car crash last week (12/4/22) in the intersection of Deerfield Parkway and Buffalo Grove Road. One car left the roadway, went through a fence and hit a tree. The occupant of this car required extrication. The other cars were in the roadway. The driver from one had been ejected. Two patients were transported from the scene in ambulances from Buffalo Grove and Long Grove.