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Palatine LODD Anniversary
Feb 22
Excerpts from the Dailyherald.com:
No one was injured in a 2016 fire at a home on the 1000 block of Penny Lane in Palatine. The homeowner, Richard Moss reported the fire to authorities about 5:30 p.m. March 6, 2016. Moss, who was alone at the time, told authorities the fire began in a smoker on the patio he was using to cook chicken, but Palatine Fire Department Lt. Matthew Nagy testified the smoker was cold to the touch when he examined it several hours later.
Moss, 44, now of Warrenville, is charged with arson. He has pleaded not guilty. His defense attorney suggested the smoker and the charcoal briquettes inside might have cooled during that time.
Nagy testified the fire originated in two mattresses in a basement utility room, one of which was completely consumed by fire. The other mattress and both box springs were damaged, as were the subfloor and laminate flooring in the room above. Finding no accelerant, Nagy determined the fire began after someone held a flame to the mattresses.
Moss told Nagy he left the house after he smelled something burning and saw smoke rising from the vents. Nagy testified Moss told him he was going through a divorce, had financial concerns, had been out of work for several years and had quarreled with his girlfriend earlier that day.
Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
Plans for a 102-unit senior complex on Euclid Avenue in Palatine are on hold amid village council concerns over whether ambulance service could be provided to the property in a timely manner.
Grandbrier of Palatine would be on nearly 5 acres on Euclid across the street from Harper College. The seniors complex would occupy a site where National Technical Systems operated until moving in January.
But Palatine Fire Chief Scott Andersen raised concern at Monday’s village council session about paramedics being unable to reach Grandbrier residents fast enough in medical emergencies. He said Palatine has a six-minute, 30-second benchmark for ambulance response times, which would unlikely be achieved for the Grandbrier because it’s on the periphery of the department’s coverage area.
Village council members agreed to table the Grandbrier proposal. They said Grandbrier representatives will have an opportunity to meet with Andersen in an effort to devise an acceptable plan for medical staffing capable of assisting residents 24 hours a day and bridging any ambulance gap in emergencies.
“What level of service would I need as a comfort level within that facility?” Andersen said. “That would be an equivalent of advanced life-support level of service that you would get with certified paramedics in the state of Illinois.”
Under the plan, the former National Technical Systems building would be demolished to accommodate the assisted living and memory care facility. There would be a three-story building with 70 assisted-living rental units and a one-story section with 32 apartments, including three companion suites designed for seniors with dementia.
Grandbrier Senior Living development director Chris Rintz said after the meeting that he’d want to meet with Andersen as soon as possible. He said the company does not have an alternative site in Palatine and that the village has profound need for the proposed upscale, private-pay facility.
Rintz, who is Winnetka’s village president, told the Palatine council that the plan already called for 24-hour-a-day, state-qualified medical professionals on site. He said registered nurses would be on duty 16 hours a day, with other coverage from licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants.
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Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
Three people were injured Thursday afternoon when a Palatine Fire Department ambulance responding to a call was struck by another vehicle.
The crash happened about 2 p.m. when the ambulance was westbound on Palatine Road at Rohlwing Road and was struck by a van that was northbound on Rohlwing. The ambulance rolled onto its side. Two other vehicles sustained minor damage after being hit by the van and a traffic signal.
Two firefighter/paramedics who were in the ambulance and the driver of the van were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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