Bill Friedrich shared the following details about the new MARION Rescue Pumper for Elk Grove Township:
The unit is a Spartan Metrostar chassis equipped with a 10-inch raised roof, providing extra headroom and improved visibility. It features a powerful Cummins engine rated at 450 hor…
This message is from Josh Boyajian:
Today I was driving around the south side and made a quick stop by Engine 16's new station at #59 E. Pershing Road. It looks like it's all set up and ready to go. I also stopped by the fleet on 43rd Street to take a look at the new bugg…
This evening (April 17, 2013), the Berwyn Fire Department responded to a fire report at Stanley Avenue and Grove Avenue. First-arriving units saw heavy smoke coming from the roof of a two-story building that houses businesses on the first floor and apartmen…
This report comes from Eric Haak:
Early Sunday morning, a fire broke out in an occupied apartment building located at 2715 E. 75th Place. Just before 0500 hours, Engine 126 and Truck 49 arrived on the scene and reported flames coming from the second floor of the 25X75, a two-story or…
This is from Larry Shapiro:
Chicago had a 3-11 alarm fire last night (April 29, 2016) at 3327 W. 48th Place. It was a four-story building, measuring 100x300 feet, completely filled with mattresses. I arrived toward the end of the incident and thought I’d share a fe…
Excerpts from ab7chicago.com:
A portion of I-355 was shut down on Thursday morning after a small plane made an unexpected landing on the highway near New Lenox. The incident occurred in the southbound lanes, causing a major disruption to traffic and prompting an immediate response fr…
Excerpts from ab7chicago.com:
A portion of I-355 was temporarily closed on Thursday morning after a small plane made an emergency landing on the tollway near New Lenox. According to Illinois State Police, the incident occurred when a white Beechcraft aircraft landed in the southbound…
Excerpts from the OrangeCountyRegister.com:
A vague 911 call came in: a 20-year-old woman was feeling unwell and needed assistance. Responding to the scene were Anaheim firefighters, followed by an ambulance driven by Victoria Morrison, a nurse practitioner. She assessed …
Excerpts from OrangeCountyRegister.com:
A call came in that wasn’t very clear: a 20-year-old woman was feeling unwell and needed assistance.
Firefighters from Anaheim arrived at the scene, followed by an ambulance driven by Victoria Morrison, a nurse practi…
This is a message from Dave Weaver, Radioman911:
The 1996 Aurora Flood is a powerful documentary that captures the devastating impact of an extraordinary rainfall event. In just 24 hours, nearly 17 inches of rain fell on Aurora, causing widespread flooding and chaos acros…