Buffalo Grove (IL) police and firefighters were called to southbound Buffalo Grove Road at Lake Cook Road for a rollover accident Monday (9/5/16) around 12:20PM. Police officers arrived first and reported an SUV on it’s side with a responsive driver that was unable to exit the vehicle. Firefighters arrived and had to extricate the victim who was pinned in by the steering column.
The patient was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
8/21/16- Fire reported in a vacant dwelling in Highland Park, (MI) at Woodward and Pasadena. Companies on the Box Alarm: Highland Park E1, Hamtramck E1, E35, E39, E17, Highland Park L1, S2, and C5. Highland Park E1 on the scene reported heavy fire in a 2-story ordinary, passing command to Ladder 1. Crews went interior but evacuation tones were quickly sounded as they had heavy fire in the attic. The roof collapsed shortly thereafter.
Two Colleton County (SC) residents died following a head-on collision in the 1700 block of Jefferies Highway (US Hwy 15) just north of Wintergreen Road early Sunday morning 11-September at 02:07. A Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Geo Metro struck head-on at a high rate of speed on a straight portion of roadway causing extensive damage to both vehicles and trapping all three occupants.
Fire-Rescue Medic 19 arrived to find Jefferies Highway blocked by the wreckage. The unrestrained occupants of the Geo were heavily entrapped and had no signs of life. The unrestrained driver of the Jeep suffered multiple traumatic injuries. Colleton County Firefighter-Paramedics used Holmatro rescue tools to remove the driver’s side door on the Jeep to gain access to the driver. He was treated during the extrication, then transported by Medic 19 to the trauma center at Trident Medical in Summerville.
After the Coroner’s Office conducted their investigation, firefighter-paramedics used Holmatro rescue tools to remove the roof and doors on the Geo to access the patients. A hydraulic ram was used to displace the dash off of one victim to allow for the person to be extricated from the car. The Coroner’s Office transported both victims to Colleton Medical Center. Traffic in the area of the accident was detoured for five hours until the SC Highway Patrol completed their investigation.
Engine 19, Engine 26, Medic 19, Medic 26, Rescue 1, Battalion 1 and Car 12 responded. Captain Justin Warko served as Incident Commander.
Barry W. McRoy, Fire Chief, Colleton County Fire-Rescue
07/06/16 Detroit, MI – Companies fought a stubborn fire in an occupied two-story, wood frame. The fire started in the basement and extended to the roof before being brought under control in about an hour. Glenn Duda
