Monday, April 8, 2013
A fire on Valley View Dr. early Monday morning has left one in critical condition.
One person was critically injured in a house fire at 236 Valley View Dr. early Monday morning. The resident of the home was taken to Skokie Hospital and, at the time of publication, is listed in critical condition. The call came into the Wilmette Fire Department at 1:11 a.m., and firefighters arrived at 1:16 a.m. to find "heavy flames" coming from the front of the house, Wilmette Fire Department Deputy Chief Mike McGreal said. "The crew entered the structure, dampened down the fire and performed a primary search, where they immediately found an elderly female victim in the dining room," McGreal said. The victim was unconscious, and was transported in critical condition to the Skokie Hospital. She was the only one in the house. Her …
Friday, February 22, 2013
Evanston firefighters extinguished a blaze that started in an industrial dryer at Suds Car Wash Thursday night. No one was injured, and the car wash will reopen for business Saturday.
Evanston firefighters fought a blaze at Suds Car Wash, 2212 Green Bay Rd. near the Wilmette border, after an industrial dryer caught fire Thursday evening. The fire started around 6:45 p.m. inside one of the dryers the car wash uses to dry rags, according to Evanston Fire Division Chief Dwight Hohl. No one was in the building, but a passerby saw smoke inside the car wash and called 9-11, Hohl said. Evanston's fire engine 21 responded to the scene, and firefighters were able to put out the blaze. No one was injured, and there was no serious damage to the car wash, according to Hohl. The fire department is still investigating the cause of the fire, he said. Reached Friday morning, a manager at Suds said the car wash was closed that day, not …
Friday, July 22, 2011
Union Pacific North inbound and outbound Chicago trains have been delayed.
A pedestrian-related incident at the Wilmette Metra station prompted police and fire response Friday evening, according to the village fire department. A lieutenant at the Wilmette Fire Department confirmed crews "responded to a situation at Central Avenue" at about 8:30 p.m. A fire truck, several police cars and an ambulance were parked at Green Bay Road and Central Avenue, according to a Patch reader. "The metra train is stopped and there were police officers walking around with yellow tape," the reader said in an email. Wilmette police could not comment on the incident. Meanwhile Union Pacific North trains in both directions are delayed, with a northbound train stopped at the Wilmette station as of 8:24 p.m., according to the Metra …
Monday, May 9, 2011
North Shore firefighters battle blaze Monday night.
Highland Park firefighters worked with firefighters from throughout the North Shore Monday night to put out a blaze at 1414 Sheridan Road. According to neighbor Peter Wolf, the fire started at around 6:45 p.m., in a third story home theater room.The only person in the house was the housekeeper. When the homeowner and his son pulled into the driveway and noticed heavy smoke coming from the roof, they called 911, according to Highland Park’s Fire Chief Patrick Tanner. The first alarm was rung at approximately 7:45 p.m., with a second alarm calling out to area departments just minutes later. “It started on an upper floor – the third floor or the attic,” Tanner said. “With neighbors’ homes on either side so close to this one, the support …
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Fire Chief Jim Dominick believes Illinois House's recent vote will make system more sustainable.
A pension plan overhaul approved by a 95-18 vote in the Illinois House last week to address underfunding won't be felt until next year, Wilmette fire and police chiefs told Patch. "It goes in effect after January," Fire Chief Jim Dominick said. "Will it have an impact? I'm sure. But we don't expect it to hurt hiring. The changes were necessary to make the system sustainable." Dominick said the department hires about two new employees a year. The initiative would raise the retirement age for firefighters and police officers hired in 2011 to 55, up from 50. "I am reluctant to predict the overall effect of the recent pension legislation on long-term police recruitment," said Police Chief Brian King. "What I know now is that we are in the …
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Sally Higginson
8:50 am on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Everyone everyone everyone is expressing great relief that no one was hurt in this fire. And yes, we need to be hugely appreciative of the firefighters and emergency rescue teams that come to our aid. Words seem hollow, but the sentiment is genuine: if there is anything we friends and community members can do to offer help, let us know. more ›