A Mundelein firefighter-paramedic received the call that “every first responder dreads” when his mother was found unresponsive in his childhood home and died days later in the hospital. The Yard Foundation said the tones dropped for a call that “changed everything” for Mundelein Fire Department Firefighter-Paramedic Angel Gonzaga on Christmas Eve on December 24. The […]
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Two cars, attached garage, involved in fire in Mundelein; no injuries reported
No injuries were reported in a fire in Mundelein that involved two cars and an attached garage, fire officials said. Mundelein Fire Department Deputy Chief Jeremy Lockwood said crews were summoned to the 900 block of Clearbrook Park Drive at about 2:55 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a working structure fire. The first arriving […]
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One person injured after being knocked into unfinished basement at Lake Forest construction site
One person was injured and had to be rescued after being knocked into an unfinished basement by an excavator at a construction site early Friday morning, officials said. Lake Forest Fire Department Battalion Chief Erik Kositzki, who served as incident commander, said rescuers were called to the 200 block of West Westminster Avenue at 8:59 […]
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Muddy Max safe and clean thanks to the Mundelein Fire Department after rescue from Diamond Lake muck
A German Shepherd trapped in the Diamond Lake muck is safe, clean, and reunited with his owner thanks to a little help from the Mundelein Fire Department. Mundelein Fire Department Lt. Kurt Rodeward said crews were dispatched to the shores of Diamond Lake at about 2 p.m. on May 31 for a dog stuck in […]
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Firefighters rescue several baby ducks, reunite them with mother in Mundelein
Firefighters rescued nearly a dozen baby ducks that fell into a storm drain at a rehabilitation center in Mundelein and reunited them with their mother. The Mundelein Fire Department received a phone call last week from Thrive of Lake County, located at 850 Route 45, about ducklings that had fallen through a storm drain. Mundelein […]
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Firefighter-paramedics who performed 30 minutes of CPR on man in Mundelein reunite after his recovery
Firefighter-paramedics who performed 30 minutes of continuous CPR on an unresponsive man who went into cardiac arrest in Mundelein were able to reunite with him Tuesday. Andy Bhugra was in Mundelein meeting with a business associate at a restaurant in Mundelein on July 22. Bhugra went into sudden cardiac arrest and 911 was called. Mundelein […]
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‘Selfless act’: Off-duty Mundelein firefighter awarded for saving life of unresponsive child injured in tollway crash
A Mundelein firefighter-paramedic received an award Monday for saving the life of a 3-year-old girl, who was unresponsive and critically injured in a crash, while he was off-duty. Firefighter-Paramedic Dan Buhrmester was on his way home from dropping his children off at a birthday party on September 11, according to Dr. Ben Feinzimer, the director […]
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Driver hospitalized after having medical emergency, crashing into Mundelein house
Officers rescued a driver from a vehicle after they had a medical emergency and crashed into a Mundelein home Thursday evening, causing a small fire. The Mundelein Police Department, Mundelein Fire Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 6:05 p.m. Thursday to the 500 block of Quigley Street in Mundelein for a report of […]
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Good Samaritans receive awards for saving 3-year-old who nearly drowned in Mundelein
Six Good Samaritans who helped rescue a three-year-old from Diamond Lake in Mundelein and perform CPR on the unresponsive child were presented awards Monday evening. Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz and Mundelein Fire Chief Bill Lark recognized Scott Sroka and Dustin, Jaimie, Hannah, Emma and Sammy Epstein after a Mundelein Village Board meeting Monday. Scott Sroka […]