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 […]
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No injuries after fire leaves Mundelein home uninhabitable
Residents were able to escape safely after their house caught on fire in Mundelein late Tuesday evening, fire officials said. The Mundelein Fire Department responded around 11:05 p.m. Tuesday to the 900 block of West Maple Avenue for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived three minutes later and reported smoke and flames from […]
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Police officers, paramedics honored for saving 15-year-old boy shot in the neck in Mundelein
Eight first responders were awarded for their quick actions that saved a 15-year-old boy who sustained a gunshot wound to the neck during a shooting in Mundelein in September. During a Village of Mundelein board meeting Monday evening, the Mundelein Fire Department gave out a Unit Citation award, which is given when a unit has […]