Friday, April 19, 2013
The Oswego Fire Protection District responded to almost 40 incidents by 2 p.m. Thursday.
The Oswego Fire Protection District was out in full force on Thursday amongst a multitude of rescue calls around Oswego. By 2:20 p.m. Thursday, they had responded to 38 incidents with the majority of them weather-related, according to a release. Several of the incidents included: Reportedly tipped school bus: At about 8:12 a.m. fire personnel responded to the area of Collins and Douglas for a school bus reportedly tipped in the water. They found the vehicle upright, but unstable in the rising waters. All of the occupants -- three minors and the driver-- were then successfully removed from the vehicle. Vehicle floating and trapped with 18-month-year-old inside: At about 8:35 a.m. the fire response team went to the area of Reservation Road…
Monday, April 15, 2013
Accident occurred around 4:20 p.m. on Morgan Valley Drive.
Update, 5:20 p.m. Tuesday The cause of the accident was determined to be speeding and road conditions due to the rain, said Captain Jeff Burgner. The driver, a juvenile, was charged with driving too fast for conditions in the accident. Update, 9:20 a.m. Tuesday A family friend who knows driver and passenger, both students at Oswego High School, provided a brief update on their conditions. The passenger has a broken femur, skull fracture, as well as other fractures and breaks. The driver has a concussion and various fractures. With regards to their families, please keep comments polite and respectful. Thank you. Original Traffic was diverted temporarily at the Deerpath Creek subdivision entrance off Grove after a car ran into a tree in …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
No one was reported injured in Wednesday night fire.
The Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 5:52 p.m. on Wednesday. A tri-level single-family residence in the 100 block of Dolores Street, Oswego, was found to have smoke showing and fire appearing through the roof, said Battalion Chief Dan Schiradelly. The fire was found to be located in the attic. Schiradelly said the companies began an “aggressive interior attack” to prevent the fire from spreading within the residence. The fire was under control within 15 minutes. All occupants of the home were accounted for and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still being determined and damages are in the excess of $50,000, said Schiradelly. The Oswego Fire Protection District was assisted by …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Fire occurred in Oswego Township just after 3:00 a.m. Tuesday.
The Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched to a residential fire at 3:09 a.m. Tuesday in Oswego Township. When they arrived, firefighters found a fire in attached 3-car garage of a home in the 0-99 block of Winding Creek Road, Oswego Township, said Battalion Chief Josh Walters. “The two vehicles in the garage and the garage were a total loss,” said Walters. The house sustained some smoke and water damage and the house’s single occupant was able to exit the residence safely on their own, said Walters. The home is not located in an area with fire hydrants so the Oswego Fire Protection District received assistance from the Bristol-Kendall, Montgomery, Plainfield, Lisbon-Seward and Sugar Grove fire stations. The departments brought in …
Friday, January 18, 2013
Very little damage and no injuries occurred from the fire this morning on Grape Vine Trail.
The Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched to a residential fire at about 8:25 a.m. Friday in Blackberry Knolls in Oswego. Firefighters found a fire at a home in the 400 block of Grape Vine Trail that Battalion Chief Josh Flanders said was caused from a dryer. "It was a very involved dryer fire," he said. There was little damage done and minor smoke damage to the home, although the dryer was very badly burned. Many dryer fires are caused by the lint trap, said Flanders. The cause of this one could not be determined due to the state of the dryer. "A lot of people clean their lint traps, but don't clean the space the lint trap sits in. That accumulates lint too," said Flanders, as well as the tubing that connects the dryer to …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Fire was extinguished in about 10 minutes by the Oswego Fire Protection District.
The Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched to a residential fire at 3:05 p.m. Thursday. When they arrived, firefighters found a fire in the attic of the home in the 100 block of Circle Drive East, Boulder Hill, said Battalion Chief Dan Schiradelly. The fire was caused by a fan that overheated in the attic bathroom. "We were able to contain it to just the bathroom," Schriadelly said. The fire was extinguished in about 10 minutes. The fire department removed part of the drywall and insulation to expose the hidden fire. They removed the insulation and drywall after the fire was extinguished to aid in the clean-up, said Schiradelly. The home is still livable. No one was injured in the fire. Special thanks to Ashley Given and Rick …
Monday, December 24, 2012
“Elves” from all 5 junior highs turned out at Fire Station One to help sort the toys for local area Oswego families.
The Oswego Fire Protection District hosted its annual toy drive to benefit needy families in the Oswego area. The annual event, now in its sixth year, said Lt. John Cornish who is in charge of organizing the drive, rallies students from all five Oswego junior highs to collect toys to donate to the Needy Family Christmas Project run by the Oswegoland Optimist Club. For every toy donation a student receives a ticket with a chance to be an “elf” for the day and help load the toys into ambulance and fire trucks and then sort them back at the station, explained Cornish. The elves and their parents are then treated to a breakfast. Fire Marshal Alec Keenum, who made two trips to different junior highs on Thursday morning, said many of the fire …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Three people were taken to the hospital - one by helicopter - when a minivan collided with a semi truck on Tuesday night at Orchard Road and Route 30.
Three people were injured when a minivan collided with a semi truck at Orchard Road and Route 30 in Montgomery on Tuesday night. The minivan was headed north on Orchard and crashed into a semi truck in the southbound lane around 8:20 p.m., Oswego firefighters said. Three people were injured in the crash, all women. Two were taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, and one was transported to another hospital by helicopter, which landed on Orchard Road just south of Route 30. A fourth person involved in the accident refused medical treatment, according to Oswego Battalion Chief Jeff Warren. None of the names have been released, and Warren did not say whether the injured people were drivers or passengers. The intersection remained …
sam
7:42 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013
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