Articles filed under East Dundee & Countryside FPD
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East Dundee fire department marks 125th anniversaryJul 15, 2015 4:22 pm - Towns and their fire departments usually grow up at the same time. Like siblings, they share the same backyards, growing pains and spirit for service from their resident...
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East Dundee meat sale fundraiser set for SaturdayJul 13, 2015 2:03 pm - A truckload of meat and a little party planning go a long way to raise cash for lifesaving equipment. Decades ago, East Dundee firefighters learned this fact of life whe...
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East Dundee continues revamping downtown in 2015Jan 07, 2015 12:56 pm - The dust will continue to fly in East Dundee during 2015 as village leaders continue rebuilding their aging North River Street business area. During December, constructi...
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East Dundee to redevelop village hall, former firehouseJul 10, 2014 6:10 am - In East Dundee, the fire department's relocation makes more room for police and a reconfigured village hall
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West Dundee orders study for fire departments consolidationJun 06, 2014 7:08 pm - West Dundee officials this week took a small, but significant step toward possibly consolidating its fire services with neighboring departments by ordering a study on re...
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Flooding survivor near East Dundee isn't movingApr 17, 2014 1:15 pm - In the year since firefighters rescued Barrie Komorski and her dog from their flooded house near East Dundee, Komorski hasn't had the best of luck. On Christmas Day of ...
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Auto-aid deal still eludes Barrington, fire districtNov 18, 2013 9:50 pm - Ironically but not coincidentally, the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District’s negotiation of automatic-aid agreements with its neighbors is taking the longest...
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Carpentersville fire union clashing with village over schedulingNov 14, 2013 10:54 am - To hear Carpentersville full-time firefighters tell it, cost-saving moves by the village lead to slower response times that will jeopardize residents' safety. And they'v...
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New E. Dundee station scheduled to open in May 2014Oct 17, 2013 6:50 pm - When East Dundee’s new fire station opens in May, it will not have a pole firefighters slide down to get from their bunks to their trucks. The existing 63-year-old stati...
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Elgin woman ticketed in car vs. motorcycle crashAug 17, 2013 12:05 am - An Elgin woman was cited for her part in a car versus motorcycle crash in East Dundee Thursday, one that sent a 27-year-old motorcyclist to the hospital with head injuri...