Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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One dead, one injured in Prospect Heights crashJun 20, 2021 1:00 am - One person died and another was injured in a Friday afternoon crash in Prospect Heights, officials said. Crews from the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District respond...
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'Everywhere ... something was burning': How suburban firefighters helped in RocktonJun 17, 2021 5:00 am - As John Knebl drove west toward Rockton as part of a caravan of firefighting vehicles on Monday, a black speck in the distance grew to a billowing cloud of smoke overwhe...
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Wauconda Fest 2021Jun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Wauconda Fest 2021 will be Thursday, June 24, through Sunday, June 27, at Cook Park, 600 N. Main St. The Wauconda Park District's 42nd annual festival will include live ...
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Mount Prospect Fire Dept. creates 'library boxes' to spread the word on safetyJun 16, 2021 11:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Fire Department has launched a new initiative combining fire safety education with the tradition of summer reading. The department's new Fire Preventi...
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'I didn't want the chickens to die': Addison firefighters, repair shop workers save thousands of hensJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - Andrew Loucks, a service technician with Super Truck Service in Addison, did not start his day on Tuesday knowing that he would need to help rescue about 14,000 hens. Bu...
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Ground broken for new Barrington Fire District stationJun 06, 2021 1:00 am - Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District broke ground in late May for a new Fire Station 39 - the district's third fire station - at 1004 S. Hough St. in an uninc...
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Palatine fire district chief retires after 39 yearsJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - After a 39-year career in firefighting, retiring Palatine Rural Fire Protection District Fire Chief Rich May said an unforgettable blaze was the one that destroyed Arlin...
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Bartlett Fire District offers at-home vaccinationsJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Bartlett Fire Protection District, in partnership with DuPage County Health Department and Central DuPage Hospital EMS system, has begun administering COVID-19 vacci...
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No one hurt in Round Lake Beach fireJun 03, 2021 1:00 am - No one was injured in a house fire Thursday evening in Round Lake Beach. Crews from the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District arrived on the 1600 block of Round L...
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No one hurt in Hainesville townhouse fireMay 31, 2021 1:00 am - No one was hurt in a fire that tore through a townhouse building late Sunday night in Hainesville. The blaze was reported about 11 p.m. in a six-unit building on the 0-1...