Articles filed under Prospect Heights FPD
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Former Prospect Heights fire chief, father of current chief, dies at 88Jan 23, 2016 12:00 am - Former Prospect Heights Fire Protection District Chief Donald Gould Sr., who served with the area's then-volunteer fire department for 29 years, died Friday. He was 88. ...
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Prospect Heights Fire Department unionizesJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - Prospect Heights Fire Protection District employees have formed a union for the first time since the department began in 1944. The district's board of trustees unanimo...
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Prospect Heights fire receives grant for protective equipmentMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - The Prospect Heights Fire Protection District announced this week that is has received a $26,000 grant from the Illinois State Fire Marshal to assist with the purchase o...
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Bus catches fire in Prospect Hts.Feb 06, 2014 8:42 pm - A Pace bus driver escaped uninjured after his bus caught on fire Thursday afternoon in Prospect Heights, authorities said. The bus didn’t have any passengers about 3 p.m...
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Prospect Hts. fire increases staffing due to weatherJan 06, 2014 3:41 pm - The Prospect Heights Fire District has increased its on-duty staff, allowing it to respond to an incident without the immediate need for assistance from other neighborin...
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Santa joins Prospect Hts. police, fire on special deliveriesDec 24, 2013 4:30 am - Santa Claus took a break Monday from last-minute preparations at the North Pole to make special deliveries of toys and clothing to children in Prospect Heights. But Sant...
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House fire extinguished in Prospect Hts.Nov 21, 2013 5:59 pm - Firefighters had to bring in trucks with water tanks to help extinguish a house fire Thursday night in a Prospect Heights subdivision that doesn’t have fire hydrants, au...
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Prospect Heights Fire District gets grant for bootsNov 05, 2013 1:31 am - The Prospect Heights Fire Protection District received a $1,000 grant from the Illinois American Water Company to buy new leather boots for firefighters. The fire distri...
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Northbrook hotel employee honored for life-saving roleApr 15, 2013 7:45 am - Prospect Heights Fire Chief Donald Gould Jr. made a surprise visit to the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook recently to meet with one of its managers, Robert Smith, to commend h...
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Prospect Heights department names firefighter of the yearDec 29, 2012 3:31 pm - Prospect Heights firefighter Gus Tsoulos was named firefighter of the year by his peers and members of the fire command unit at the Prospect Heights Fire District’s annu...