Articles filed under Countryside Fire Protection District
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Lightning strikes Vernon Hills townhouse buildingApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - A lightning strike Monday night displaced four families in a Vernon Hills townhouse building. According to a news release from the Countryside Fire Protection District, ...
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2 hurt in crash near Wauconda; parts of Gilmer, Rt. 176 closedJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - Two people were hurt, one critically, in an crash near Wauconda on Monday morning. The accident happened about 11 a.m. when a semitrailer truck collided with a red 2002 ...
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Oven fire causes $50,000 in damage at Vernon Hills homeNov 22, 2015 12:00 am - An oven fire caused about $50,000 in damage to a Vernon Hills house Saturday, leaving the structure uninhabitable, fire officials said. Fire crews found fire and heavy s...
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Embers may have caused Mundelein-area house fireAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - Embers from open burning likely is the cause of a fire Sunday that rendered a Mundelein-area house uninhabitable, according to authorities. The Countryside Fire Protecti...
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Fire district advises residents to leave fireworks to prosJun 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Warm weather and family gatherings can make the Fourth of July a fun time with great memories. But before you celebrate, the Countryside Fire District is asking resident...
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Firefighters, schools collect foodJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - The Countryside Firefighters Association and Hawthorn Elementary District 73 representatives collected an estimated 500 pounds of canned and dry food during a charity dr...
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Commendations presented after cardiac arrest saveMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Five members of the Vernon Hills-based Countryside Fire Protection District were honored for lifesaving efforts at the May 21 regularly scheduled meeting of the fire dis...
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No hydrants in Barrington Hills, other suburbs a challenge for firefightersApr 29, 2015 5:30 am - The fire that gutted a Barrington Hills mansion earlier this month illustrates the kind of herculean challenge that suburban fire departments face when battling blazes i...
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Two children suffer minor injuries in school bus crash in Vernon HillsApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - Two children suffered minor injuries Friday morning in an accident involving a school bus and a car in Vernon Hills. The Countryside Fire Protection District in a news r...
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Bus driver injured in Fremont District 79 school bus accident in Hawthorn WoodsMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - No Fremont Elementary District 79 students were injured in a Friday morning school bus accident in Hawthorn Woods, school district officials said. The driver of the bus ...