Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Small fire forces school evacuationMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - B.J. Hooper Elementary School in Lindenhurst had to be evacuated for a short time Thursday morning because of a small fire in a bathroom, authorities said. Firefighters ...
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Three Algonquin house fires under investigationMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - In the last five days the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District has responded to three fires at Algonquin homes within a block of each another. Whether t...
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Seven hurt in Antioch collisionMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - Seven people were taken to hospitals after a multivehicle crash Wednesday night in Antioch, authorities said Thursday. The wreck happened when a car traveling east on Ro...
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Hoffman Estates hiring firefightersMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - The Hoffman Estates Fire Department is accepting applications for the position of firefighter/paramedic. Applications are available at selectionworks.biz. The applicati...
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Algonquin firefighters battle two firesMay 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Firefighters battled a pair of Saturday morning blazes that were less than a quarter-mile apart from each other in Algonquin, according to a news release. Nobody was inj...
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Off-duty firefighter saves Huntley woman's life at fitness centerMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - Stacey Tyranski says she never would have come home to her husband and two children if it wasn't for James Amos, the off-duty West Dundee firefighter who saved her life ...
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After split-up, Barrington gets improved fire insurance ratingMay 22, 2014 1:00 am - An imminent upgrade of Barrington's fire insurance rating is being hailed by village officials as validation of their fire department's realignment after the Jan. 1 spli...
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DuPage students get hands-on training at mock accident sceneMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - High school students studying to become emergency medical technicians at the Technology Center of DuPage got some hands-on training Tuesday during an automobile crash dr...
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Suspicious fire damages vacant Vernon Hills homeMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - No one was injured in a house fire early Monday on the 1000 block of Royal Oak Drive in Vernon Hills, authorities say. The fire was reported about 1:45 a.m. in a vacant...
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Eight injured in South Barrington crashMay 18, 2014 1:00 am - A multivehicle crash sent eight people to area hospitals Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The first arriving companies found three cars involved in a serious collisio...