Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Union supports lease of Barrington firefightersJun 20, 2013 10:00 am - Barrington's union firefighters are supporting a proposal from the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District to lease 18 firefighters from the village as a better ...
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Motorcyclist injured in Vernon Hills crashJun 18, 2013 6:17 pm - A motorcyclist was injured in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon. Vernon Hills police and the Countryside Fire Protection District responded to the crash about 4:1...
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Fire district makes new proposal to BarringtonJun 18, 2013 3:06 pm - The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District is proposing a new model for continued cooperation with the Barrington Fire Department, rather than breaking off thei...
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Barrington fire district opens bids for contractorsJun 17, 2013 9:53 pm - Five firms applied for job
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No serious injuries in Long Grove house fireJun 11, 2013 9:30 am - Authorities are still investigating the cause of a house fire Monday in the 1500 block of Chickamauga Lane in Long Grove, which sent one firefighter to the hospital with...
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Crowd protests Barrington fire service splitJun 10, 2013 10:01 pm - Barrington’s village board Monday night was deluged by a standing-room-only crowd of firefighters and residents angered by the planned split of the village fire departme...
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Geneva sued for fallen tree limb that caused house fireJun 10, 2013 10:30 am - If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? What if a tree falls, severs an electrical line and causes an electrical fire — especially if the ...
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Many concerned by Barrington, fire district splitJun 10, 2013 5:15 am - There are few government obligations as basic as fire and ambulance service, and the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District has a delicate but all-important tra...
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Car fire spreads to Gurnee-area buildingJun 07, 2013 5:51 pm - A car fire extended into a building near Gurnee Friday morning and led to the rescue of someone who was inside, authorities said. Firefighting crews from four area depar...
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Vacant building provides rare training opportunityJun 07, 2013 5:00 pm - The emergency dispatch Friday morning was for a fire with a victim inside the building in a busy commercial area in Vernon Hills. Thick smoke filled the free-standing s...