Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Firefigthers memorial in the works for AlgonquinApr 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Algonquin board members gave the green light for the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Firefighters Association to use a portion of parkland along the Fox River to build a yet...
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2 barns lost in Monday morning fireApr 23, 2012 3:54 pm - Firefighters battled wind as well as flames at a barn fire Monday morning near Lily Lake. The fire, reported at 9:15 a.m., destroyed two barns and damaged a third at 6N5...
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Final bell sounds for fallen Huntley fire captainApr 18, 2012 6:00 pm - In nearly equal amounts of laughter and tears Wednesday, mourners sounded the last alarm for Huntley Fire Capt. John “Winky” Winkelman, who was killed in Crystal Lake la...
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Antioch to close dispatch center, lay off 12 employees to because of budget shortfallApr 18, 2012 2:14 pm - The Antioch 9-1-1 dispatch center will shut its doors in 21 days, eliminating the jobs of 12 employees and forcing other agencies to find new emergency dispatch services...
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Residents escape Round Lake fire, home left uninhabitableApr 15, 2012 12:04 pm - A fire burned through the rear of a two-story home in Round Lake Sunday morning, leaving the house uninhabitable. Round Lake Fire Protection District Capt. Pat Walker s...
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Fire leaves Elgin area home uninhabitableApr 15, 2012 11:55 am - Three residents were displaced Sunday after an early morning fire left an Elgin area home uninhabitable. Firefighters were called to the home in the 11N500 block of Rohr...
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Palatine Rural, Rolling Meadows fire to share resourcesApr 14, 2012 5:30 am - In an effort to operate more efficiently, the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District and the Rolling Meadows Fire Department recently agreed to reorganize and combine c...
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Funeral arrangements set for Huntley fire captainApr 13, 2012 6:00 pm - Funeral arrangements have been set for the Huntley fire captain who died Thursday when he was thrown from his motorcycle in a collision with a car. The funeral for John ...
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Huntley fire captain killed in motorcycle crashApr 12, 2012 11:00 pm - Huntley firefighters are mourning the loss of Cap. John C. Winkelman, who was killed in a motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon in Crystal Lake. The 54-year-old captain fr...
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Brush fire destroys abandoned barn in HampshireApr 12, 2012 7:40 pm - A late afternoon brush fire burned down two abandoned buildings in Hampshire Thursday, according to fire officials. A controlled fire at a brush pile spread and reached ...