Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Board to decide next week whether to boot 2 fire district candidatesJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A decision that will shape the future of the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District left a team of election judges seeing red Thursday afternoon. James Wegman and...
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Dirty rags, paint brushes sparked fire in AlgonquinJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A small fire at a commercial building in Algonquin late Wednesday was caused by the combustion of dirty rags and paint brushes, fire officials said. Arriving at 11:24 p....
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Wauconda divers recover body from Wisconsin's Lake ComoDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - Two ice divers from the Wauconda Fire District recovered the body of a man who had fallen through the ice into Lake Como near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, authorities said Fr...
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Barrington Countryside fire district buying property near Prairie Middle SchoolDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - The house nestled between Barrington Middle School's Prairie Campus and the Barrington Area Unit School District 220 Early Learning Center on Dundee Road could soon be t...
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East, West Dundee to share fire prevention officerNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - Taking another step toward a functional consolidation, two Dundee-area fire entities are planning to share a fire prevention officer starting next year. Rick Paul, a par...
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One person seriously injured in Lake in the Hills house fireNov 20, 2016 12:00 am - Firefighters responding to a Lake in the Hills house fire Saturday morning rescued a person who was trapped inside, officials said. Crews arriving about 10:51 a.m. initi...
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Blood cancer survivor paying it forward at blood drive in Lake BarringtonNov 19, 2016 12:00 am - A bone marrow donation helped Carter Bailey beat blood cancer two years ago and he has been paying it forward ever since. "Someone saved my life and now I want to give b...
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Countryside firefighters shop for Thanksgiving dinner for needy familiesNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - Countryside firefighters prowled the aisles of Mariano's grocery store in Vernon Hills on Friday morning, but it wasn't to prepare for a firehouse meal. Instead, about a...
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Voters approve new Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire taxNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Voters Tuesday narrowly supported a request to raise property taxes for equipment and emergency rescue crews in the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District....
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Vision of one fire service provider in Antioch approvedNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - The village of Antioch will join the First Fire Protection District of Antioch after resounding support Tuesday by village voters. Unofficial totals showed voters appro...