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Prospect Heights swears in new fire chiefSep 23, 2016 1:00 AM - Prospect Heights named a new fire chief this week to replace the retired Donald Gould. Former Deputy Chief Drew Smith was promoted to the top position on Tuesday.
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Prospect Heights fire chief retires
Jul 15, 2016 9:54 AM - Donald Gould's career was as a firefighter, but he was also a builder. In his nearly five decades with the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District, the last 28 as chief, Gould built the agency from the ground up, according to one of his deputies. He's retiring this week after 49 years of service. -
Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights fire departments settle differences
May 19, 2016 3:42 PM - Residents in parts of Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights can expect quicker responses to emergencies after the two communities' fire departments set aside long-standing differences this week to forge a new mutual aid agreement. -
Main Chicago Executive Airport runway reopens after plane slides off course
Jan 26, 2016 7:40 PM - The main runway at Chicago Executive Airport reopened Tuesday afternoon after a plane slid off the path earlier in the morning, officials said. The Falcon 20 medical cargo plane had flown in from the Detroit area to pick up a donated organ. -
Former Prospect Heights fire chief, father of current chief, dies at 88
Jan 23, 2016 5:22 PM - Former Prospect Heights Fire Protection District Chief Donald Gould Sr., who served with the then-volunteer fire department for 29 years, died Friday at 88. When Gould retired in 1988 the chief's hat passed to his son, current Fire Chief Donald Gould Jr. -
Prospect Heights Fire Department unionizesJul 22, 2015 10:08 PM - Prospect Heights Fire Protection District signed a collective barganing agreement with some oftheir employees Tuesday. The agreement includes a pay raise schedule through 2018.
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Prospect Heights fire receives grant for protective equipmentMar 7, 2014 2:23 PM - The Prospect Heights Fire Protection District announced this week that is has received a $26,000 grant from the Illinois State Fire Marshal to assist with the purchase of firefighting protective turnout gear. The district is in the process of replacing 55 sets of firefighting protective turnout gear, due to the fact that the current protective gear is approximately 10 years old and required to be replaced to meet safety standards.
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Bus catches fire in Prospect Hts.Feb 6, 2014 10:33 PM - A Pace bus driver escaped uninjured after his bus caught on fire Thursday afternoon in Prospect Heights, authorities said. The bus didn't have any passengers about 3 p.m. when it was traveling on Apple Drive, near the intersection with Milwaukee Avenue, according to the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District.
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Prospect Hts. fire increases staffing due to weatherJan 6, 2014 5:24 PM - The Prospect Heights Fire District has increased its on-duty staff, allowing it to respond to an incident without the immediate need for assistance from other neighboring communities, the agency announced. The increased staffing, which went into effect at 6 p.m. Saturday and comes in response to the brutal winter weather, ensures an extra ambulance is available and that the fire district's water tanker can respond to any fire, not just in those areas without fire hydrants.
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Santa joins Prospect Hts. police, fire on special deliveries
Dec 24, 2013 5:30 AM - Santa Claus made special deliveries of toys and clothing to children in Prospect Heights aboard an ambulance as part of an annual event organized by the city's firefighters and police officers. "It puts smiles on the faces of all the children when Santa makes the family delivery," said Kathy Nowicki, Prospect Heights Park District executive director.
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