Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Fire station open house and blood drive Saturday in Lake BarringtonAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District will host an open house and community blood drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Station 38, 22222 N. Pe...
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Fire leaves Algonquin house uninhabitableAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - A fire of undetermined cause early Friday left an Algonquin house uninhabitable. Firefighters called to the 300 block of Country Lane about 5:25 a.m. found heavy fire c...
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Smoke damage estimated at $150,000+ in Vernon Hills house fire SundayAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - No injuries were reported after fire broke out Sunday evening in a Vernon Hills home. The Lincolnshire Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded to the two-story, si...
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On 20th anniversary of 9/11, annual stair climb remembers firefighters' sacrificeAug 04, 2021 6:00 am - We will never forget. As a nation, we will always remember where we were when we heard about the airplanes hitting the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. We wi...
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Essay: 'We also must remember the first responders who survived'Aug 04, 2021 6:00 am - My name is Lieutenant Roger Bayne, Jr. I have been a firefighter/paramedic with Addison Fire Protection District No. 1 for 25 years. Giving back to my community has alwa...
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Lake Villa toddler's drowning appears to be tragic accident, police sayJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - The suspected drowning of a toddler Saturday in Lake Villa appears to be a tragic accident, police said. According to a preliminary investigation, a 3-year old boy appar...
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Boy pulled from Lake in the Hills pond by golfers, in critical conditionJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - A boy was pulled from a pond in Lake in the Hills by bystanders who began resuscitative efforts, the Lake in the Hills police said in a news release Friday. According to...
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Suburban firefighters battle three late-night blazesJul 05, 2021 1:00 am - Two homes were completely destroyed and three others suffered significant damage in three separate house fires late Sunday in Carpentersville, Huntley and an unincorpora...
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'No chance to even react': Woodridge family was asleep as tornado hit homeJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Bridget Casey was asleep when she was awakened by her smartphone alarm - just as her Woodridge home took a direct hit from the tornado. "I thought, 'Why is there wind in...
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One dead, one injured in Prospect Heights crashJun 20, 2021 1:00 am - One person died and another was injured in a Friday afternoon crash in Prospect Heights, officials said. Crews from the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District respond...