The recent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented a unique opportunity for scammers to exploit worldwide anxiety over the virus in order to conduct a variety of scams. These scams can include but are not limited to financial scams, misinformation campaigns, spear fishing attempts, and telephone deceptions. The scams are often aim to collect sensitive information, steal money, spread ... (Full Story)

Recommended precautions for household members, intimate partners, and caregivers in a nonhealthcare setting of

A patient with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19

OR

A patient under investigation

Household members, intimate partners, and caregivers in a nonhealthcare setting may have close contact with a person with symptomatic, laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 or a person under investigation. ... (Full Story)

Today the IDPH released its SIREN notification titled "Recommended Guidance for Preventing Spread of COVID-19 in the Medically Fragile Child"

We know we have some of these children in PH so we offer this guidance. The full report is attached to this post. ... (Full Story)

I hope each of you is doing well and feeling fine. If not, I pray for your speedy recovery.

Operations at the PHFD remain stable. 9-1-1 calls are at the usual level with some related to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time PHFD operational objectives are:
-Delivering emergency services.
-Maintain Continuity of Operations.
-Perform mission-essential functions to maintain readiness for response.
-Assess ... (Full Story)

As the COVID-19 situation progresses I would like to let our residents know that the Prospect Heights Fire District is doing all it can to be as prepared as we can. We don’t know how long the situation will remain at this level. It is likely things will get more restrictive before they are lessened. It is also likely that even with restrictions lessened we will experience these effects to some degree ... (Full Story)

Excerpted from a blog by Chris Truty, Fire Chief, Tri-Lake-Monument (CO) Fire Protection District

A new norm may be evolving, that of the presence of the COVID-19 virus and its societal impacts. It is still too early to tell if the long-term outcome is complete virus eradication or if it becomes just one more bug we will deal with every day.

However, what we do know is that society will not ... (Full Story)

Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities can take steps to assess and improve their preparedness for responding to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This checklist should be used as one tool to develop a comprehensive COVID-19 response plan, including plans for:

-Rapid identification and management of ill residents
-Considerations for visitors and consultant staff
-Supplies and resources
-Sick ... (Full Story & Photos)

PUBLIC NOTICE:

Firefighter Paramedics are exposed to a variety of illnesses every day. The COVID19 adds an increased risk. The PHFPD must do all it can to ensure that the necessary emergency response force will be available to serve the public.

Due to the threat imposed by the rapidly evolving COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019), the members of the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District will ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Des Plaines Elks recently donated $2,000 for the purchase of ballistic equipment used to protect our responders when confronted with an active shooter situation. The days of waiting to ensure that no threat remains is over and medical personnel are needed to work with police to remove and treat patients injured in a timely manner. We hope to never have to use this equipment, but we are prepared ... (Full Story & Photos)

Today Black shift trained on the airport using a yard hydrant and an empty hanger for fire attack on an airplane. The video shows how Crash Truck 39 can enter a hanger and operate two water nozzles on an airplane. Since we did not have an airplane we used two contractor desks with orange cones as a target. The other photos show a special pit that houses a fire hydrant that we can use to fill up ... (Full Story & Photos)