Since the first of the year Prospect Heights’ firefighter/paramedics have assisted several neighboring fire departments at large fires, three of which resulted in the combined loss of nine lives.
January 5 assisted Buffalo Grove at house fire January 22 assisted Arlington Heights at house fire January 27 assisted Des Plaines at house fire that claimed five lives January 31 assisted the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District at a fire in Inverness that claimed two lives February 1 assisted Buffalo Grove at house fire February 4 assisted Arlington Heights at house fire that claimed two lives February 7 assisted Mount Prospect at house fire February 16 assisted Northbrook at a house fire
We are proud to help our neighbors in their time of need and comforted to know that should such tragedy strike in Prospect Heights that these same fire departments stand ready to assist us. This mutual aid is a cornerstone of what we do as a fire department. |