On Tuesday, county commissioners voted to enact restrictions and put them in effect on Friday, Aug. 10 at 12:01 a.m. Stage 1 Fire Restrictions ban all campfires except in developed recreation sites, fire rings or improved sites. They also prohibit smoking, except in enclosed vehicles or buildings, at developed recreation sites or while stopped in an area
Read moreHuntley trailer home destroyed in fire apparently caused by electrical problem with freezer
A fire left a Huntley trailer home destroyed Friday afternoon, as flames billowed out windows and ammunition left inside the home exploded from the heat, creating popping sounds that could be heard as firefighters battled the blaze. Located at 147 1/2 North Canal Drive in Huntley, a neighbor saw flames and smoke coming from the
Read moreHouse, garage burn near Huntley Project School
A house fire in the 2400 block of North 15th Road in Worden may have been ignited by a heating lamp in a chicken coop on Monday afternoon. Lance Taylor, Worden fire chief, said crews were called at about 1:30 p.m. The fire appears to have started in a chicken coop, then spread to the
Read moreWorden Fire Department and volunteers install fire alarms
A group of four volunteers converged on Bob and Meri Lile’s home in Worden on Saturday to install a free fire alarm. “This is the one we needed replaced because it just quit,” Meri Lile said, nodding to an old mounting bracket on the hallway ceiling that once held an alarm. “It quit like a
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