Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Deerfield Volunteer Fire Department, now the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District, was formed a century ago this month.
The Deerfield Volunteer Fire Department was officially organized 100 years ago this month with Lincoln Pettis appointed as its first fire chief. In 1942, the department broke away from being under the Village of Deerfield's jurisdiction to become the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District. The organization has certainly come a long way from its humble beginnings of battling blazes with the help of bucket brigades and two-wheel carts drawn by a horse or an automobile. Today, the district has 42 sworn firefighter/paramedics and two dedicated stations—Station 20 built in 1996 at 500 Waukegan Road in Deerfield, and Station 19 built in 1998 at 1935 Half Day Road just east of I-94 in Bannockburn. Read more about the history of the fire …
Friday, February 1, 2013
Blaze on Susan Lane forces family from home as nine other communities send firefighters to help.
A space heater played a role igniting a fire that displaced a Deerfield family from their Susan Lane home Thursday evening as the Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District extinguished the blaze in 10 minutes, according to Chief Ian Kazian. “We feel the origin of the fire was in the bedroom near a space heater,” Kazian said. At this point he is not sure if the heater ignited itself, cast off a spark causing the blaze or played a different role. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. The fire was confined to a second floor bedroom but the entire top story sustained heat and smoke damage making the home inhabitable, according to Kazian. The department learned of the fire at 7:50 p.m…
Monday, January 28, 2013
Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District falls three votes short. Illinois Fire Safety Alliance becomes big winner.
Deerfield Bannockburn Firefighter Mike Patten and Fireman Frank Nardonarino from Highland Park both know how to prepare tasty chili according to the people sampling it at Whole Foods first annual Chili Cook Off Saturday in Deerfield. “They’re very delicious,” Lise Dominique of Highland Park said after tasting the two recipes. “I don’t know yet,” she added when asked which one would get her vote. In the end, 74 people chose Highland Park and 71 picked Deerfield-Bannockburn giving a catered Whole Foods meal to the Highland Park firefighters and a $500 check in their name to the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance. Another voter, Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield), claimed both recipes were excellent 10th Congressional District chili but made it …
Friday, January 25, 2013
Members of the Highland Park Fire Department and Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District will test their cooking skills Saturday at Whole Foods.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Highland Park home invasion by Deerfield teens tops the list.
A lot has happened in Deerfield this year and Patch has been there. The efforts of the Deerfield Police Department, the Bannockburn Police Department and the Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District to keep the Villages safe were plentiful in 2012. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. Patch is reviewing the top stories of 2012 by category through end of the year. They are business, crime, government, schools and sports. On Dec. 31, we will reveal the top 10 stories of 2012. Patch began yesterday with the top 10 business stories of the year. Today we will review the top 10 police and fire articles. Some of the articles are about the same crime because they have a different angle…
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Three-vote margin gives the Police Department its fourth consecutive victory. Some public officials name their choice while others remain mum.
A three-vote victory gave the Deerfield Police Department its fourth consecutive victory over the Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District in the annual Grill Off between the two agencies Saturday outside Whole Foods. With Whole Foods donating the meat, buns, watermelon and chips, 79 people picked the police burgers while 76 preferred those cooked by the fire fighters. In the end, nearly $1,000 went to the Muscular Dystrophy Association as each voter purchased their plate. Earlier: Police, Fire Depts. Face Off on Grill “Part of it was in the barbequing but in the end it was the burger,” Deerfield Police Officer Mary Anne Glowacz said as she held the new trophy as well as the one earned a year ago. Before the votes were counted fire …
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Annual grill off will take place Saturday between the Deerfield Police Department and the Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District.
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Will the Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District or the Deerfield Police Department emerge victorious during their annual grill off from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in front of Whole Foods? Regardless of which team earns itself a catered meal for their department, the winner will be the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Each person will pay $6 per plate to taste the hamburgers and all proceeds go to the charity. Each dish will contain two small hamburgers, a slice of watermelon and chips, according to Whole Foods’ Cheri Endler-Buell. Each person will receive a ballot when they purchase their food. When they are done, it will be placed in a ballot box. A year ago the Police won the contest but the Fire Department has been working on an …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Hughes surrendered at Police Station after warrant issued.
(Updated at 9:30 a.m., Jan. 27) The Deerfield man arrested for intent to manufacture a controlled substance at 1033 Osterman Avenue voluntarily surrendered to Deerfield Police Thursday after learning an arrest warrant was issued, according to Deputy Chief Tom Keane. Steven Hughes came to the station Thursday, was processed and posted the cash portion of a $10,000 bond, according to Keane. He was then released on bail. Keane also said Hughes was allegedly the person injured in the explosion and fire Jan. 2 at the Osterman Avenue house. (Earlier on Jan. 26) A Deerfield man was arrested today for intent to manufacture Dimethyltrptamine (DMT), a controlled substance, according to a news release from the Deerfield Police Department. Steven …
Monday, January 23, 2012
Park District also sponsoring events for fathers and daughters as well as mothers and sons.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Deerfield seniors will be served a free chili lunch at noon Feb. 9 by the fire fighters of the Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District at the Patti Turner Center, according to a news release from the Deerfield Park District. “The chefs from our own Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District will again provide their scrumptious, rib-sticking, stomach-warming, award-winning chili with all the fixings,” Turner Center Supervisor David Shamrock said. “Guests are invited to stay for the weekly movie.” This annual event is free to all people over 50 but advance reservations are required. People can make reservations in person at Jewett Park or online. In other Park District news, the Turner Center will go from hosting seniors to …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Victim remains hospitalized.
Deerfield Police await lab results to determine if further legal action is warranted from items found during the investigation of an explosion and fire Jan. 2 in a home at 1033 Osterman Avenue, according to a news release from the Deerfield Police Department. While Deerfield Police and the Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District were responding to the fire, they found “items that could be consistent with the manufacture of ‘home remedy/herbal’ medicinal cures and could have played a role in the fire,” according to the release. According to the report, the police are waiting for the lab report to determine the legality of the substances found. Police and fire personnel found a victim with burns who was transported to Advocate …
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