Bill Phillips

Rural firefighters battle blazes in Golden, Coatsburg in sub-zero temperatures within hours of each other

January 19, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

COATSBURG, Ill. — Firefighters from central and eastern Adams County didn’t get much rest Wednesday morning. Bill Phillips, chief of the all-volunteer Central Adams Fire Protection District, said he got home at about 3 a.m. Wednesday after battling a fire at a two-story Golden home on Tuesday night. “We left the scene at around 1…