According to one PH city councilman, the Peoria fire chief made threats to those PH city council people who voted against Peoria taking over service.

Peoria Heights wanting to freeload fire service from Peoria. Peoria tax payers pay full fare for a full time fire service. The Heights pays far less for a 'volunteer' service. Not surprisingly, these volunteer services need additional assistance far more often than Peoria does. I don't think it is unreasonable to expect Peoria Heights, or any other community not paying for a full time fire service, to help shoulder the costs.Maybe the Heights needs to step up and pay for a full time fire department and raise their property taxes accordingly.