Fire Department news
No injuries were reported after a fire damaged a Geneva downtown gift shop early Monday, July 22.
Residents of the Polo Rehab & Health Care Center were evacuated late Monday night after one wing of the facility filled with smoke after a strong storm swept through town.
Firefighters on Monday extinguished a multi-alarm fire at a youth detention center in Warrenville.
To build a training facility that, decades down the road, still effectively serves Sauk Valley firefighters and, by extension, residents. That’s the goal members of the Garrett Ramos Training Facility Cooperative set for the Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments.
The Village of Montgomery and the Fox Valley Park District hosted a ceremony on June 8 in Montgomery Park dedicating two monuments to the community’s veterans, first responders, and essential workers.
Paramedics treated a resident who came out of a smoky house on Ohio Street in Joliet on Friday.
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to approve an appropriations bill Wednesday that includes $825,000 in Community Project Funding for the Rock Falls Fire Department to build a burn tower where firefighters can train in live-fire conditions.
The body was identified Tuesday evening as Chicago pastor Warren Beard, 53, who was was last seen July 2 in Joliet, Will County Coroner Laurie Summers said.
Joliet's fire chief outlined how the department has been educating the community and engaging in programs to address the root causes of behavioral and mental health issues in the city.
Joliet’s fire chief said the increasing amount of synthetic materials in homes cause the fires "to burn hotter and faster than ever before."
Fire crews from Sterling, Rock Falls and Dixon fire departments responded to a residential structure fire late Monday night.
Vanguard Safety Wear and Dinges Fire Co. donated $25,000 to the Michael Kiefer Fund, benefitting the family of fallen New York City firefighter Michael Kiefer, who died during the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks.
The Plainfield and Bolingbrook fire departments have each secured special fire alarms meant to assist residents who are hearing impaired through a donation to the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance.
A semi lost control Wednesday morning on Interstate 80 at about mile marker 110 and left the roadway, crashing into an apartment building in the 1800 block of East Anne Lane in Morris.
Will County held a training this week in Monee to further implement its "command and control" model of emergency response, which requires strong coordination between first responders.
The Romeoville Fire Department has partnered with Endeavor Health to offer tuition funding for minority students looking to become firefighters or EMTs.
No one was hospitalized in a fire at an apartment complex in Yorkville Tuesday night.
The Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments and CGH EMS were dispatched at 1:14 p.m. Monday to a structure fire at the Haunted Haven Barn, 29038 Grennan Road.
The Illinois House approved a bill Tuesday to allow student teachers to receive stipends while earning their education degree, even though the money needed to fund those stipends is unlikely to be included in next year’s budget.
Several Kane County fire departments came together to conduct trench rescue training Friday morning in Geneva.
The Crest Hill house was being renovated and was unoccupied when the fire broke out
The event was aimed to promote physical activity among students and staff by encouraging them to bike or skate to school.
Geneva alderpersons, acting as the Committee of the Whole, Monday recommended approval for an annual purchase of transformers for $560,000 for its electric utility, among other purchases.
The Geneva Fire Department and the Kane County Technical Rescue Team will participate in a trench rescue training exercise from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at 64 Peck Road on the city’s west side.
American Legion Post 342, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 693, American Veterans Post 503 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5036 all contributed to the donation to the St. Charles Fire Department.
A dog was removed from the residence and given oxygen at the scene by firefighters until it was picked up by Animal Control. The dog survived, said Cory Law, Whiteside County Health Department assistant director of public health.
Lieutenant Tom Clifton has been serving the Lockport community as a firefighter and paramedic for 15 years, but that's not the only way he's found to serve others in need.
Sauk Valley Media recognizes and salutes our first responders.
Two Kane County fire districts received grants from the Illinois State Fire Marshal through its Small Equipment Grant Program: Kaneville Fire Rescue received $15,443 and Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District received $20,480.
The three departments will receive grants up to $26,000 each for the purchase of small firefighting and ambulance equipment.
Reading, Long Point, Cornell and Streator firefighters teamed up Wednesday afternoon to knock down a house fire in the 1600 block of South Bloomington Street.
The St. Charles Fire Department responded Tuesday to a report of an appliance fire in a home located in the 3400 block of Royal Fox Drive.
Fire happened in a two-story single family home in Joliet on Tuesday afternoon.
No injuries as people in apartment and Sharky's Sports Bar exited the structure.
Crews from the Geneva Fire Department rescued a woman who jumped into the Fox River near the downtown Geneva dam on Monday.
The Joliet Fire Department will be entering the third phase of its annual hydrant testing beginning on Monday, April 15.
30 people evacuated from downtown apartment building Monday afternoon.
The cause of the fire in Plainfield Township appears accidental, fire officials said. An occupant of the residence heard a popping sound and saw smoke coming from the wall of a kitchen.
Brian Block will help all sales representatives in Minnesota and North Dakota grow their business and sales in the two states. The overall goal is to make Dinges Fire Co. a household name in all fire departments throughout the Midwest and beyond.
On March 3, members of the St. Charles police and fire departments, along with their families and friends, will plunge into the Fox River at Ferson Creek Park on Route 31.
The city of Batavia launched an emergency notification system called Alert Batavia, which enables public safety officers to notify the community about emergencies by telephone, mobile, SMS and email.
The Romeoville Fire Academy has received a $100,000 grant to provide tuition to firefighter and EMT students from underserved communities who would not be able to otherwise afford training.
On Jan. 14, the Harmon Village Board of Trustees voted unanimously to merge the Harmon Fire Department with the Amboy Fire Protection District, Harmon Acting Mayor Galen Hooper said.
One person suffered smoke inhalation injuries after a fire completely engulfed a Crystal Lake home early Monday morning.
A pole barn fire at a farm early Saturday morning in rural Alden Township caused an estimated $450,000 in damages, officials said.
The Romeoville Fire Academy has been awarded $100,000 to support workforce development aimed at recruiting, training and launching firefighter and EMT careers.
Moore Tires, devastated by fire less that two weeks ago, has wasted no time in finding a new location to rebuild in Rock Falls.
The fundraiser will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eagles Club, 321 W. Second St., Rock Falls.
Less than three weeks into Ken Wolf III’s time as acting Rock Falls fire chief, he found himself heading the biggest firefighting operation of his 25-year career when 90% of Moore Tires' 70,000-square-foot shop burned Jan. 16.
An early morning fire broke out at Moore Tires in Rock Falls. Many local departments attended to help at the scene.