MACOMB, IL - Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters wish everyone a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving. Cooking fires nearly double on Thanksgiving Day, occurring more than twice as often than on another day. Thanksgiving Day home fires cause more property damage and claim more lives than home fires...
MACOMB, IL - Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters provide mutual aid to the Good Hope/Sciota Fire Protection District for a structure fire. From the McDonough Voice: http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/article/20141120/NEWS/141129950 From WGEM News: http://www.wgem.com/story/27434303/2014/11/19/crews-respond-to-fire-in-rural-mcdonough-county #fire #mabas #mutualaid...
MACOMB, IL - Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters provide mutual aid to the Good Hope/Sciota Fire Protection District for a structure fire. From the McDonough Voice: www.mcdonoughvoice.com/article/20141114/NEWS/141119581 #fire #mabas #mutualaid...
MACOMB, IL - Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters hosted their 12th annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast on Saturday, November 8. Photos from the McDonough Voice: http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/photogallery/IO/20141112/POLL/111209998/PH/165_166_218_303_629 #fundraiser #pancakes...
Join us in honoring the lives of 98 firefighters who died in the line of duty during 2013 and nine firefighters who died in previous years during the 33rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sunday, October 12. The service begins at 10:00 a.m. (ET)...
MACOMB, IL – Fire Prevention Week – Day 7 ABC 7 Eyewitness News (WLS-TV) in Chicago had an interesting story and video last week. The story talks about how fires burn faster and hotter due to modern materials used in the construction and furnishing of homes. ...
MACOMB, IL – Fire Prevention Week – Day 6 Sparky the Fire Dog has some great activities for families to learn about fire prevention. Check out the following web sites for more information: For kids: http://www.sparky.org For parents: http://www.sparky.org/parentpage/fpwkids.htm...
MACOMB, IL – Fire Prevention Week – Day 5 Installing your smoke alarms correctly - and making sure that are in working order - is an important step to making your home and family safer from fire. For more information about installing and maintaining smoke alarms, check...
MACOMB, IL – Fire Prevention Week – Day 4 This NFPA video provides the latest information on types of smoke alarms you need, their placement and special features. Working smoke alarms give you early warning to help you escape a fire. You can also check out the...
MACOMB, IL – Fire Prevention Week – Day 3 Almost three of five (60%) of reported home fire deaths in 2007 to 2011 resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. Make sure yours are working; test them every month! For...