MACOMB, IL -- Burn Awareness Week continues. Check out a story that recently aired on WGEM-TV in Quincy: http://www.wgem.com/story/28038313/2015/02/05/burn-awareness-week-keeping-adults-and-kids-safe Also see our previous post: https://www.ecfpd.org/2015/02/02/burn-awareness-week/ ...
MACOMB, IL -- This is Burn Awareness Week. Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters and The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) remind you to think about burn prevention in your daily lives. The topic this year is scald prevention. Scalds are the number one cause of burn injuries...
MACOMB, IL – Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters saw this story as a good reminder of the importance of having a working Carbon Monoxide (CO) detector in your home. WGEM-TV in Quincy recently had a couple of stories about a Quincy family that was treated at the...
MACOMB, IL -- On Saturday, December 13, 2014, Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters chauffeured Santa Claus to collect items for families in need. This is the third year Santa has helped the Firefighters. Santa traveled to Georgetown and Meadowbrook, stopping to greet residents and take photos. Firefighters...
MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters, with the help of the WIU Veterans Club, build a Santa sleigh for the upcoming Santa Food Drive. Over the past week, a pile of lumber was transformed into a sleigh fit for the jolly man himself. Vet's...
MACOMB, IL - Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters provide mutual aid to the Macomb Fire Department for a structure fire. From the McDonough Voice: http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/article/20141206/NEWS/141209466 #fire #mabas #mutualaid...
MACOMB, IL -- The Macomb/McDonough County 911 Dispatch Center has started a public awareness campaign to educate homeowners and property owners in McDonough County of the importance of properly posting their address. The PSA reads: Posting your physical address at your home is more than a...
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...