MACOMB, IL — Fire Prevention Week – Day 5 Testing your smoke alarm Always maintain your smoke alarm according to the manufacturer's instructions! Mark your calendars to test your smoke alarm at least once a month using the test button. Smoke alarms with regular batteries need new batteries...
MACOMB, IL — Fire Prevention Week – Day 4 Installing your smoke alarm NFPA explains the first step is to choose smoke alarms that have a label of a recognized testing laboratory. Also, it is important to purchase alarms that are all from the same manufacturer, to...
MACOMB, IL — Fire Prevention Week – Day 3 Understand your smoke alarm! There are two types of smoke alarms - ionization and photoelectric. An ionization smoke alarm is quicker to warn about flaming fires. Photoelectric alarms are quicker to warn about smoldering fires. For the best protection,...
MACOMB, IL — Fire Prevention Week – Day 2 Smoke alarms save lives! If there is a fire in your home, smoke spreads fast and you need smoke alarms to give you time to get out. The NFPA tells us a closed door may slow the spread...
MACOMB, IL — Sunday, October 9, 2016 was the start of Fire Prevention Week. According to NFPA, only a small percentage of people know how old their smoke alarms are, or how often they need to be replaced. This year's Fire Prevention Week campaign, "Don't...
MACOMB, IL -- Join us in honoring the lives of 79 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2015 and 33 firefighters who died in previous years during the 35th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sunday, October 9. The service begins at 9:00...
Emmet-Chalmers Firefighters participated in the Western Illinois University Homecoming Parade for the 2nd year. Firefighters passed out candy and flyers with information about the upcoming annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast. ...
MACOMB, IL — Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters are teaming up with other local first responders, Farm King of Macomb, and Refreshment Services Pepsi for the 2016 Fire Prevention Week Kickoff in the south parking lot of Farm King, 1620 E. Jackson Street, on Sunday, October...
Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters mourn the loss of Macomb Fire Chief Andy Taylor. Our thoughts and prayers are with Chief Taylor's family and our brothers at the Macomb Fire Department....
MACOMB, IL — Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters led the Children’s Parade through the Meadowbrook subdivision on Sunday, September 25. Children of all ages rode bikes, scooters, wagons and strollers following the Emmet-Chalmers firefighters and their engine. After the parade, the community held a picnic and...