MACOMB, IL -- April is Safe Digging Month. As the month winds down, Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters remind you to "Know what's below. Call before you dig." Call JULIE before you dig. Dial 811 to avoid property damage, outages, and injuries. Go to www.illinois1call.com for more information....
MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters help set up landing zone for MedForce helicopter at WIU Horn Field Campus. As part of an training exercise for the Wilderness First Responder Class, MedForce 2 from West Burlington, Iowa, landed to evacuate an injured hiker. Once...
QUINCY, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters attend advanced training at the Quincy Fire College. Four firefighters attended the training on Friday and Saturday. The training included: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Tower Burns, Fire Ground Tactics, and Roadway Incident Safety. Check out the story at WGEM: http://www.wgem.com/story/28580375/2015/03/21/rural-firefighters-get-life-saving-training ...
MACOMB, IL -- The National Weather Service says dry conditions and warm temperatures will result in an increasing threat of grass fires during the afternoon hours of Sunday and Monday. Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters tend to see many outdoor grass and brush fires as people like...
MACOMB, IL -- Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday, March 8. Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters remind you to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Also, change the batteries in your NOAA All Hazards Weather Radios so you can be better prepared for severe...
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...