MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters, along with firefighters across the country, will pay honor to 92 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2018 and 27 firefighters who died in the line of duty in previous years. The 38th National Fallen Firefighters...
MACOMB, IL -- This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters want to recognize and say THANK YOU to the great dispatchers we depend on at the Macomb/McDonough County Communications Center. Public Safety Dispatchers are an important part of emergency services; when there...
MACOMB, IL — The Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters are conducting a fundraising campaign to purchase needed gear and equipment in order to update and improve our service to the community. Your generous donation will help us reach our goal. District residents received a letter in...
MACOMB, IL -- Daylight Saving Time starts at 2:00am on Sunday, March 10, 2019. Be sure to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors when you change you clocks. Also, check the batteries in your weather radio. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)...
MACOMB, IL — Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters have activated their Santa Tracker. The Santa Tracker will track Santa as he is chauffeured on a fire truck in the Georgetown and Meadowbrook subdivisions. Santa will greet everyone and stop for photos. Firefighters will be collecting non-perishable food...
MACOMB, IL – Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters will be collecting items for families in need on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Starting at 1:00pm, the firefighters will be chauffeuring Santa Claus on their fire trucks as he visits the Georgetown and Meadowbrook subdivisions. Santa’s arrival will be...
MACOMB, IL -- The Emmet - Chalmers Firefighter's Pancake and Sausage Breakfast just started and runs until 1:00pm. Firefighters are serving pancakes, sausage, coffee and orange juice. The Pancake and Sausage Breakfast is a major fund raiser for the Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters. The money raised...
MACOMB, IL -- Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00am on Sunday, November 4, 2018. While setting clocks back an hour, take an extra few minutes to change the batteries and test your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. Use the extra hour this Sunday to change...