MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters will be hosting Technical Rescue Awareness Training for area firefighters on Saturday, September 24. The class will be held at the Emmet - Chalmers Firehouse from 8:00am until about 5:00pm. Lunch will be provided. This is a Cornerstone class...
MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters have received a new Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC). The TIC ‘sees’ heat instead of light, allowing firefighters to ‘see’ though smoke and darkness. With a TIC, firefighters can more easily find victims and fire. This purchase was made with...
MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters will be hosting a Fire Service Ladders class for area firefighters on Tuesday, August 30. The class will be held at the Emmet - Chalmers Firehouse from 6:00pm until about 10:00pm. This is a Cornerstone class provided by the...
MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters provide mutual aid to the Colchester Fire Protection District for a trailer fire at a scrap metal business. From WGEM: http://www.wgem.com/story/32572334/2016/07/29/crews-respond-to-fire-at-scrap-metal-business #mabas #mutualaid...
MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters wish everyone a Safe and Happy Independence Day!...
MACOMB, IL -- Fireworks are a Chinese tradition that can entertain people for hours on end. However, they must only be used by adults only in a careful and safe manner. To ensure the safety of the people lighting fireworks and the audience watching the fireworks...
MACOMB, IL - Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters provide mutual aid to the Industry Fire Protection District for a structure fire. From the McDonough Voice: http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20160617/seven-fire-departments-responded-to-wednesday-machine-shed-fire From WGEM: http://www.wgem.com/story/32233866/2016/06/15/large-shed-fire-prompts-some-evacuations-in-mcdonough-county From KHQA: http://khqa.com/news/local/shed-fire-forces-police-to-evacuate-homes-in-rural-macomb #mabas #mutualaid...
MACOMB, IL -- This week is the 42nd annual National EMS Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. Back then, EMS was a new profession, and EMS practitioners had only...
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...