MACOMB, IL – Fire Prevention Week – Day 5 This NFPA video provides the latest information on types of smoke alarms you need, their placement and special features. Working smoke alarms give you early warning to help you escape a fire. You can also check out the...
MACOMB, IL -- Fire Prevention Week - Day 4 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. Having a working smoke alarm cuts the chances of dying...
MACOMB, IL -- Fire Prevention Week - Day 3 Half of home fire deaths result from fires reported between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most people are asleep. Only one in five home fires were reported during these hours. One quarter of home fire deaths were...
MACOMB, IL -- Fire Prevention Week - Day 2 Keep your family safe with a working smoke alarm in every bedroom. Did you know that roughly half of home fire deaths result from fires reported between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when most people are asleep? Smoke alarms...
MACOMB, IL -- Sunday, October 4 was the start of Fire Prevention Week. Location matters when it comes to your smoke alarm. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm!” Emmet...
MACOMB, IL — Today is the beginning of Fire Prevention Week. Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters are teaming up with other local first responders, Farm King of Macomb, and Refreshment Services Pepsi for the 2015 Fire Prevention Week Kickoff in the south parking lot of Farm...
MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters participated in Western Illinois University's 2015 Homecoming Parade. Firefighters passed out candy and flyers for the upcoming Pancake and Sausage Breakfast. 3 photos...
Join us in honoring the lives of 84 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2014 and three firefighters who died in previous years during the 34th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sunday, October 4. The service begins at 9:00 a.m. (CT) at...
, Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters are lining up for the WIU Homecoming Parade today. We'll be passing out candy and flyers about the Fire Prevention Week Kickoff event and our Pancake and Sausage Breakfast....
MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters led the Children's Parade through the Meadowbrook subdivision on Sunday, September 27. 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...