MACOMB, IL – In 2016, Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters responded to 74 incidents, compared to 99 incidents in 2015. Here is a summary of the types of incidents last year: Structure fires – 3 Brush fires – 2 Service calls – 12 Vehicle accidents – 3 Medical assists/rescues – 50 Vehicle...
MACOMB, IL — On Saturday, December 10, 2016, Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters chauffeured Santa Claus to collect items for families in need. This is the fifth year Santa has helped the Firefighters. Santa traveled to Georgetown and Meadowbrook, stopping to greet residents and take photos....
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 are getting ready to help Santa Claus collect items for families in need. We'll be in Georgetown and Meadowbrook Saturday afternoon starting at 1:00pm. We'll be posting updates to Santa's progress on our website and Facebook page. See more details: https://www.ecfpd.org/2016/12/04/emmet-chalmers-firefighters-to-help-santa-claus-collect-for-families-in-need-2016/ See...
MACOMB, IL - Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters will be collecting items for families in need on Saturday, December 10. 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 announced...
MACOMB, IL -- The Emmet - Chalmers Firefighter's Pancake and Sausage Breakfast just started and runs until 1:00pm. Firefighters are serving pancakes, whole-hog sausage, coffee and orange juice. The Pancake and Sausage Breakfast is a major fund raiser for the Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters. The money...
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,...