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,...
MACOMB, IL — Fire Prevention Week – Day 2 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. The NFPA tells us a closed door may slow the spread...
MACOMB, IL — Sunday, October 9, 2016 was the start of Fire Prevention Week. According to NFPA, only a small percentage of people know how old their smoke alarms are, or how often they need to be replaced. This year's Fire Prevention Week campaign, "Don't...