Firefighter at Emmet-Chalmers Fire Protection District - Macomb, Illinois, United States
The Emmet-Chalmers Fire Protection District is a volunteer fire department with 17 firefighters and 5 trucks in MABAS division 55.From the station on West Adams Road the department covers an area west of the city of Macomb, Illinois. Our district is mostly rural but does include homes and subdivisions as well as businesses along US Highway 136 and 67. Upon completion of the 336 bypass currently under construction in the district we will cover portions of three busy highways and a railway. The department responds to fire calls, carbon monoxide alarms, and traffic accidents. We also assist hospital paramedics on medical calls and provide mutual aid to other area fire departments.