Category: Fire Department Press Releases

Champaign Fire Department Will Be Hosting Ice Rescue Training

The Champaign Fire Department will be hosting surface ice rescue technician training January 24th and 25th, 2025, at Kaufman Lake, 2702 W. Springfield Ave., Champaign. Instructors from Muddy River Divers will teach firefighters from Champaign Fire, along with other area fire departments, techniques for ice rescue. Classroom training will begin at Champaign Fire Department Station […]


Apartment Building Fire – 600 Block W. Columbia Ave.

The Champaign Fire Department responded to a fire at an apartment building in the 600 block of W. Columbia Ave., Friday, December 13, 2024, at 10:36 p.m. Fire crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire. Firefighters responded to the report from an occupant of a fire at this multi-family apartment building. Once on the […]