Fire Department News

Hazardous Material Release – Sixth Street April 17, 2019
The Urbana Fire Department responded to the 200 block of South Gregory St., Monday, April 15, 2019, at 2:43 p.m., to what appeared to be a petroleum base sheen in the Boneyard Creek. Fire crews deploy …
City’s Building Safety Division Inspects HUB Project April 12, 2019
The Building Safety Division recently inspected the massive amount of reinforcing bars put into place for the foundation of the $50.5 million HUB project in Campustown. The foundation pour will requi …
Smoke Alarm Blitz – Douglass Park Neighborhood April 9, 2019
Firefighters and staff from the Champaign Fire Department and Neighborhood Services Department, along with volunteers from the Annual Smoke Alarm Blitz in Honor of Christian Sheehan, will be going doo …
Residential Fire – 201 W Columbia Ave. March 24, 2019
The Champaign Fire Department responded to a working fire at 201 W Columbia Ave., Saturday, March 23, 2019, at 10:24 p.m. Fire crews quickly extinguished the fire in the duplex. Firefighters responded …
Champaign Fire Department and the Champaign Exchange Club Honor the 2018 Firefighter of the Year Recipient March 14, 2019
The Champaign Fire Department and the Champaign Exchange Club will honor the 2018 Firefighter of the Year recipient, Lieutenant Jason Dillingham, on March 18, 2019. A ceremony will be held at O’Charle …

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