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 The
Staunton Volunteer Fire Department / Staunton Fire Protection
District in Staunton, Illinois, has been an integral part
of our community since 1923. The Staunton Volunteer Fire Department
was formed in 1923 by the city of Staunton and operated a
single apparatus that protected the corporate limits of Staunton.
Today, the Staunton Fire Protection District is a special
service district governed by a three person board of directors
which operates six apparatus, an ATV, and two trailers and
cover a 32 square mile response area.
The SFPD has been and continues
to be all volunteer response organization that continues to
meet the needs of our growing community. Throughout the years,
the SFPD volunteers have done whatever is necessary to ensure
the quality of fire and rescue services to the resident of
our response area. Our volunteers not only respond to incidents
but also attend on and off-site training, conduct equipment
and apparatus maintenance, conduct public education and public
relations activities, conducting pre-planning and disaster
planning activities, conduct fundraising events, and participate
in many other community activities. Annually our volunteers
provide over 11,000 of volunteer service to our community.
These volunteers receive absolutely no pay for their services.
These extraordinary volunteers have and will continue to be
the backbone of our organization.
The Staunton Fire Protection
District strives to provide the necessary services to our
residents in the most cost effective manner. Our professional
volunteer responders have worked diligently to implement key
programs such as automatic mutual aid, rural dry hydrant installations,
and technical rescue and haz mat response programs. Our personnel
are always ready to conduct fire and safety presentations
to any groups/organizations within our district. We want to
work with our residents to help prevent fires and accidents
before they happen.
In order to continue to provide
high quality services to the residents of our area, we would
like to ask for the assistance of our local residents. Local
residents can support the SFPD in several ways. First, residents
can support us financially by supporting any SFPD related
tax referendums and our fundraising activities. Secondly,
residents are asked to follow established fire prevention
and safety guidelines to ensure their personal safety, their
families’ safety and the safety of their neighbors.
Finally, local residents are encouraged to consider becoming
an SFPD volunteer, whether it be as a volunteer firefighter
or as fire corps member who provides other essential volunteer
support services to the department operations.
The volunteers of the Staunton
Fire Protection District are very proud to serve the residents
of our district. We encourage residents to provide us feedback
on the quality of our services and also on how we can provide
better services. We encourage residents to stop by the fire
station to visit us (we train every Monday evening), call
us at 618-635-2139, or drop us a note at 215 South Wood Street,
Staunton, IL 62088. Remember your SFPD volunteers are always
there, because we care! Stay safe.
Respectfully,
Rick Haase
Fire Chief
Staunton Fire Protection District
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