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Mt. Zion Fire Protection District
110 W. Main St
Mount Zion, IL 62549
Non-Emergency:
217-864-2081
Emergency:
911
Fax:
217-864-6141
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Mt. Zion Fire is currently seeking applicants for volunteer firefighter positions. Interested applicants click here or come into the Firehouse to fill out an application.
Fire District Information
The Mt. Zion Fire Protection District operates as a professional organization, which is proud to serve the community. Established in 1946, as a Volunteer Fire Department, with 30 active Volunteer Firefighters and two full time and three part time employees. The District encompasses 42 sq. miles, serving the Village of Mt. Zion and Mt. Zion Township (pop.6,000) The Fire District provides Fire Suppression, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services (basic life support level) while operating 9 pieces of Fire Apparatus from 1 Fire Station and responds to over 450 Emergency and Non-Emergency calls for service annually.
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| | | Taiwanese nursing student visit | | Wed. Jul 28th 2010 | Mt. Zion Fire personnel hosted Taiwanese nursing students on an exchange with Millikin University today. The students were touring several facilities today and Mt. Zion Fire was one of their stops. There were shown the different apparatus and the station. Students were also allowed a ride in Engine ...
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| | Mt. Zion assists in bringing Sgt Jesse Tilton home | | Tue. Jul 27th 2010 | Mt. Zion Fire personnel were honored to take part in the procession that brought Sgt Jesse Tilton home Tuesday. Tilton, an Army medic from Mount Zion, died July 16 of wounds he suffered while tending to another soldier under enemy fire in Afghanistan. The 23-year-old was posthumously promoted to ser...
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| | Mt. Zion responds to First Alarm on Allphin Ave | | Thu. Jul 22nd 2010 | Mt. Zion respnded as mutual aid to South Wheatland Fire to a reported house on fire on Allphin Ave. Upon arrival firefighters found the house heavily involved in fire. Mt. Zion's crews assisted South Wheatland, Decatur, Harristown, Blue Mound and South Macon. The fire was brought under control fairl...
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| | Third alarm fire in Cerro Gordo | | Sun. Jun 27th 2010 | On 06/27/10 Mt. Zion was paged out on a third alarm to Cerro Gordo for a house fire. Upon our arrival the fire had been knocked. Cerro Gordo requested the use of Tower 1 to assist in ventilation since the peaks on the roof had steep angles. Tower 1 was set and assisted in the ventilation and providi...
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| | Mt. Zion assists with oil tank fire in Harristown | | Sun. Jun 13th 2010 | Mt. Zion was requested by Harristown Fire to assist with an oil tank fire on McKinley Rd just outside of Decatur. We responded with our crash rescue truck (Rescue 2) and upon arrival extinguished the fire. Once the fire was out Harristown cooled the tank until there was no longer a hazard. The ...
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| Fire Safety Tips |
Use Eletricity Safely
If an appliance smokes or has an unusual smell, unplug it immediately and have it repaired. Replace frayed or cracked electrical cords and don't overload extension cords. They should not be run under rugs. Never tamper with the fuse box or use the improper size fuse.
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| 2010 Call Volume |
| January |
37 |
| February |
37 |
| March |
32 |
| April |
33 |
| May |
41 |
| June |
54 |
| July |
51 |
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| Total |
285 |
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