| 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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| Memorial Day Dedication |
| Mon. May 31st 2010 |
The Mt. Zion Fire Department took part in the Memorial Day dedication of the new War Memorial at Veterans Park. We set up Tower 1 with a flag near the entrance as the war memorial was dedicated. The Mt. Zion Fire Department is very dedicated to all current soldiers and veterans and we give thanks to...
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| Chris Schroth sworn in as full member |
| Thu. May 20th 2010 |
Chris Schroth was sworn in as a full member today at the regularly scheduled board meeting for the fire department. Chris was a previous member of the South Wheatland Fire Department and brings a lot of experience with him. We would like to congratulate Chris as a full member to the department....
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| New Forum Section |
| Tue. May 11th 2010 |
There is a new section now allowing visitors to log in and post suggestions or coments. Feel free to sign up and post comments. All comments are subject to approval from web administrator and if it becomes a problem we will just take the section down. We hope this area can be used for general questi...
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| Daisy Scout class visits the Firehouse |
| Tue. Mar 23rd 2010 |
On 03/23/10 Michelle Marion and Jessica Niebrugge brought their daisy scout troops to the Mt. Zion Fire House for a tour. The 17 girls range in age from kindergarten to first grade. The girls were working towards their badge for learning how to respect authority. Battalion Chief Higar, whose daughte...
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| First Alarm at 612 Bucks Lair Ct. |
| Sun. Mar 21st 2010 |
On 03/21/10 Mt. Zion Fire with auto mutual aid from Long Creek Fire received a page of a house on fire at 612 Bucks Lair Ct. Upon arrival to the residence heavy smoke was observed with fire exiting the rear of the structure. Firefighters were able to make entry into the residence through the front d...
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