The Village of Phoenix

Phoenix

From the Desk of the Fire Chief 

 The Phoenix Fire Department is an established organization that maintains a level of professionalism throughout our continued mission.  We are a department that works from the heart and the tradition of the fire service.  As a department that works and eats as a family, we have learned over the years to over come many obstacles that may stall us from achieving perfection.  I can say I am truly proud of the men and women that are part of this department.  As a department, we will continue to serve and protect the citizens of The Village of Phoenix.

Profile of Department 

The Phoenix Fire Department is prepared 24 hours, 7 days a week and 365 days a year including holidays to serve our residents.  The Phoenix Fire Department protects 2,100 residents in Phoenix and another additional 61,530 in our secondary response area.  The Fire Department is part of MABAS 24 and has auto aid agreements with other communities.  In the year 2007, the Phoenix Fire Department answered about 641 EMS calls and about 100 fire related calls.  Bud's Ambulance service provides our residents with Advance/Basic life support.

Department Structure 

Our fire department consists of 30 part time members who provide fire suppression, EMS, hazmat and rescue service to a one square mile area. One part time Fire Chief, One Deputy Chief, One Assistant Chief, One Captain and three Lieutenants.  The remaining staff consists of Engineers and Firefighters.  Our department is a diversified department with many different backgrounds and ethnicities.  We are a 24/7 manned station with two members at the station from 7AM - 7PM and then two members cover from 7PM -7AM. In the event of a call, the other members are paged out in order to respond. We operate out of one station with three engines.

Training 

The Phoenix Fire Department has reached over 3000 training hours for the year.  We have department training drills every Wednesday night.  We train at University of Illinois Fire Service Institution and in-house training.  We have personnel who have specialist training in Hazardous Material, Rope Rescue, Confined Space, Vertical Rescue, Arson Investigator, Water Operation and vehicle operation.  Each member is trained to the level of first responder and EMT – B.  We have three certified instructors.  All members are Firefighter II certified and a couple of members are certified at the Firefighter III level.

Public Education