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The Normal Fire Department serves the residents of Normal Illinois by saving and protecting live and property. This is done by fire prevention and suppression of fires, public education awareness, and emergency medical services (EMS). The department has 60 full-time firefighter / EMTs, a chief, two assistant chiefs, an office associate, three full-time fire inspectors and a public information and education officer. All in which are willing to give up their everything for your life.

Mission Statement/Goals

The Mission:

• Encourage our employees to serve as role models and participate in the community
• Maintain a high standard of training and education for our employees in order to maintain a high degree of operational capability
• Promote a safe community through public education, fire prevention, fire investigation and code enforcement
• Protect the lives and property of the citizens and visitors of the Town of Normal during all emergencies and disasters
• Utilize all available resources in an efficient and fiscally-responsible manner

Goals

• To mitigate hazards and emergencies by rapidly responding to all requests for service with professional skills 
• To provide public safety education and awareness and Fire Code compliance and enforcement
• To provide employee development that enhances proficiency and professionalism

Fire Stations

The town of Normal has three fire stations around town in order to reduce response time to get to emergencies quicker. 

Headquarters Fire Station

• Costing $450,000 the station was opened in September of 1981. In 1990, headquarters was added on to, which moved suppression personnel to the north end of the building and created more space for administration and prevention on the south end of the building. 

              Headquarters houses the offices of the Chief and Assistant Chiefs, the Battalion Chief, as well as the Prevention Division. Having a total of 20 firefighters that are on the job, only seven work here. This station is also equipped with a full training room, complete with audio-visual equipment and video library.

• 1300 E. College Ave. Normal, IL 61761

             Phone Number: (309) 454-9689

Fire Station #2

• Station #2 was opened in December of 1975 at a cost of $238,000. The old headquarters used to be stationed at station #2 until the current headquarters was built in 1981. Of the 20 firefighters on duty, seven of them work out of Station 2.
• 604 N. Adelaide St. Normal, IL 61761 
  Phone Number: (309) 454-9752

    Station #3

• In September 27, 1999 at a cost of $1.3 Million station #3 was established. Of the 20 firefighters on duty, six of them work at Fire Station #3. Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 41 Technical Rescue Team equipment and apparatus are housed at Firehouse #3. In addition, Station #3 also houses the Survive Alive House training simulator. This simulator is brought to schools or other events that have younger kids to teach them how to safely escape a house with fire and smoke. The house uses a fog machine to produce the Non-hazardous "smoke". 
• 1200 E. Raab Rd.
  Normal, IL 61761 
  Phone Number: (309) 454-9753

New Stations

Because of the increase population of the Town of Normal, the city is thinking about making a couple brand new stations, but in different locations from the previous ones. For more information, visit. http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/bldd-recommended-to-design-new-fire-station/article_900b66f8-6c78-5b2d-abbd-ec3f7f761733.html

Safe Place

Normal Fire Department is one of the many fire departments that is a "Safe Place". Safe Place is an agency directed towards youth that are in need of help. The department has a diamond shape sign that is yellow and has black lettering that says Safe Place located somewhere on the outside of the station. It is usually on the front of the station in front of the garage doors that keep the fire trucks and engines.  The station serves as a safe place for youth to get the help they need and feel protected by those are who paid to protect us.    

Trucks & Engines

Each fire stations has some type of fire engines or fire trucks and a ambulance

                                  Headquarters

Housed at Normal Headquarters is Engine 13, Truck 14, and 3-Nora-13. Both Engine 13 and Truck 14 seat 6 firefighters. This would be the driver (also known as the engineer), passenger (command) seat, and 4 back seats for the front line firefighters. Both also have a computer near the passenger (command) seat. This computer is used to give 911 call information such as location, detail about the call. What makes Truck 14 different from Engine 13 is that it has a huge ladder on the top of it called an aerial. This ladder can go as high as 10 stories. It also has a water gun called a deck gun that is used for high range and high height fire attack. 3-Nora-13 is the ambulance. It can seat 2 paramedics. The back of the ambulance can seat a patient, another paramedic, and has a bench for extra seating of two. The ambulance has almost everything that a hospital would have. It's simply a hospital but on wheel. 

  

Work Shift

• Being a firefighter is a highly demanding job. From physical and classroom training, to being called out any time during the day and night, it is very use for them to get tired. They are human and need a break just like everyone else. Firefighters work 24 hours and get 48 hours off. This gives them time to be at home with their families since they do live at the fire station for those 24 hours. It’s important to remember as well that firefighters don’t get to take holidays off like everyone else. Also, that firefighter who wants to go to a celebration or a child’s concert is not easily able due to the demand of the job.

Employment

•  In order to become a firefighter, you must meet these requirements:

  -Must be 21 by date of test.

  -Must be U.S. Citizen.

  -Must have High School Diploma or GED.

• You will have to undergo a background check as well as a polygraph test.

• A successful Fire Fighter/Paramedic applicant must possess a valid State of Illinois Paramedic License or a National Registry Paramedic License at the time a tentative offer of employment is extended.  Once an offer of employment is extended applicants must immediately obtain EMS System Certification to be employed.  Applicants without a Paramedic license should be enrolled in, and have significantly completed, a Paramedic training program before testing with the Town of Normal.

• Normal Fire Department is one of many departments that require you to become a paramedic. For those who just want do paramedic or just do firefighter, you have to be both. This is to better serve the Normal community.

Special Team

The Normal Fire Department has a Technical Rescue Team. Technical Rescue response can include confined space incidents, trench or excavation collapses, high- or low-angle rope rescues, structural collapses, or transportation or industrial accidents involving heavy vehicles or equipment beyond the scope of a typical fire company's capabilities.  This team would also be involved with the aftermath of large storms like the tornado that hit Washington, IL. As of now, Normal Fire Department has 25 personnel that are on this team. Each firefighter must attend several trainings to keep up with their certification. 

For more information please visit the Normal Fire Department website at https://www.normal.org/index.aspx?NID=538