Schaeferville Fire Protection District
Sometimes a power point just doesn’t cut it (pun intended). Tonight we performed a little saw and ventilation training with our team (and guest from West Peoria Fire).
Thanks to Maddox’s Construction Ltd. of Pekin for donating the time and materials to build us a roof prop for tonight’s training, donations like these help us complete valuable hands on training with our team.
Tonight members worked on pumping up their skills with water ops. For new members this meant deployment and operations of portable water supplies, while experienced staff worked with pump operations.
Over the course of their probationary period new members will obtain over 180 hours of book and hands on training in various medical and fire subjects.
If you see firefighting in your future, message our Facebook page to setup a meeting.
Tonight new members were walked through type, function and deployment of different firefighting appliances and hose. Below FF Newby instructs members on hydrant operations.
We’d like to thank Illinois American Water for the recent grant we were awarded. Without support from local businesses like this many departments across the nation would continue operating with outdated and unsafe equipment. As a small fire district with no room to grow we often rely on donations and grants from outside organizations to fund upgrades to many outdated pieces of equipment.
Check out the departments awarded by Illinois American Water this year here.
If you interested in helping support events or equipment please visit our donations page.
Halloween will be here before we know it and we’re taking donations to keep this tradition going. If your interested in helping support this please visit our donations page. In person donations can be arranged by messaging our Facebook page.
CPR is one of the most important things someone can learn. Multiple high profile sudden cardiac arrest events that have brought this to the forefront of the general public. CPR certification and Resuscitation Academy (Provided by AMT of Central Illinois) are completed multiple times per year to keep our skills up to date. Check out American Red Cross or message our page for help finding a CPR class near you. Interested in joining our team? Click here
Catch us at the parade tomorrow morning or at the Kid Experience in the afternoon.
The Marigold Festival is quickly approaching and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone at the kids experience (#6 On the map below). Stop by and check out the equipment and grab a 50/50 ticket to help support our organization.
We’ll be back out at the Marigold Festival Kids Experience this year for the annual touch-a-truck event. Check us out along with all of the other great events going on September 9-10 at Mineral Springs Park. https://www.facebook.com/PekinMarigoldFestival
EMT class is complete and we’re starting a new path as we move through summer. With all of the dry weather recently we took this opportunity to practice some wildland principles, including pump and roll with our engine. While wildland firefighting isn’t something we use often, the principles transition to many of our other calls types. If this seems like something you’d be interested in venture over to https://schaefervillefire.com/apply-here/ for more information.