Today is a Red Flag Day within the Entire Fire District. No Open Burning. The threat level is Elevated. Warm Conditions, Southwest Winds Gusting as High as 25 MPH and Relative Humidity Falling as Low as 25% is resulting in an Elevated Grass & Brush Fire Threat, Fires may Spread Out of Control.

Use Extra Caution with any outdoor equipment that involve open flame or sparks, including operating farm ... (Full Story & Photos)

Warm & Pleasant today.
Tomorrow (Thursday) much Warmer, Breezy and Dry. There is a Red Flag for Thursday morning thru Friday Morning. NO Open Burning in the Entire Fire District. We are the Elevated Risk Area for Fire Danger.
Friday and Saturday Showers and Scattered Storms we are the Marginal Risk area for Severe Storms.... (Full Story & Photos)

Last Week our Personnel Trained at the Elgin Community College Public Safety Center. We completed several Fire Evolutions, working on First in Officer Decision Making, Hose Line Advancement, Search, Ventilation, Ladders, VES (Vent, Enter, Search), and the Incident Command System. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Our firefighters have been training on Rural Fire Suppression Operations this week. Fire scenarios involving multiple hose lines for suppression with a rural water supply relay operation were the focus of the training.
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The Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District has received a Small Equipment Grant of $24,000 from the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal. This grant will be used to replace aging structural firefighting gear.

This funding will provide firefighters with the protective equipment needed to safely respond to emergencies.

The District acknowledges the Illinois Office of the State Fire ... (Full Story & Photos)