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ISO Public Protection Classification
ISO Class 3 applies to properties within 5 road miles of a recognized fire station and within 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant or alternate water supply.
ISO Class 3Y applies to properties beyond 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant but within 5 road miles of a recognzied fire station.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District is to provide professional customer-based service to the communities we serve through the preservation of life and property, and to ensure well-trained and dedicated staff.
2 Bourbonnais Fire Personnel Graduate from the Riverside/KCC Paramedic Program
Member Jim Keener, July 27
The Bourbonnais Fire Protection District would like to congratulate FF/EMT Basic Leo Lopez and FF/EMT Basic Matt Giblin on graduating from the Riverside/KCC Paramedic program. Both of these young men spent numerous hours studying, attending classes, and completing practical's to earn this distinction. The next step is the national registry test and then they will become licensed to practice in the ... (Full Story & Photos)
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5 Personnel Receive State of Illinois Basic Firefighter Operations Certification
Member Jim Keener, July 27
The Bourbonnais Fire Protection District would like to congratulate Benjamin Duncker, Jim Newsome, Maria Holley, Kurt Luoto, and James Diehl on receiving the Basic Operations Firefighter Certification from the State of Illinois. This certification now allows these 5 members to participate in interior firefighting operations, thus increasing the overall number of cross trained EMS/Firefighters available ... (Full Story & Photos)
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2022 Call Volume Continues to Increase
Member Jim Keener, July 06
The Bourbonnais Fire District ended the calendar year 2021 by answering record breaking 4,580 calls. Calendar year 2022 has started out at a record pace for the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District as we finish up June 2022 answering 2,216 calls for service, the most calls that the Fire District has answered in any previous year for the same time frame. This equates to a 6% increase (133 calls) in ... (Full Story)
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Improper Disposal of Fireworks Leads to Fire Damage in Bourbonnais
Member Jim Keener, July 05
This past holiday weekend the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District responded to two separate incidents involving the improper disposal of fireworks into trash containers.
The first incident occurred on July 2, 2022 @ approximately 18:08 hours in the Oak Creek Estates area. On arrival fire personnel found a garbage can on fire. The fire was immediately extinguished by fire personnel and areas that ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Bourbonnais Fire Protection District Response to 2022 Tax Referendum Negative Vote
Member Jim Keener, June 29
Dear Bourbonnais Fire Protection District Residents, Regardless of how you voted on the June 28, 2022 Bourbonnais Fire Protection District referendum request we would like to thank you for getting out and having your voice heard. While the final outcome is disappointing there are signs of encouragement in the number of yes votes among our constituents. This temporary failure just reinforces to the ... (Full Story & Photos)
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