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City of Galesburg
55 W. Tompkins Street
P.O. Box 1387
Galesburg, IL 61402-1387
309/343-4181
Tom Simkins
Phone: 309-345-3756
Fax: 309-343-1340
firechf @ ci.galesburg.il.us
150 South Broad Street
Galesburg, IL 61401
Galesburg Fire Department
Live Sprinkler Demonstration at Galesburg's Lake Storey Pavilion
In August of 2008 area building inspectors, builders, community officials, and other interested individuals watched this live fire demonstration showing the difference in fire behavior in a typical bedroom with and without residential sprinklers. This is a dramatic demonstration of the effectiveness of residential sprinklers. All of the latest major residential building codes require sprinklers in new construction. Currently, Galesburg is on the 2006 International Residential Code which makes sprinklers optional.
The primary purpose of the Fire Department is to deliver the services necessary to minimize the loss of life and property threatened by all hazards including fire, medical and rescue emergencies, hazardous material incidents, and disaster situations in the community.
The Galesburg Fire Department will utilize a professional business like approach in protecting the citizens, property and environment. We will deliver the highest level of emergency services rapidly and in a humanitarian way, while operating within the policy guidelines set by City Council.
The Galesburg Fire Department was established as a career, paid department by City Ordinance in 1858. Today the department continues to serve the City of Galesburg by providing fire, emergency medical, rescue, hazardous material, risk management, and disaster response services. Our risk management program includes commercial inspections, residential rental unit inspections, public education, fire safety training, fire investigations, and juvenile firesetter intervention.
The Galesburg Fire Department employees 50 paid staff. The staff consists
of 49 uniform personnel including 1 Fire Chief, 4 Battalion Chiefs, 7 Fire
Captains and 37 Firefighter/EMTs. One civilian staff person provides administrative
and secretarial support to the department. Firefighters respond out of 3
fire stations strategically located in the City. The Fire Department also
has a training facility in the Hawthorne Center. This facility also serves
as regional training center for the Fire Service Institute, University of
Illinois. The GFD operating budget is $3,408,775.
The Galesburg Fire Department is a group
of well-trained caring individuals who have a sense of pride and community
spirit. Fire Department staff provides many public safety services to the
Galesburg Community. The GFD is more than just a Fire Department.