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Champaign Fire Department news

Excerpts from illinoishomepage.net:

The Champaign Fire Department is studying whether Station 3 should be moved. It has been on west Bradley avenue for half a century. The chief says that might not be the best place for it anymore.

He says the apparatus bay was designed for trucks as they were 50 years ago. The department had to build an addition on to the back. The crew there is one of the busiest– if not the busiest– engine company in the city.

“When you build a new fire station, you have to think about the future,” says Fire Chief Gary Ludwig.

He says station three is stuck in the past. The crew says it’s easier to work with the truck outside, because when it’s in, they have no room to work out.

“We don’t know what the future holds,” says Ludwig, “We may have to put a ladder in that location. We may have to house an ambulance in that location.”

The department is hiring a consultant to determine where the station should go now. They’ll do that by analyzing five years’ worth of service calls.

Chief Ludwig says right now, they’re looking at four places station three could go.

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Champaign Fire Department news

Excerpts from wandtv.com:

The Champaign Fire Department was awarded a Class 1 Public Protection Classification.  The Class 1 rating by the Insurance Services Office, the highest rating possible, means the Champaign Fire Department is one of the nation’s best.  The Insurance Services Office is an organization that independently evaluates fire-protection efforts in communities across the United States.

Of 48,632 fire departments evaluated nationwide, Champaign is one of only 179 fire departments awarded a Class 1 rating, putting it in the top 0.37 percent. Only five other fire departments in the state of Illinois currently hold this coveted top rating.

“This Class 1 rating is a direct reflection of the level of hard work and dedication shown by our Firefighters, Inspectors, Educators, and Telecommunicators that come to work every day delivering outstanding service to our citizens, students, and visitors.” said Fire Chief Gary Ludwig.

Insurance Services Organization collects information on communities and analyzes the data using its Fire Suppression Rating Schedule.  This Fire Suppression Rating Schedule evaluates four primary categories of fire suppression – fire department, emergency communications, water supply, and community risk reduction.

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