Excerpts from rrstar.com:
The Rockford Fire Department will hold a promotional swearing-in ceremony at 2 p.m. Dec. 5 in the University of Illinois college of medicine auditorium, 1601 Parkview Ave.
The ceremony will be for the following personnel: Captains Luis Duran, William Hyde, and Slade Berry to district chief; Lieutenants Trent Bass, Matthew Lawrence, and Rodriguez George to captain; Firefighter/paramedic Brian Park to emergency medical services coordinator; drivers/engineers Kevin Mottor and Curt Beilfuss and Firefighter/paramedic Rebecca Tyo to lieutenant; and inspector Sonny Chanthaphone, fire prevention coordinator Timothy Morris, and firefighters/paramedics James Eichenberger, Andrew Bolhous, Brett Beaman, Jody Bausic, and Miguel Holland to driver/engineer.
Recognition also will be given to eight recruit firefighters including Jacob Aldrich, Andrea Capriotti, Mario Duran, Jacob Ellenby, Nicholas Gazouski, Sergio Martinez, Michael McCracken, and Kayla Schram. Jacob Hendrickson of the Belvidere Fire Department and Brady Franks of the Rock Falls Fire Department also will be recognized.
Excerpts from wifr.com:
At the second to last Rockford City Council meeting of 2019, aldermen approved a number of proposals, including the lease of three new fire engines and one ladder truck.
“Our firefighters live and work out of the fire stations, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and they’re always there. These little things make a big difference and we hope to continue that, we hope to continue to provide better facilities, better services that we can provide and ultimately, that translates to better services for the citizens,” said Rockford Fire Department Division Chief Matthew Knott.
