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Harlem-Roscoe Fire Department news

Jul 18

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Excerpts from wrex.com:

The Harlem-Roscoe Fire Department will transition to a full-time department starting Aug. 1. It’s a move that’s been in the works for more than a year. They’ll have ten personnel working around the clock, along with additional staff available to come in and help when needed. 

The department has to follow stricter training guidelines, which will help attract and retain more firefighters, an issue for the department that used to contract from an outside company.

The full-time staff will be sworn-in next Monday, July 22, at 5:30 p.m. at Harlem-Roscoe Fire Dept. Station #3. The change will officially take effect Aug. 1.

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Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District news

Apr 1

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Excerpts from wrex.com:

The Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District will ask voters to approve a new tax on April 4 to help prepare for the future.

Harlem-Roscoe Fire Chief Patrick Trollop says steadily increasing call volumes and population in the district will likely require the department to increase its full time staff.

To prepare for the future, the board of commissioners put a question on the ballot asking voters to approve a new tax specifically designated for pension funding. The tax would only cost homeowners with a $100,000 home 48 cents a year. If approved now, the small tax would build a big enough base to allow the department to roll right into hiring when the call volume rises above what they can handle right now.

The question will appear on your ballot like this:

PROPOSITION TO CREATE A NEW TAX RATE FOR PENSION FUND PURPOSES

“Shall the HARLEM-ROSCOE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, Winnebago County, Illinois, be authorized to levy a new tax for firefighters’ pension purposes and have an additional tax of 0.001432% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein extended for such purposes?”

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Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District news

Jun 30

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Excerpts from wrex.com:

Harlem-Roscoe firefighters now have a one-of-a kind grill thanks to the Harlem High School welding class built that a custom grill for the fire department. The class started working on it at the beginning of the school year this year and just delivered it this week.

It even has some authentic firefighter embellishments on it donated by Harlem-Roscoe. If you want to see the grill in person firefighters are bringing it to their golf play day next Friday at Atwood Golf Course.

Harlem High School welding class built that a custom grill for the fire department

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Harlem Roscoe Fire Department news

Aug 19

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Excerpts from wifr.com:

The Make-A-Wish Foundation reached out to the Harlem-Roscoe Fire Department to help with a young child’s wish, and on Sunday, August 13, 2017, the firefighters had the opportunity to help make a Chase’s wish come true.

Harlem-Roscoe Fire Chief Don Shoevlin says. “It was Chase’s wish to go to Disney. Well the foundation got that part done, then reached out to us. We were more than happy in being part of the beginning to his unbelievable journey.”

The fire department arrived at Chase’s home and escorted him and his brother to the tollway in the firetruck with the lights flashing.

Chief Shoevlin added, ” We can only hope and wish that his “WISH” will be the most memorable for him and his family. Thank you for asking us to be a part of it.”

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