From The Chief
Welcome to the Channahon Fire Protection District
On behalf of the staff of our fire district, we welcome you to our website. We encourage you to review the links to learn more about who we are, what we do, and the resources we have to keep you safe. Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our organization.
Community protection, education, and service remain our core visionary principles. Our vision coupled with our values, drives our premier emergency service operations, administrative functions, and support services within the community.
It is an honor to serve our residents, businesses, and stakeholders within the Channahon Fire Protection District’s Community.
If you have questions outside of what is available on our website, please call 815-467-6767. Our professional staff will work with you to answer questions or provide any resources you may seek.
Thank you,
John Petrakis, Fire Chief
Channahon Fire Protection District
In 1960, the Channahon Fire Protection District was incorporated. The fire district covers over 33 square miles and proudly serves approximately 12,000+ residents. Emergency service delivery is provided by two career staffed stations.
COMMUNITY CONNECT PROGRAM
Check out the Channahon Fire Protection District’s Community Connect program! All the cool kids are enrolling in the Community Connect Program. You are pretty cool too! Create an account today and help us help you!
Residents and businesses can use this platform to provide important information that will help our first responders in the event of an emergency. This interactive program provides an opportunity for a homeowner or business management to create a profile and enter important information.
Residents can provide information including contacts for emergencies, access instructions, , number of people in the residence, pets, and occupants who may have special needs or home care for medical conditions.
Business owners and managers can provide information regarding keyholders, emergency contacts, share building access information and special building characteristics, hazardous materials, fire alarm and sprinkler systems, and ability to upload forms or documents that aid responders with emergency response decision making data.
Creating an account is completely voluntary; however, we strongly encourage homeowners and building owners to create a profile. Accurate and timely information is critical in our response. Having targeted information available at time of dispatch such as the total number of people and pets provides for better response planning and application of resources. It reduces the assumptions we often make prior to arriving on the scene of an incident. Better information, better response!
Your information is safeguarded with our internal information technology practices. Only firefighters and paramedics can see your information when assigned to an incident.
Don’t skip out on this opportunity to help us help you before you ever have to call 911!
Check out this link to see how it works:
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If you would like to create a profile, please click on the link below:
www.communityconnect.io/info/il-channahon
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Firefighter Sarah
Firefighter Sarah is the Fire & Life Safety Educator for the Channahon Fire Protection District, responsible for delivering public education programs across the community. Through visits to schools, civic organizations, and senior groups, Sarah Provides essential instruction on fire prevention and life safety. Public education remains a cornerstone of the District’s mission to foster a safe, informed, and resilient community.
CPR Classes
Blended Learning Courses are posted on our CPR page.
Click “More Information” below.
There are no public courses on the calendar at this time.
Please contact Sarah Fellows, our Fire & Life Safety Educator, to schedule a class. 815-467-6767
Classes Offered:
Healthcare Provider Class (BLS)
Heartsaver with AED
1st Aid/CPR/AED Class
CPR for Family and Friends
Kid’s Page
Meet BLAZE our very own Junior Flame Fighting Dragon!!
Join the ranks of our Safety Heroes by completing exciting fire safety missions and earn your very own Channahon Junior Flame Fighter Badge!
Let’s Learn, Stay Safe, AND Have Fun Together!!
Click the link below to access the Junior Flame Fighter’s Kid’s Page!
Visit Firefighter Sarah’s Junior Flame Fighter’s Kids Page
Car Seat Inspections & Installations
Illinois Child Passenger Protection Act
The Child Passenger Protection Act requires that all children under age 8 be properly secured in an appropriate child safety restraint system. This includes the use of booster seats, which must only be used with a lap/shoulder safety belt. If the back seat of the vehicle is not equipped with lap/shoulder type safety belts, a child weighing more than 40 pounds may be transported in the back seat without a booster seat, secured with a lap belt only.
The Channahon Fire Protection District staffs 1 certified Car Seat Technician to assist and educate the community regarding proper car safety seat use and installation. Child safety seat installations can be done when a certified technician is on duty and available.
Inspections and installations are by appointment.
Call 1-815-467-6767 to schedule an appointment.
Mission Statement
The Channahon Fire Protection District and its members provide a unique service in the areas of emergency response, education, and awareness with professionalism, dedication, and pride to the community and those in need.
Protect
The Channahon Fire Protection District will protect the firefighters who serve this community by furnishing them with state of the art equipment offering exceptional capability and safety. The Channahon Fire Protection District will protect the citizens of this community through the established service levels including fire suppression, pre-hospital care, fire prevention, community education, fire investigations, technical rescue, and water rescue operations.
Serve
The Channahon Fire Protection District shall foster a cohesive environment that promotes organizational ownership through opportunity and leadership resulting professional development. The Channahon Fire Protection District shall supply the citizens of this community with the expectation of upholding the highest professional conduct and delivery of service each time we may be called to assist a citizen in need.
Educate
The Channahon Fire Protection District shall prepare the firefighter of this community to operate as competent Firefighters, Paramedics, and Officers on the fire ground, in the fire station, and within the Channahon Fire Protection District at all times. The Channahon Fire Protection District will safeguard the citizens of this community through aggressive fire prevention and public education programs that instil the value of emergency preparedness.