General Info

The Effingham Fire Department has been providing emergency and nonemergency fire response services to residents since 1867. The department has a team of trained and certified firefighters and a chief and executive secretary who offer fire prevention services. It provides investigation and public education services. The Effingham Fire Department conducts training programs on various rescue and apparatus operations, fire simulation, hazardous materials response and auto extrication-related issues. The department is equipped with a range of engines, ladder towers, hazardous material response trailers and staff service vehicles. It also maintains mutual aid agreements with over 1,300 departments in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri through the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. The Effingham Fire Department is located in Effingham, Ill.