The First Fire Protection District of Antioch is seeking a Tax Referendum in April of 2021
Historically, with the calls for service on the rise, the members of the First Fire Protection District struggle to reach our goal of making contact with 90% of the callers within 6 minutes. In 2020 we responded to 2975 calls for service. This was down from the previous year's 471 calls. Departments across ... (Full Story & Photos)
On December 17, 2020 we held a private ceremony for our 2020 Fire Academy Graduates. Aubryn Corey, Austin Tiffany, Clayton Ushkow Kemi O’Neal, Shayn Szlak, Ben Fooden were sworn in as Antioch Firefighters by Trustee Tom Dvorak. Each successfully completed our Fire Academy and passed their Firefighter Basic Operations Exam with the State of Illinois. Retired Assistant Chief/ Instructor Bob Johnson ... (Full Story & Photos)
Open Burning Allowed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in Unincorporated Lake County through Dec. 31, 2020 The Lake County Board voted yesterday to amend a temporary emergency ordinance that is effective through Dec. 31, 2020, which allows open burning in unincorporated Lake County from sunrise to sunset only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and further accommodates landscape maintenance ... (Full Story & Photos)
Press Release Fire Department Referendum November 2020 September 15, 2020
In the spring election of 2020, the First Fire Protection District of Antioch went to the voters to seek permission to approve a tax increase in the form of a referendum question. This increase was being sought to address the growing need to fund infrastructure shortfalls and to increase staffing levels to cover the growing ... (Full Story & Photos)
At the May 14, 2020 Fire District Meeting, the Board of Trustees of the First Fire Protection District of Antioch Township had a discussion on how they as a board could do their part to assist the struggling businesses in Antioch during the COVID-19 closures order by the Governor of Illinois. After the brief discussion, the Board motioned and approved to suspend the collection of the ... (Full Story & Photos)
