On March 31 the First Fire Protection District of Antioch celebrated a historic 36 years of dedicated service to his community. Engineer Jim Robinson and his family attend a walk out ceremony commemorating his 36 years as a volunteer firefighter. The Fire District presented Jim with the flag that was flown over Station one the day of his walk out. He was also presented with an Axe, noting the community's ... (Full Story & Photos)
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)
