Polo Fire Department

The Polo Fire Protection District is operated by an elected board of five trustees. The district is funded by taxes collected through County Property Taxes. The district operates a volunteer fire department and a paramedic level ambulance service which is staffed and managed by CGH Emergency Services. Protecting the City of Polo, Illinois and the Townships of Buffalo, Brookeville, Eagle Point, Grand Detour, Lincoln, Pine Creek, and Woosung in an area approximately 144 square miles within the counties of Ogle, Lee, Whiteside, and Carroll. The fire departments staff consists of seven officers, and twenty firefighters. The department currently has seven trucks in operation.

June Calls

6/06/2008 Power lines down ~ Freeport Rd. & Buffalo

6/07/2008 Mutual Aid ~ Dixon Rural ~ Structure Fire ~ 594 Penrose

6/08/2008 Wires Arcing ~ 100 Block N. Rt. 26

6/08/2008 Wires Down ~ Storm Damage ~Barber & Locust

6/11/2008 Ambulance Assist ~ 305 N. Division

6/15/2008 Structure Fire ~ 3674 S. Foxlane Rd.

6/20/2008 Grass Fire ~ 6669 W. Oregon Trail

6/24/2008 Mutual Aid ~ Dixon Rural ~Barn Fire ~ Rock Island Rd. & Harmon Rd.

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Contact Information:

206 S. Franklin Ave. Polo, IL 61064
Telephone FAX
(815) 946-2153 (815) 946-4266

Chief Kim Wolber - k.wolber@comcast.net
Assistant Chief Tony Karrow - tekarrow@frontiernet.net
Webmaster Jerry Velez - jerryvelez@netscape.net