{"id":2124,"date":"2024-03-15T11:13:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T16:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/?page_id=2124"},"modified":"2025-12-19T09:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:28:49","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/about-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2124\" class=\"elementor elementor-2124\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c7164be elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6c7164be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2af7276f\" data-id=\"2af7276f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa4cf6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa4cf6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec073a2\" data-id=\"ec073a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c3b2fe elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"75c3b2fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">FIRE DEPT. MENU<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4091c387 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-3554 elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4091c387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/about-us\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">About BFD<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/cpr\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CPR and First Aid Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/contact-us\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/fire-department-gallery\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fire Department Gallery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/emergency-prevention-and-preparedness\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fire Prevention and Emergency Preparedness<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/inspections\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Inspections and Compliance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/our-services\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Our Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/recruitment\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Recruitment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660be3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"660be3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"149\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Fire-Img.png\" 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aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Slides\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Ladder-150.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Slides\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/IMG_2350.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Slides\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/BFD_Honor_Guard_2019.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Slides\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Training-4.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Slides\" style=\"background-image: 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role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Slides\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/20220603_120508.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Slides\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/270176303_719069532829883_6211776380453755500_n.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Slides\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Training.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-825b13f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"825b13f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3548bde\" data-id=\"3548bde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0990261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0990261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Station-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-4469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Station-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Station-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Station-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ed57c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85ed57c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fire Station 1<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">123 S State Street<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e85ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48e85ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fire Station 1 is located in the heart of downtown Belvidere.\u00a0 Station 1 is the headquarters of the Belvidere Fire Department. In addition to the on-duty crew available for emergency response, the station also contains the administrative offices of the Fire Chief, Shift Commander, Administrative Assistant, as well as the Fire Prevention Bureau.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8048c3\" data-id=\"f8048c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b3917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37b3917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/101-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4873\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/101-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/101-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/101-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/101-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/101-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.belvidereil.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/101.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3219d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3219d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fire Station 2<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">353 East 6th Street<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a770e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a770e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fire Station 2 is located on 6th street and serves as a vital emergency response hub for the city, providing essential fire services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-855e001 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"855e001\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e99947\" data-id=\"4e99947\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d247d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3d247d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Belvidere Fire Department has been serving the City of Belvidere since 1886. We protect the city\u2019s population of 25,585 covering an area of 12.5 square miles. In 2025 the Belvidere Fire Department responded to 3,568 calls for service.\u00a0 The Department maintains a full-time staff of 42 members and operates from two Fire Stations and an Ambulance Station to provide effective coverage throughout the city. We are seeking highly self motivated individuals that are passionate about serving others and providing for our community. Belvidere Fire prides itself on strong teamwork, leadership skills, smart but aggressive tactics, safety and an &#8220;All In&#8221; attitude. Experience is not necessary to apply but the courage and willingness to serve others in their greatest time of need is. We will equip and train the perfect candidate to be at the level we need them to be. When you become a member of the Belvidere Fire Department you become a member of our family from day one.<\/p><p>The Department maintains a full-time staff of 42 members. The staff includes:<\/p><ul><li>One (1) Fire Chief<\/li><li>Three (3) Captains<\/li><li>Three (3) Lieutenants<\/li><li>Twenty-one (21) Firefighter\/Paramedics<\/li><li>One (1) Administrative Assistant<\/li><li>One (1) Full Time Inspector<\/li><li>Twelve (12) Ambulance Staff:<ul><li>Six (6) Paramedics<\/li><li>Six (6) EMT\u2019s<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The BFD operates from two Fire Stations and an Ambulance Station to provide effective coverage throughout the city. 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