The Town of Cicero, or Cicero Township as it was called back then, was incorporated in 1867. The Fire Department that serviced Cicero Township was actually created before that date and responded to fire calls from ten (10) different stations and serviced an area that was six (6) times the current area of the Town. The Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical, and public education services for the Town of Cicero. Currently the department has 63 shift fire suppression personnel, three (3) non-fire suppression personnel, 24 Paramedic/EMS personnel and eight (8) staff positions. The Town of Cicero currently maintains three (3) fire stations that are located at:
The Fire Department’s administrative headquarters is located at the 5303 W. 25th Street station. The department maintains its own “Burn Tower” that is located to the East of the 5410 W. 34th Street station. Our own Fire Department, as well as other surrounding communities’ Fire Departments, utilize and conduct both single and multi-company training drills at the burn tower. Currently the Fire Department has three (3) front-line Engine Companies, two (2) Aerial Ladder Truck Companies, five (5) Ambulances, and one (1) back-up Engine that is kept in reserve. Last year, in 2019, Cicero Fire Department personnel and apparatus responded to over 9,200 fire and EMS calls.
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