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Amboy Fire Department

1871 - Vigilant Fire Company

1873 - Amboy Fire Company 1

1922 - Amboy Fire Department

1944 - Amboy Fire Protection District 

Apparatus

The Amboy Fire Protection District (AFPD) is a rural fire department providing fire, rescue, and emergency medical services to a year-round population of 8,000 with 2,333 in the City of Amboy and an estimated 5,667 in the rural area of the district. The district has a seasonal population peak of over 50,000 during the summer months from multiple area campgrounds.


AFPD is staffed with 40+ volunteers who operate out of a single fire station. The district encompasses 298 square miles, 120 of which is a tax-supported fire district and the remaining 178 square miles contracts for emergency medical services. AFPD operates with a fleet of 10 primary apparatus including 2 engines, 2 ambulances, 1 tanker, 1 rescue unit, 2 ATV's, and 2 EMS non-transport vehicles. 

We respond to around 400 emergency incidents each year.


AFPD provides auto-aid on fires and vehicle accidents to West Brooklyn, Harmon, Ohio, and Sublette Fire Protection Districts along with auto-aid EMS transport services for Ohio and West Brooklyn. AFPD also provides mutual aid to Dixon City, Dixon Rural, Ashton, Franklin Grove, Harmon, Sublette, Advance EMS, and Compton. AFPD is a member of Mutual Aid Box Alarm System 38.


AFPD and Amboy Fire Department are interchangeably used for identification.


MemberSHIP

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Edwin Lilja, President

Joel Hochstatter, Secretary

William Shaw, Treasurer


Ashley Bryant, Admin Asst.

OFFICERS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jeff Bryant Sr., Fire Chief

Scott Wittenauer, Asst. Chief

Duane Dickison, Asst. Chief

Jason Ramos, Deputy Chief

Garrett Gerdes, Deputy Chief

Ken Hartman, Captain

Jeff Gerdes, Lieutenant

Buddy Bonnell, Lieutenant

Cruz Martinez, Training Officer

Dave Lohse, Director of EMS

Emily Rose, EMS Captain

Kim Stram, EMS Captain

Anna Bryant, EMS Captain

Tammy Bryant, Field Support Officer

Wes Shaw, Chief Medical Advisor



MEMBERS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MEMBERS

Shay Anderson, Station Support

Brad Aude, FF/EMT

Dorian Barlow, FF

Andrea Bialas, Station Support

Bill Bontz, Station Support

Chris Builta, FF/EMT

Ashley Bryant, FF/EMT

Jen Ceretto, EMT

Nick Dinges, FF/Medic

Angel Dunn, FF/EMT

Bob Faivre, Station Support

Bill Gerdes, FF

Hank Gerdes, Station Support

Jordan Hochstatter, FF/EMT

Trevor Johnson, FF

Tessa Lohse, FF/PHRN

Christy Martinez, FF/EMT

Mike McAlvey, Medic

Adan Ramirez, FF/EMT

Jamie Russie, EMT

Betty Shaw, Station Support

Les Shaw, Station Support

Kerry Shaw, EMT

Keegan Shaw, FF/EMT

Liam Shaw, FF

Nate Shaw, FF

Tonia Warner, Station Support

Contact Us

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Amboy Fire Department

25 North East Avenue, Amboy, Illinois 61310, United States

(815) 857-2325 info@amboyfire.com

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24/7 Fire & Emergency Medical Services


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