Sidney Fire Protection
District
A 1976 Sidney bicentennial history book
written by Sidney Township resident and former Sidney school teacher Virginia
McElroy makes reference that prior to 1938 the Sidney Village Board of Trustees
was the governing entity for the Sidney Fire Department.
In 1938 the Sidney Fire Protection District
(SFPD) was organized and became Champaign County’s first Fire
Protection District. SFPD encompasses all 36 square miles of Sidney Township with
the village of Sidney almost centered within the fire
district.
Ever since its organization the SFPD has been
governed by 3 trustees who are appointed and approved for 3 staggered terms of
office by the Sidney Township Board of Trustees. The SFPD Board of Trustees
meets monthly at the Sidney Fire Station located at 302 South David
Street. Meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month, begin at
7:00 pm and the public is invited to attend.
Currently the SFPD has a contingent of 18 volunteer
firefighters and emergency medical personnel as well as 2 committed and
equipped trucks for fire fighting service.
The Sidney volunteer firemen meet at
7:00 pm at the Sidney Fire Station on the 2nd and 4th Monday
of each month. Our volunteers are trained and instructed according to National
Fire Protection Act (NFPA) standards.
Additionally, our Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) personnel meet at 7:00 PM at the Sidney Fire Station on the 3rd Tuesday
of each month. All our EMTs, First Responders, including firefighters are
trained in CPR and are continuously re-certified in life saving procedures and
regulations set forth by the state of Illinois.
The SFPD is always in need of firefighters
and EMS personnel. Your community needs you. Please get involved, be
committed and volunteer today. The doors at Sidney Fire are always open and you
are welcomed.
