Interoperability, standards of operation, incident command and safety are all important buzzwords for today’s fire service. If you keep abreast of what goes on around the country, you’re probably ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Illinois -- (April 27, 2019) On April 27-28, the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Illinois conducted a full-scale exercise at sites located in Patoka and Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — If you saw men dangling over the edge of the old I-74 bridge this week, they weren’t in danger, but rather preparing for it. Firefighters from five local departments participated in ...

WHEELING, Ill. — As rescue teams from the northern part of the country head south to Florida to help victims of Hurricane Milton, two local teams from the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) are ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Rock Island, Illinois -- (June 22, 2017) On June 20 through 22, the Rock Island Arsenal Fire Department hosted training on Arsenal Island for Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) ...

MARION, Ill. (WSIL) --- Illinois firefighters responded to almost 1.3 million calls in 2018, and that’s not just for fires. That’s why firefighters need to stay up-to-date on their training. One team ...

FREEPORT, Ill. — It's an expectation of no expectations that keeps those like Derek Tessendorf on the Freeport Fire Department's hazmat unit for nearly a decade. "There's never a day to day, this is ...

Kim Szlak and her daughter were perusing through a Starbucks in Morton Grove when she agreed to a short interview. With a nice cold beverage in hand, she answered a few questions about her life these ...