Fire Department

The Arlington Heights Fire Department has 4 Fire Stations

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Fire Station 1

300 E. Sigwalt St.

Fire Station 2

Headquarters

1150 N. Arlington Heights Road

Fire Station 3

2000 S. Arlington Heights Road

Fire Station 4

3030 N. Arlington Heights Road

Arlington Heights Fire Department Today

Arlington Heights has 4 fire stations which are staffed 24 hours a day/365 days a year.
Arlington Heights Fire Department responds to around 10,000 calls for emergency service each year.
The fire stations house 6 fire engines, 2 ladder towers, 6 ambulances and 4 specialty/rescue squads.
ALL Firefighters are certified as EMTs, or Emergency Medical Technicians and more than half are certified Paramedics.
There are more than 100 firefighters!
The Fire Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical, specialty rescue, and educational services for the residents and businesses of Arlington Heights.
The Fire Department has received the highest public protection rating, Class 1. This is a very special rating, less than 1% of ALL fire departments nationwide achieve this ranking!

Arlington Heights Fire Department History

The Fire Department began in 1894. It started with ALL VOLUNTEERS! There were 40 members.
In the first 20 years of the volunteer system, the Fire Department responded to only 40 alarms.
The Village of Arlington Heights hired its first 4 full-time firefighters on April 28, 1957.

The Village of Arlington Heights organized a volunteer Fire Department on October 8, 1894

The volunteer fire department was organized October 15, 1894. The early department had 24 firemen. The building pictured was used from 1895-1913 to house equipment.

A picture of the Volunteer Fire Department with a hose cart in 1924.

In 1935, the Volunteer Fire Department operating out of the Village Hall at Vail Avenue, Davis and Wing Streets.

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