Sycamore Red Wreath Report

The Sycamore Fire Department is pleased to report that there were no holiday related fire incidents during the holiday season beginning on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015, and ending after New Year’s Day on January 2, 2016. We would like to commend everyone in Sycamore for paying attention to holiday safety and hope that citizens continue to be safety conscious throughout the New Year.

Both fire stations 1 & 2 displayed a wreath on the front of the buildings starting Thanksgiving Day, and ending on January 2, 2016. The wreath is a challenge to Sycamore residents to keep the lights red. If a fire occurred in Sycamore that involved a holiday related activity, a bulb in the wreath would have been changed from red to white.

Even though the Sycamore Fire Department did not respond to any holiday related fires during the red wreath program, there were 200 requests for emergency service. Of those requests, 140 were for emergency medical services responses, 21 motor vehicle accident responses and 39 non-holiday fire related responses.

For more information on the red wreath program, please contact the Sycamore Fire Department at (815) 895-4514, or visit us on Facebook at City of Sycamore Fire Department for occasional postings.