Station # 1

Station # 1 is the headquarters for the fire district and houses the administration offices as well. It is located approximately in the center of the district at 10544 Main Street, Roscoe, IL 61073.

Station #1 was moved to its current location in 1994 after a complete renovation and addition to an existing building. The new building contained six apparatus bays, a cascade room, a generator room, a dispatch room, meeting rooms, Chiefs offices, offices, storage rooms, kitchen, lounge, sleeping quarters, laundry room, and four restrooms. In 2005, and addition was added with two maintenance bays and a maintenance office. A larger lounge was also added.

The station has a generator that will fire up immediately in an emergency and power lights in the station, bay doors, and the dispatch room. The station is totally sprinklered, has an air cascade system room and has overhead station fans that can completely replace the air in the station in five minutes.

Rescue vehicles at Station #1 are 2-ALS Ambulances, 2-1000 gallon engine/pumpers, a 3000-gallon tanker, a heavy rescue squad, a minipumper, a grass rig, a boat, two minivans, a pickup, and a 100ft. aerial platform unit.

 

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