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State grant to help Oswego Fire Protection District replace gear that protects firefighters from carcinogens · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: State grant to help Oswego Fire Protection District replace gear
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  Speaker 1: that protects firefighters from carcinogens. Written by Eric Shelkopf, This
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  Speaker 1: article is being read by an automated voice brought to
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  Speaker 1: you by Everlet. The Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office has
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  Speaker 1: awarded the the Oswego Fire Protection District a nineteen one
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  Speaker 1: hundred dollars grant to assist with the replacement of fire
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  Speaker 1: gear extractors at three district fire stations. The grant will
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  Speaker 1: allow the district to replace aging extractors at three stations,
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  Speaker 1: including one machine that has been in service for more
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  Speaker 1: than twenty years. These specialized machines allow firefighters to thoroughly
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  Speaker 1: clean carcinogens and other hazardous contaminants from their protective gear
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  Speaker 1: following fire incidents. Research has shown that repeated exposure to smoke, soot,
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  Speaker 1: and toxic chemicals significantly in preases the risk of occupational
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  Speaker 1: cancer among firefighters. This grant directly supports the health and
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  Speaker 1: safety of our firefighters, Oswego Fire Chief Joshua Flanders said
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  Speaker 1: in a news release. Ensuring our personnel have reliable equipment
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  Speaker 1: to properly clean their protective gear after incidence is essential
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  Speaker 1: in reducing exposure to carcinogens and maintaining firefighter wellness. The
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  Speaker 1: Oswego Fire Protection District thanked the continued support of the
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  Speaker 1: Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office and its commitment to improving
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  Speaker 1: firefighter safety throughout the state. Formed by referendum in nineteen
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  Speaker 1: thirty six, the Oswego Fire Protection District covers fifty two
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  Speaker 1: square miles of the northeast portion of Kendall County and
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  Speaker 1: about four square miles of mostly unincorporated industrial parks in
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  Speaker 1: northwest Will County. Along with Oswego, the district serves unincorporated
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  Speaker 1: Boulder Hill, a large portion of Montgomery's south side, approximately
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  Speaker 1: one and a half square miles of the Grande Park
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  Speaker 1: neighborhood in Plainfield, and a small neighborhood in Yorkville. The
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  Speaker 1: district currently has four fire stations, including one in Montgomery
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  Speaker 1: and one in Plainfield. It looks to build a fifth
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  Speaker 1: fire station to keep up with growth in the area.
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  Speaker 1: In March twenty twenty four, the Oswego Village Board approved
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  Speaker 1: donating a parcel of land in the Wolf's Crossing Corridor
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  Speaker 1: to the Oswego Fire Protection District for the station. Located
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  Speaker 1: at the southwest corner of Wolf's Crossing and Devot Drive.
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  Speaker 1: The parcel is approximately one acre in size.