It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Elburn & Countryside Fire Protection District web site. The purpose of our web site is to educate and inform all who view this site about the vast array of services and the highly trained and motivated personnel that provide them.

Our Department is a full service organization that responded to over 1,341 of combined fire and EMS requests for assistance in 2008. We protect approximately 23,000 people within 75 square miles. We are actively involved with surrounding fire departments providing automatic and mutual aid wherever and whenever possible.

In addition to our primary role of fire and EMS service, we also staff a Hazardous Materials Team & Trench Rescue Team. Our staffing includes 1 Fire Chief, 1 Assistant Chief of EMS, 1 Assistant Chief of Fire Operations, 1 Fire Marshal, 21 full-time personnel, 45 Paid-on-Call personnel and 1 Administrative Assistant.

The Elburn & Countryside Fire Protection District Fire Prevention Bureau is actively involved in educating the citizens of the district thru public education programs. Our district prides itself on the continuing education and training of all personnel. We also provide preventative education and services to local businesses thru fire inspections so they can provide the safest environment for their customers and employees.

We are a very active organization whose mission is to provide exceptional service to our citizens. Please take some time to become familiar with our Department. Feel free to stop by  or call to schedule a tour or block party visit, sign up for CPR education or request an educational program that fits your specific needs. We will work to the best of our abilities to provide the citizens of our district with the best services possible.

We encourage your input. If you have suggestions about items that should be included on our web site, we would like to hear from you. Please contact our website staff at webmaster@ecfpd.com.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. You can e-mail me at callaghan_k@ecfpd.com or call Station One at 630-365-6855.

Kelly Callaghan,
Fire Chief