As the holidays arrive, Illinois families gather to celebrate tradition, warmth, and safety. But for more than 18,000 professional firefighters and paramedics across our state, the holidays look a bit different. While most people are around the table with family, our members are riding in fire engines, responding to heart attacks, freeing crash victims from mangled vehicles, pulling loved ones from burning homes, and mitigating chemical leaks that threaten entire neighborhoods. We sacrifice our holidays — and sometimes our lives — so others may live.
Emergencies don’t take time off. Neither do we.
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December 10, 2025 at 02:04PM
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