East Joliet Fire Protection District

10/04/2026

🔥DELAYED INCIDENT | 1547HRS🔥

E-Co. 51 O/S E. Washington & Davidson St. with heavy smoke showing from the 2nd floor of an apartment complex.

E-51 out, stretching a line and going interior. Keep all incoming companies coming in.

RED FG.

10/03/2026

A sincere thank you to the Lifestar Chicago crew for flying in and joining us for our Open House today.

We greatly appreciate you taking the time to connect with our community and showcase the critical role you play in emergency medical transportation and patient care.

Your presence helped make today’s event a great success.🚁🚒

10/03/2026

🔥🚒 LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO THIS SATURDAY? 🚒🔥

The East Joliet Fire Protection District
is hosting its Annual Open House, and Wags 2 Wishes is excited to be one of the many organizations joining them for the afternoon! 🐾❤️

📅 Saturday, October 3rd
⏰ 1:00–4:00 PM
📍 East Joliet Fire Department – Station 51
911 S. Briggs St., Joliet

There’s a lot happening throughout the event — including a Lifestar helicopter landing, fire trucks & equipment, an extrication drill demonstration, kids activities, FREE hot dogs & popcorn, and more! 🚁🚒🍿

🐾 And while you’re there, be sure to stop by and say hi to Wags 2 Wishes Animal Rescue & Wags 2 Wellness Veterinary Care Center !We’ll have some furry friends along and would love to chat about adoption, fostering, volunteering, doggie daycare or just talk dogs. ❤️

Bring the family and come enjoy a fun afternoon with the East Joliet Fire Department and all of the participating community organizations! 🔥🐾

10/01/2026

Join us this Saturday October 3rd, from 1:00–4:00 PM (RED Shift) @📍Station 51, 911 S. Briggs St., Joliet, IL for our Annual Open House!

Bring the whole family and enjoy an afternoon of fire safety, demonstrations, community partners, and family activities, including:

🚗 Extrication demonstration
🚁 Lifestar Helicopter landing
🚒 Fire apparatus & equipment
🧯 Smoke detector giveaway
🌭 Free hot dogs & popcorn
🐶 Wags to Wishes
🎈 Children’s activities
❤️ And much more!

Come meet your local firefighters, learn about fire prevention, and kick off National Fire Prevention Month with us.

We look forward to seeing you there! 🚒👨‍🚒

09/30/2026

09/18/2026

🚨 APPARATUS BUILD UPDATE | BRADENTON, FL 🚨

Progress continues on E-51’s new Pierce 2nd Gen Pumper!

The new apparatus is taking shape as construction continues. The cab is receiving trim and wiring harnesses, the pump house is moving through final pump assembly, and the body is in staging.

We look forward to sharing additional updates as E-51 continues to take shape.

More to come!

09/16/2026

🚨 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 🚨

🚒 EAST JOLIET FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE 🚒

Join us for an afternoon of family fun, fire safety, and community education as the East Joliet Fire Protection District kicks off National Fire Prevention Month!
Come meet your local firefighters, explore our equipment, learn valuable fire-safety information, and enjoy an afternoon with your family and community.

We look forward to seeing you there!

09/09/2026

🚨We are Hiring!🚨

08/25/2026

🚨Delayed Incident 🚨

Chief 51 O/S 500Blk of Rowell Ave. with a fire inside the recycling plant E-52 will be dropping a line keep it to the Still Companies.

08/11/2026

🚨Apparatus Build Update Bradenton, FL🚨

Progress continues on E-51s new Pierce 2nd Gen Pumper.

The cab has now completed the paint process, while the pump house has entered the paint phase. The apparatus body is currently in staging and is preparing to move into the next phase of assembly.

Upcoming work is expected to include cab trim and wiring harness installation, completion of the pump house paint process, followed by trim and wiring harness installation on the body.