The Wheaton Fire Department recently learned that the Insurance Services Office raised its grading level for the City of Wheaton’s fire protection capabilities, rating Wheaton among the top 3% of fire departments across the nation.
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 17, 2019, the Wheaton Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 200 block of Woodlawn Street.
During the 2018 MDA Fill the Boot campaign, members of the Wheaton Fire Department took to the streets to help kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related life-threatening diseases.
The Wheaton Fire Department will host its annual Sept. 11 Commemoration Ceremony to remember those who lost their lives at Ground Zero in New York and to honor Wheaton fire and police personnel.
Wheaton Fire Department responded to 844 calls in 2017 - 8.2 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Wheaton Fire Department responded to 919 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.
The pension fund for Wheaton firefighters is now underfunded by more than $10 million, a deficit that’s nearly doubled over the past 10 years, according to a report released by the Illinois Department of Insurance.