Statement from Interim Fire Chief Tyler Funk

Thank you Captain Michael Bayless for your 22 years of service to the City of Champaign. Enjoy your retirement!

Congratulations Lieutenant Andy Monts on your recent promotion! Andy had his badge pinned by his wife.

Congratulations Engineer Nathaniel King on your recent promotion!

Join us as we kick off FPW with an event on Sunday, October 5 at 1 PM at Station 1! We’ll have a Mayoral Proclamation followed by an Open House and Resource Fair. PLUS: All week there will be opportunities to visit neighborhood fire stations and your neighborhood firefighters.

Fire Prevention Week 2025 kicks off this Sunday, October 5! Join us at 1 PM at Fire Station 1 where we will have a Mayoral Proclamation followed by an Open House and Resource Fair. PLUS: All week long, there will be opportunities to visit neighborhood fire stations.

Contractors will perform outdoor warning siren maintenance to the siren near the intersection of N. Mattis Ave and Rion Dr today, Oct. 3, from 11am-1pm. This requires activation for not over 30 sec. If an emergency exists, the sirens will activate as normal.

Welcome Champaign's newest firefighters! From L-R Mackai Neumaier, Taylor Bradley, Keagon Ashby, Andrew Schluter, Jordan Simmons, and Chase Hammock.

It's not too late to have those chimneys and vents cleaned and inspected by a qualified professional! Keep anything that can burn at least three-feet away from heating equipment, like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove, or portable space heater.

Our friends at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District have put together a handy interactive map that shows the locations of food pantries and hot meals/soup kitchen locatoins for those facing food insecurity. Please share with your neighbors in need. bit.ly/3L9lris

Happy Halloween! Consider using glow sticks or battery-operated candles for jack-o’-lanterns and other Halloween decorations.

Today we thank those that have served to protect our nation.

Our hearts are heavy as we honor the passing of our Fire Department Chaplain, David Ashby. His compassion, strength, and steady presence brought comfort to so many during difficult moments. We are grateful for his service to area first responders and our community.

Congratulations to the graduates of the second Champaign Fire Academy Graduation on Friday!

After you ring in the New Year, take time to talk safety at home. Take a few minutes with your family to practice your home escape plan—know two ways out of every room, choose a meeting place outside, and make sure everyone knows what to do in an emergency.

CFD responded to an early morning fire in a mobile home on Apricot Dr., on Monday, January 5. The occupants were safely outside when fire crews arrived. Firefighters extended multiple hose lines and were able to quickly extinguish the fire.

This week members of Amtrak Police and Amtrak Emergency Management presented Passenger Rail Safety & Response to the Champaign Fire Department. In addition, Amtrak presented two evening sessions for our mutual aid partners in MABAS Division 28.

CFD will be training all this week at 410 W. Healey St. from 8:00 am-4:00 pm. Fire crews will be performing company-based skills, utilizing theatrical smoke. Expect to see two or three apparatus and fire companies at any given time.

Overnight, CFD responded to a fire in a vacant single-family home in the 200 block of E Washington St. Fire crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire. Here are a few photos from that fire.

The Spring 2026 delivery of the Champaign Fire Academy is set to run from April 6th - June 5th, 2026. We have a few remaining spots available. Tuition Rate: $7500 per student For information or to sign up, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]