Oswego Fire Protection District

A fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage Tuesday afternoon to a four-unit townhouse in the 100 block of South Concord Drive in Oswego.

Oswego fire crews responded to a fire Friday night in the 400 block of Arboretum Way. They found the fire spreading from a garage to a neighbors house, according to a news release.

No one was injured in a fire on Herren Lane in Oswego on Sept. 20 that had spread from a garage to a house.

No one was injured in a house fire Thursday night in the 2400 block of Route 31 in Oswego.

The Oswego Fire Protection District and the Oswego Police Department once again teamed up for the Oswego Junior Public Safety Academy.

More than $19,000 has been raised so far for a family whose Oswego house sustained heavy damage and was deemed uninhabitable after a fire on Tuesday afternoon.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The house sustained heavy damage and was deemed uninhabitable.

Three families have been displaced following a fire at an apartment complex in the 100 block of Harbor Drive in unincorporated Kendall County Tuesday night.

Oswego Fire Protection District Fire Chief John Cornish recently retired after serving more than 20 years with the district.

A building in rural Oswego was destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning.

No one was injured in a garage fire in Montgomery early Saturday that also caused extensive damage to the adjoining house.

Now through Dec. 10, the Oswego Fire Department will be accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program.

No one was injured in an Oswego house fire on Aug. 28.

Oswego firefighters Friday night rescued a man from a fifth wheel camping trailer in the 8000 block of Van Emmon Road after a large tree had fallen on top of it.

No one was injured in a Oswego house fire Saturday night.

Fire district personnel treated and released one civilian for smoke inhalation at the scene.

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Upon arrival at the scene, firefighters found the barn fully involved in fire.

Firefighters were summoned to the home in the 10000 block of South Sunridge Drive shortly after 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

“Crew were able to rapidly extinguish the fire, and the main body of the fire was extinguished within minutes of arrival,” the fire district said.

The fire department is asking community members, organizations and businesses to assist once again in making a child smile this year on Christmas morning.

Voters narrowly rejected the district’s initial tax hike request in an April 2021 referendum and then again this past June 28 by a one-vote margin of defeat.

No civilians or firefighters were injured during the incident and all pets were located safe.

Firefighters extended hose lines to the roof and quickly extinguished the blaze.

In a statement, the fire district said the injured person was transported to Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Firefighters were summoned to the blaze at 2:15 a.m. Sept. 3 in the 200 block of Springbrook Trail South.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, limiting the damage to a car and the garage area of the home.

Firefighters were summoned to the blaze at approximately 11:40 a.m.

The district’s 0.10% property tax increase referendum failed by 298 votes in April of 2021, and by just one vote in the June 28 primary election.

Initial, unofficial reports indicate the fire is in the basement of the home.

Oswego firefighters respond to two fires; no injuries reported.

An employee was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.

In a statement the Oswego Fire Protection District said firefighters responded to the blaze at 3:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Belmont Avenue in the Churchill Club subdivision located north of the Wolf’s Crossing Road.

The fire district deployed its water rescue team and rapid deployment boat.

In a statement, the fire district said firefighters were summoned to the blaze at 8 a.m. on a report of smoke detectors going off and a smell of smoke in one of the apartments.

In a statement, the fire district said firefighters were summoned to the blaze off Minkler Road in the Hunt Club subdivision on the village’s south side at 6:30 p.m.

The day’s activities will include a live fire demonstration, a safety trailer for the kids to go through, real fire gear for the kids to try on, a skill station to show everyone your “Stop, Drop, and Roll” skills, a “kid-sized” firefighter obstacle course, and the chance to meet

Cornish noted that when voters last passed a fire district referendum in 2002, the agency was serving approximately 27,000 residents. Today the fire district is serving about 75,000 residents.

Firefighters were summoned to the residence on a report of a fire in the garage.

First they donned heavy firefighter gear and learned how extinguish a car fire by working together to train a fire hose on the flaming wreck.

“With costs continuing to rise, we are seeking these funds to ensure that we maintain current services,” fire district officials said in a statement.

Two outstanding high school seniors who are residents of the Oswego Fire Protection District will be chosen for the scholarships to be used at an institution of higher learning.

The fire occurred in a townhome on Williamsburg Court just west of Lexington Drive in Montgomery's Seasons Ridge subdivision.

Firefighters found heavy fire on the second floor of the two-story residence, extending into the attic.

The trustees worked with internal candidates Deputy Chief Josh Flanders and Cornish during the search process and ultimately voted to appoint Cornish to the position of fire chief June 1. Flanders has been serving as interim fire chief since Veseling’s departure.

The Oswego Fire Protection District will seek voter approval of a property tax hike referendum in the April 6 consolidated election in an effort to maintain its existing level of service to fire district’s more than 65,000 residents