Sycamore Fire Department

A new location has been proposed for a Sycamore fire station, which still requires city approval before it’s built.

Some residents of southeast Sycamore, near where Ideal Industries donated land to the city for a proposed new fire station, told the city this week they’d rather the new facility be built elsewhere.

Sycamore alderpersons held a special City Council meeting Saturday in Streamwood to help themselves visualize what a new Fire Station No. 1 could look like if fully authorized.

Saturday morning the Sycamore City Council will hold a special council meeting inside a fire station in Streamwood, as city officials continue to mull over proposed plans for a new facility.

One employee suffered a minor injury from a dryer fire that broke out Sunday at a Sycamore hotel, authorities said Monday. Investigators estimated about $45,000 in damages from the fire, which remains under investigation.

One year after Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore was sworn in, he said his first year leading Sycamore Fire Department had its share of challenges but he’s still enjoying the opportunity.

More than a dozen buildings in Sycamore are taller than three stories, but the Sycamore Fire Department does not have a ladder truck. The lack of "one of the glaring areas" where the department comes up short, Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore said.

A Sycamore City Council meeting will take place outside of the city in July in an effort to help alderpersons visualize what a new fire station could look like, officials said.

The new Sycamore Fire Station No. 1 moved one step closer to reality Monday after the Sycamore City Council unanimously OK’d an agreement with an architecture firm.

The next step needed for Sycamore to construct a new fire station estimated to cost more than $10 million will be up for a vote Monday from the Sycamore City Council. Latest vote would greenlight next steps for architecture firm; city eyes 2026 as tentative move-in date

KeeLey Meyer is the first woman to be hired as a full-time firefighter in the history of Sycamore, and Carlos Aburto is the first Latino at the Sycamore Fire Department.

Architects hired by Sycamore to design a new fire station told the City Council this week the project could cost at least $1 million more than initially estimated.

Indian Valley Vocational Center in Sandwich is poised to receive a new vehicle to work and learn on after a donation from the city of Sycamore.

A nearly brand new fire engine was purchased by the city of Sycamore from Logan City, Utah last month, which meant someone had to drive the truck 1,300 miles back home to Sycamore. Here's how the journey went:

Ideal Industries, which will celebrate 100 years of operating in Sycamore in 2024, donated 6 acres of land this week to the city of Sycamore, meant to be used to build a new fire station.

The Sycamore Fire Department responded to a vehicle on fire outside an apartment building on the city’s east side Sunday night, and had to return to the area later after it caught fire again.

Longtime Sycamore firefighter Bradley Belanger was remembered Saturday as the “heart and soul” of the local firehouse, as crowds from across Illinois flocked to town despite the wintery weather to pay their final respects.

Longtime Sycamore firefighter Bradley Belanger died Friday, the Sycamore Fire Department announced, just days after he was escorted home alongside supporters, loved ones and fellow first responders after a hospital stay from illness.

Sycamore School District 427 staff took home a victory against city first responders Tuesday in the first ever Heroes on Hardwood fundraiser, but players said the real winner was the charity work it benefited: $1,500 to Spartan Food Pantry.

The Sycamore community rallied behind one of their own Monday night as first responders helped escort a city firefighter across multiple counties and back home after a hospital stay.

A vacant home and a garage in rural DeKalb County have been ruled total losses after a fire this week, authorities said.

Sycamore residents filled a crowded City Council chambers this week to back a local voice who called into question whether the city's plans for a new fire station should be brought to a vote with a referendum.

A South Elgin man was flown to Rockford with injuries after a rollover vehicle crash in rural Sycamore Tuesday, authorities said.

The city of Sycamore will add a new ambulance to its emergency fleet in 2025.

Sycamore police, fire and School District 427 officials recently participated in a school shooter training exercise meant to better prepare the district for potential crisis response.

With a heat wave, here are multiple free places to cool down across DeKalb County for those in need of respite from the weather:

After spending months mulling over what to do about the city’s 66-year-old Fire Station 1 building, Sycamore City Council could authorize an architect agreement for a new Fire Station 1 next week.

A jammed elevator motor which filled the elevator with smoke caused a brief fire response to a downtown Sycamore bank Wednesday evening, said Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore.

With no air conditioning in the living quarters – and a 66-year-old boiler that went down at least twice over the past winter – Sycamore officials are mulling over the future Sycamore Fire Station No. 1.

Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore was sworn as the city’s next head of department this week after serving as the interim fire chief for two months this spring.

The Sycamore City Council recently considered proposals to renovate Fire Station 1 or build a new one the city’s south side, two options that each would cost more than $11 million.

A bush fire along Peace Road in Sycamore caused thousands of dollars worth of damages to a hotel and injured one person late Thursday, according to the Sycamore Fire Department.

After two months on the job, Carl Reina is out as Sycamore fire chief, confirmed Sycamore Fire Department employees, though details on his departure aren’t readily available.

Sycamore firefighter Brad Belanger, elected to serve on the DeKalb County Board in November, resigned from the board this month to focus on his health after being diagnosed with esophageal and gastric cancer. The community is coming to his aid.

A barn was destroyed in a structure fire in rural Sycamore Wednesday, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Sycamore’s new fire chief Carl Reina, who hails from Berwyn, said he chose to take over the city’s fire department because he’s eager to put down roots in the community.

DeKalb and Sycamore fire department crews sent aid down south to Carus Chemical plant in La Salle last week as firefighters from across the region battled the chemical blaze for hours.

A garage fire attached to a home on the south side of Sycamore Friday displaced residents and caused about $100,000 in damages, Sycamore fire officials said.

Sycamore residents could see an increase in their 2023 city property tax bill if the Sycamore City Council moves forward with plans to bring in more revenue to add more police officers and firefighters to the payroll.

The Sycamore Fire Prevention Co. will host a pulled pork sandwich drive-thru dinner to help raise money to restore the department’s 1923 Stutz firetruck.

Sycamore Fire Department’s new deputy fire chief, Bart Gilmore, was sworn in Monday, and said he hopes he can use his experience from his 28 years with the DeKalb Fire Department to facilitate needed growth in Sycamore as the city struggles to staff its firehouses.

The Sycamore Fire Department will replace the stretchers and loading systems on its four ambulances after it was awarded $235,598 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.

The intersection at Peace Road and Illinois Route 23 in Sycamore was reopened Monday evening after a temporary closure due to a collision involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle, said police.

Calls for service from the Sycamore Fire Department increased by 23% over the past year, according to a recently published annual report.

A car crash Saturday on Peace Road in Sycamore Township sent three to the hospital Saturday, including one with serious injuries, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

A house fire in the attic of a Sycamore home on Illinois Route 64 Monday sent one to the hospital and caused about $50,000 worth of damage to the two-story house, according to Sycamore fire officials.

For the most part, Sycamore kept the fire department holiday-related incident wreath red, with only one light bulb turning white during this most recent holiday season. That means crews only responded to one holiday decoration related fire this season.

The Sycamore Lions Club recently donated $2,160 to the Sycamore Fire Department to purchase a piece of training equipment for paramedics in honor of longtime Sycamore Fire Lt. and Lions Club member Gene Listy.

During the holiday season, the Sycamore Fire Department will continue its’ annual firehouse tradition of the Red Wreath program starting Thanksgiving Day.

UPDATE: Somonauk Road in Hinckley has reopened, after it was closed through the night into Tuesday, said Chief Deputy Jim Burgh with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, as crews worked to clean the roadway due to an overturned semi-trailer truck which was leaking diesel fuel.