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June 10, 2024

Emmett Larson, age 9, son of Hampshire Fire Department Deputy Chief Eric Larsen, enjoys the view from a fire engine drivers' seat. The Hampshire Fire Protection District hosted a ribbon cutting and open house at its new station June 1.
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Emmett Larson, age 9, son of Hampshire Fire Department Deputy Chief Eric Larsen, enjoys the view from a fire engine drivers’ seat. The Hampshire Fire Protection District hosted a ribbon cutting and open house at its new station June 1.

Features, News • June 10, 2024

Hampshire firefighters hold ribbon-cutting

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HUNTLEY — Hampshire Fire Protection District (HFPD) hosted an open house and ribbon cutting for its new fire station No. 2 at the Tamms subdivision on June 1.

“It’s been a long process,” Hampshire Fire Chief Trevor Herrmann said. “We actually started it in 2005, but then the housing recession hit. We then sought the views of our stakeholders after housing started going again. There are plans for 3,000 more homes in Hampshire, and our call volume has grown.”

Herrmann noted the many subdivisions under construction in Hampshire, including the final phase of Tamms Subdivision.

“With the Tamms subdivision about complete, the Prairie Ridge subdivision expanding north of Kelley Road, the commercial development occurring in the Route 20 and I-90 area, the timing of station No. 2 could not have been better,” Herrmann wrote on the fire protection district’s web site.

Fire Station No. 2’s first day of operation was May 23. There are four firefighters assigned to station No. 1 at 202 Washington Street and three firefighters for the new fire station.

HFPD voters approved a $4.5 million local bond issue plus the department had $1.5 million in reserves to fund the project. The three-bay station will house an ambulance, fire engine and brush truck and three firefighters. The ground-breaking ceremony for the station was Aug. 2, 2023.

HFPD Board of Trustees members are Tim Thompson, president; Brian Pechtold, board treasurer; and trustees Richard Heine, David Scarpino and Eddie Saunders. Administrative staff members are Fire Chief Herrmann, Deputy Chief Eric Larson, EMS Captain Sheri Stadie and Financial Director Jody Remakel.

The ribbon cutting ceremony on a rainy day included the posting of the flag by the HPFD Honor Guard; Audrey Wagner, a Hampshire High School student, sang the National Anthem followed by remarks from HAPD Board President Tim Thompson and Hampshire Mayor Mike Reid. Jeanie Mayer of the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce organized the ribbon cutting. Matthew Mariani, the HFPD chaplain, said the blessing.

“I was a little worried about the weather, but we had a couple of hundred people here – the community is amazing,” Herrmann said.

The HFPD offers many services to the public, in addition to emergency calls, such as CPR, first aid, fire evacuation drills, use of fire extinguishers training and a residential smoke detector program.