• Local fire department hosts fun fair to encourage fire safety

    WSIL-TV 3 Southern Illinois   LAKE OF EGYPT -- Sunny weather brought out dozens of people for a day of fire safety at the Lake of Egypt Fire House. Organizers say this is the 15th year they've hosted this event, which aims to educate children about fire safety. Firefighters had a miniature house on hand to show how fast a home can fill with smoke and showed kids how to crawl to [...]

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    Lake of Egypt Fire District donates firetruck to Southeastern Illinois College

    Southeastern Illinois College’s Fire Science Program has a new fire engine, thanks to Lake of Egypt Fire District. The fire engine is a 1975 Mack originally obtained from Pennsylvania in 1990 by the Lake of Egypt Fire District. Fire Chief Kirby Crites said the truck was in operation in Lake of Egypt until 2003, at which point it became a reserve engine, as newer models were obtained.[...]

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