The News................
The Oblong Firemans Association provided toys for 59 children in 2007.
We
would like to thank all that donated to help with this years Christmas for
Kids program.
Mission Statement of the Oblong Fire Department:
To protect
the lives and property of the residents of the
Oblong Fire District and to assist them
when any misfortune, whether natural or manmade befalls them.
Listen to Engine 651 leaving the station house.
Our radio frequencies-
Primary 154.430 Secondary 154.205
The department has 27 members on the roll.
Run numbers
2007 - 68
2006 - 81 runs
2005 - 67 runs
2004 - 77 runs
2003 - 63 runs
2002 - 61 runs,
$75.850.00 damage.
2001- 51 runs, $30,250.00 damage.
2000 - 45 runs, $187,970.00 damage.
1999 - 90 runs, $348.275.00 damage.
The department has a
ongoing Toys for Tots program. This past year the
department provided for 70 children. The primary source of income for
this program is the pork burger stand that the department operates at
the yearly Oblong Antique Tractor & Engine Show.
The county has recently
enacted a automatic mutual aid agreement. When
ever a structure fire is reported in the jusrisdiction of a county
department, the closest to the responding department is also alerted
and dispatched. This is especially helpful in the daytime hours when so
many of the members of the county departments are at work.
County Fire Department Numbers
Robinson 500
Oblong 600
Palestine 700
Hutsonville 800
Flat Rock 900
Prairie Licking 1100
Chauncey 1200
Call "911" To Report A Fire