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Fire Dept. to give free smoke alarms

By Northern Star Staff | October 5, 2014

The DeKalb Fire Department is teaming up with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association during Fire Prevention Week to remind locals about the importance of smoke alarms.Fire Prevention Week, which ends Saturday, reminds residents to have their...

Local firefighters observe Fire Prevention week

By Northern Star Staff | October 2, 2013

Firefighters from both Sycamore and DeKalb fire departments are observing Fire Prevention week with a month’s worth of activities. This year’s theme is Prevent Kitchen Fires.Fire prevention week was established in the ’20s to commemorate the Chicago...

Local fire departments visit schools, host tours for Fire Prevention Week

October 12, 2011

It may be called Fire Prevention Week, but DeKalb Fire Lt. Luke Howieson hopes people remember fire safety tips they've learned this week all year long.The DeKalb and Sycamore Fire Departments are participating in Fire Prevention Week, which takes place...

DeKalb Fire Chief pushes for working fire alarms during fire safety week

By Jessica Wells | October 5, 2010

The week of Oct. 3-9 is Fire Prevention Week in the City of DeKalb. The DeKalb Fire Department locally supports the National Fire Protection Association's Fire Prevention Week campaign of "Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With." Fire Chief Bruce Harrison...