Sandwich Fire Protection District

03/02/2026

Shout out to Larry with Star 34, few days ago he made a delicious breakfast for the duty crew. Did we mention it was delicious? Thanks Larry. Head over and support our star on 34!!

02/22/2026

SFD took Sandwichs very own, 1A-150 pound State wrestling champ around town for a victory lap! Congrats to Cooper Corder!! What a great kid! Also, congrats to Josh Kotalik 6th place finish at state. Great job boys! Take it all in!

02/21/2026

Your 2026 SFD dodgeball team!!! Sandwich middle school invited us to their fundraiser and we had a blast! Great night! Thanks for the fun SMS!

02/06/2026

We have three new Promotions, help me congratulate:

Jeff Grey being promoted to Captain!! Logan Frantzen and Ryan Waller have earned their black shields and have completed academy and came off probation! Great job to you three!

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02/05/2026

Years of service awards to celebrate this year are:

Fire Chief Derek Hagerty 20 years
Assistant Chief Kyle Gruca 15 years
Captain Jeff Grey 10 years
LT Mitch Johns 10 Years
LT Mike Platt 10 Years
Caulling Burns 5 Years
Catrina Mitchell 5 years

Takes a lot of commitment for what the SFD members do for the community! Thanks for your years of hard work and dedication!

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02/04/2026

FF Brian Olson retires after 18 years with SFD. Brian had several years on the job before he came to us. Congrats on your retirement Brian! You have served Sandwich well!!

02/03/2026

Few photos of our SCBA confidence course we have. Great and fun way to train!

02/01/2026

SFD is taking applications to create an eligibility list for Full time district employees! FF / EMT or FF/ Medic. Email your application to [email protected] and you will receive an email back with further instructions. If you want to be part of the SFD team you can always fill out part time applications or even come volunteer with us! We truly are a combination department! Any questions email the above or call 815.786.9241. Thanks

02/01/2026

SFD will be hosting its 2nd EMT class starting in May! We partner with Roger at A-tec, and we had a great turnout with amazing success rates in our first class! If you want to start a rewarding career inquire with in! If you live in Sandwich this could be the start of something great between us!

01/31/2026

SFD ran 1,859 calls in year 2025. We have a great group of Firefighters here. More than 100 calls over 2024. That makes our single station a busy one! Be Safe everyone!

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11/08/2025

Sunny Weber has taken 1st place in state for cross country!! If anyone wants to show support, SFD, SPD and SEMA will be escorting Sunny and her teammates back to school. Line up down Center street and main street to congratulate her and the team as they come home!!! 3 pm today.