Sublette Fire Department

Sublette Fire Department Sublette Fire Protection District was formed in 1926 and located in Sublette, Illinois in Lee County.

SFPD is made up of 31 dedicated Volunteers and 15 Cadets providing Fire and EMS Services to Sublette, West Brooklyn, Ohio and Woodhaven Lakes.

03/28/2026

Check out some highlights from the 2026 Sublette Fire Department Cadet Training Program!

Congratulations to the (27) young people that graduated from the Sublette Fire Department Cadet Program!➡️ 8 - Weekends ...
03/23/2026

Congratulations to the (27) young people that graduated from the Sublette Fire Department Cadet Program!

➡️ 8 - Weekends
➡️ 1,425 - Hours Trained (including Instructors)
➡️ CPR, Extrication, SCBA, Live Fire 🔥

Many thanks to the Amboy, Dixon Rural, and Byron Fire Protection Districts for the use of your facilities.

Shout out to all of the instructors that donated time from Sublette, Amboy, Mendota Fire Department, Rockford Fire Department, Oregon, Aurora, Rock Island, Dixon City, Dixon Rural and Byron Fire Departments!

Duty - Pride - Respect

03/16/2026

Road update from Lee County. Drive safe if you HAVE to go out today, watch out for tow truck operators (year around) and turn on your lights because tail lights do not come on with daytime running lights.

Found. Baby bottle on the table at the breakfast if you lost yours we have it at the station.
03/15/2026

Found. Baby bottle on the table at the breakfast if you lost yours we have it at the station.

FOR SALE - $30/Each - Uncooked bags of Sausage, ready for pickup now.Please comment “Yes” below if interested, so we can...
03/15/2026

FOR SALE - $30/Each - Uncooked bags of Sausage, ready for pickup now.

Please comment “Yes” below if interested, so we can keep track.

Come join us for our pancake breakfast today. We might even have chocolate chips for the kids pancakes.
03/15/2026

Come join us for our pancake breakfast today. We might even have chocolate chips for the kids pancakes.

03/15/2026

Sublette Fire Department Fundraiser this morning during the Sublette Farm Toy & Antique Tractor Show!

➡️ 7 am until Noon
➡️ $10 Donation - Adults
➡️ $5 Donation - Kids
➡️ FREE - 5 & Under

Come out and meet our newest Cadet Class…

All proceeds to benefit the Sublette Fire 🔥 & EMS Department.

03/10/2026

Be weather aware this evening. No warnings for our county as of yet but there are severe thunderstorms warning and watches to our south west.

Week  #8 - “Coordinated Fire 🔥 Attack”➡️ (2) Coordinated Scenarios➡️  Fire Attack, Water Supply, Search & Ventilation➡️ ...
03/10/2026

Week #8 - “Coordinated Fire 🔥 Attack”

➡️ (2) Coordinated Scenarios
➡️ Fire Attack, Water Supply, Search & Ventilation
➡️ State Fire Marshal - John McGee
➡️ Speaker & Former NFL Player - Sean Considine

🔥 (26) Students
🔥 (12) Instructors & Firefighters

171 Hours of Training

Thank you to the Byron Fire Protection District for letting us use your facility!

Many thanks to today’s instructors - Andy Politsch, Tim Free, Kurt Larson, Nate Stepp, Josh Shipman, Brady Rutishauser, Brad Carrington, Lane Dinges, Kevin Schultz, Brian Dallam, Greg Vaessen, Kim Vaessen, Brian O'Malley, and Nick Dinges!

REMINDER - Sublette Fire Department Breakfast this Sunday starting at 7 am during the Sublette Farm Toy & Antique Tractor Show.

The “New” 1-Henry-30 - now In service….Thanks to all that came down to stock, mount Items and move equipment over for th...
03/05/2026

The “New” 1-Henry-30 - now In service….

Thanks to all that came down to stock, mount Items and move equipment over for the IDPH Inspection!

➡️ March 15th - Pancake & Sausage Breakfast Fundraiser @ 7 am

➡️ Meet the (27) New Cadets at taking training at SFPD

➡️ “WE NEED YOU”! - EMT Class starting in Amboy, March 17th - message us if interested in joining our Team

03/04/2026

Our new ambulance has arrived and will be replacing our 2007 EMS Unit tomorrow….

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have received donations and memorials totaling almost $200,000, which is almost 1/2 of the total project cost!

If you are interested helping fund the remaining $186,000 please reach out to any of our members.

➡️ Sunday, March 15th - Pancake & Sausage Breakfast Fundraiser @ 7 am

➡️ Meet the (27) New Cadets at taking training at SFPD

➡️ “WE NEED YOU”! - EMT Class starting in Amboy, March 17th - message us if interested in joining our Team

Week  #7 is in the books…. “Extrication Day”➡️ Hydraulic Tools➡️ Battery Tools ➡️ Air Bags🔥 (27) Students🔥 (12) Instruct...
03/02/2026

Week #7 is in the books…. “Extrication Day”

➡️ Hydraulic Tools
➡️ Battery Tools
➡️ Air Bags

🔥 (27) Students
🔥 (12) Instructors & Firefighters

175.5 Hours of Training

Thank you to Amboy Fire Department for letting us use your facility and Bill Gerdes for the cars….

Many thanks to today’s instructors - Kurt Larson, Timothy C-Dub Salo, Chaon Hanson, Tom VanderVliet, Nate Tolley, Kevin Schultz, Brian Dallam, Greg Vaessen, Brian O'Malley, Kevin Schmidt and Nick Dinges!

Address

201 N Richmond Street
Sublette, IL
61367

Telephone

+18158495512

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