KEWANEE WEATHER

Firefighers union: 2024 was record-setting year


By The Kewanee Voice    January 7, 2025
This house fire on East Prospect Street was among the 3,310 calls for service handled by Kewanee firefighters last year. [Photo by Michael Berry]

Members of Kewanee Firefighters Local 513 announced Monday that 2024 was a busy year for the Kewanee Fire Department.

“It was another record year for the 18 members of Local 513,” the union posted on its Facebook page. 

“We ended the year with 3,310 calls for service with an average response time of 3 minutes and 4 seconds,” the post said. 

Other fire department facts were:

Busiest day of the week – Wednesday 

Busiest time of the day – between 1 and 10 p.m.

Busiest month – August