A Message from the Fire Chief

As we approach the tenth anniversary of the tragedy that shocked America on 9/11/01 we, at Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District have some exciting news as well as an invitation to share with you. We have been honored to have received a memorial of the attack on the twin towers in the form of a section of steel I-beam salvaged from the wreckage.

About a year ago the Port Authority was gracious enough to accept applications from many public agencies across America for a piece of history and we are proud to have been selected. This is especially important to us because among the thousands who gave their lives that fateful day were 343 firefighters who perished just doing the job that they and we live for, helping people in need.

On behalf of the Fire District Board of Trustees and Administration, The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Professional Firefighters Association Local 4224 and our Color and Honor Guard, we extend an invitation to the 9/11 Memorial and Dedication of the steel from the Towers on Saturday, 9/10/2011 at Fire Station #51, 115 Schelter Road, Lincolnshire. The dedication will begin at 9am. Please join us as we honor the memory of 9/11.

The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District proudly protects lives and property in Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Mettawa; portions of Wheeling, Lake Forest and Vernon Hills; Prarie View; and other unincorporated areas within Vernon Township.