Oswego Fire Protection District

The Oswego Fire Protection District has a rich history that spans over a century. The departments origins can be traced back to the devastating fire that destroyed the Congregational Church in Oswego in 1893. In response to this tragedy, the village purchased a hose and hose cart in 1895, and by August of the same year, a fire company was formed. A hose house was added to the town council house in June of 1897, and in 1898, a bell was placed in a tower atop the house to signal the firemen for a call. Today, the Oswego Fire Protection District is a career department operating out of four stations. These stations are open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The district covers 52 square miles of the northeast portion of Kendall County and about 4 square miles of mostly unincorporated industrial parks in northwest Will County, protecting most of the Village of Oswego, unincorporated Boulder Hill, a large portion of the south side of the Village of Montgomery, approximately...