Mt. Vernon Professional Fire Fighters

03/26/2026

03/19/2026

Spring Leaf Burn Dates

Spring Leaf Burn Dates

April 13th thru April 19th

&

May 11th thru May 17th

02/18/2026

Congratulations Captain Settle!

02/02/2026

Congratulations Lieutenant Milano!

01/16/2026

Congratulations Captain Lewis!

01/13/2026

Congratulations to you both! Welcome to our Fire Family!

01/07/2026

Our personnel continue to be some of the busiest firefighter/paramedics in the southern half of the state. We are proud to serve the citizens of Mt. Vernon and the surrounding communities.

12/17/2025

Congratulations Lieutenant Toliver!

We congratulate Shawn Toliver on his promotion to Lieutenant, effective November 24, 2025. Lieutenant Toliver began his tenure with the Mount Vernon Fire Department on April 14, 2021. We express our best wishes for his continued success as he assumes his new duties. Congratulations Lieutenant Toliver!!

12/08/2025

Strong work by everyone involved, congratulations on the citations!

11/25/2025

Thanks for coming to visit us Logan!

11/11/2025

The Mt. Vernon Professional Firefighters Local 738 would like to say thank you to all the Veterans who have and are currently serving our country.

We would also like to recognize and say thank you to a few Veterans of our own!

Fire Chief Chris Yenne - USMC / IL National Guard
Capt/P Chris Heiken - IL National Guard
Lt/P Mike Martin - IL National Guard
Lt/P Chad Jansen - U. S. Navy
FF/P Jarrod Pochynok - IL National Guard
FF/P Andrew Mendenall - U.S. Navy
FF/P Brian Heine - IL National Guard