Elk Grove Fire Chief Talks to Rotary

The Elk Grove Village Rotary club visited the Elk Grove Fire house.  Fire Chief Richard Mikel talked to the club about his incredible department.  The fire department is here to serve this exceptional community and they are constantly striving to be beyond business friendly.  The village has about 33,000 residents and covers about 10 square miles.  It is also home to the largest business park in North America with 3800 businesses.  The department has about 100 employees and will go out on over 5000 incidents per year.  The village carries an ISO class 2 which is very good and the class 2 helps local homes and businesses lower their insurance costs.  The department is fortunate to have a large amount of equipment to help with Fire Suppression, Hazardous MAterials, Water Rescue as well as Technical Rescue.