Quincy Fire Department
QUINCY — In recognition of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 6-12, the Quincy fire department will hold a kickoff event Sunday, Oct. 6, in the parking lot of the HyVee grocery store on Broadway. The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Scheduled activities include a rappelling station from 1 to 4 p.m., a vehicle…
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QUINCY — The cause of a Tuesday afternoon fire at 2201 Ohio is under investigation by the Quincy Fire Department. The Quincy Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire at 1:22 p.m. A press release said Engines No. 2, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 and the incident commander responded, as well…
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QUINCY – Quincy Firefighters responded to two fires on Sunday: One in the morning and one in the afternoon. On the first call at 10:14 a.m., Engine 2, Engine 4, Engine 6, and Incident Commandwere dispatched to 529 N 3rd St. for a report of a structure fire and when units arrived on the scenethey…
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QUINCY — The Quincy and Tri-Township Fire Departments responded to a fire at 3019 Cabot Rd. after a passerby reported smoke coming from the home. QFD received the call around 9 a.m. Tuesday and TTFD responded via mutual aid. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from the home’s roof and the QFD incident commander…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department responded to a fire just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Old Post Office Building at 200 North 8th. It was reported that smoke was filling the hallway of the building and QFD responded with two engines and the ladder truck carrying 10 firefighters with the incident commander also…
Read Full Article QUINCY – At about 11:15 p.m. Saturday, the Quincy Fire Department responded to a house fire at 1711 Ohio Street following reports of visible smoke and fire. The first crew arrived on scene at 11:18 p.m. and reported smoke in the area but no flames visible. They deployed a hand line, believing the fire was…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department has determined a garage at 620 S. 14th damaged by fire early Tuesday morning is a “total loss.” The Quincy Fire Department was dispatched to a garage fire at 12:46 a.m. Tuesday in the alley between 13th and 14th streets, running from Payson Avenue to Ohio. The first crew…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The occupants of 3213 N. College were home when a porch fire started Sunday afternoon and exited the home safely. The Quincy Fire Department was dispatched to a porch fire at 4:12 p.m. A press release from the fire department said the first crew arrived on the scene at 4:16 p.m. to find…
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QUINCY — No injuries were reported late Tuesday morning during a three-alarm fire at a single-family home in northwest Quincy. The Quincy Fire Department said in a press release that firefighters were dispatched to a fire at 623 Spring. Engine companies 2, 4 and 5 and the incident commander were on the initial general alarm…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council isn’t expected to address again the proposed retail development at the intersection of 54th and Broadway until July 15, but one alderman appeared to show where he stands on the issue during Monday night’s meeting at the Quincy Public Library. A proposal from Omaha, Neb.-based developer Jim Otis to place…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Investigators with the Quincy Fire Department determined that a Monday morning fire at 1714 McKinney, across 12th Street from the Illinois Veterans Home, originated in the area of the back door of a mobile home, but they could not determine a specific cause. The first Quincy Fire Department crew arrived at the scene…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A fire in a clothes dryer in a Quincy home led to the Quincy Fire Department and Tri-Township Fire Department being called to the scene on Wednesday night. Both fire departments were dispatched at approximately 8:39 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, to 413 Kentucky Road West. Units responding were Engine Company No. 3, Engine Company…
Read Full Article QUINCY — An attached garage suffered damage in a Sunday morning fire at a two-story residential home on the city’s south side. The Quincy Fire Department was alerted at 10:35 a.m. Sunday to a house fire at 725 S. Sixth. The first crew arrived on the scene at 10:39 a.m. and observed smoke coming from…
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QUINCY — The white, lighted cross at Bethel AME Church burned early Tuesday morning, apparently due to an electrical short. At 3:19 a.m. Tuesday, the Quincy Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 905 Oak and found that the exterior lighted cross on front of the upper level of the building was on fire. …
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QUINCY — Firefighters extinguished a fire started by a car in a detached garage in the alley behind the Hardee’s restaurant on Broadway on Monday night. The Quincy Fire Department reported in a press release that it was alerted at 8:45 p.m. Monday, March 25, to a garage fully engulfed with fire at the rear…
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QUINCY – Quincy firefighters responded to a house fire late Sunday night on the city’s north side. Just before 11 p.m., Quincy Fire Department crews went to the 18th and Locust area as the exact address of the fire wasn’t immediately known. When they arrived, they found a structure fire on the backside of a…
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QUINCY – Adam Yates stood front and center, looked across a capacity crowd at the Elks Club and in one succinct sentence explained what Friday’s recognition program was all about. “They commit their lives to protect others,” said Yates, the chief of the Quincy Police Department. Generally speaking, Yates was addressing an audience filled with first…
Read Full Article QUINCY — An unattended candle led to a house fire late Wednesday night at 301 Elm. The Quincy Fire Department was alerted at 10:34 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 to a house fire at 301 Elm. It was reported that no one was in the house. The first crew arrived on the scene at 10:36 p.m.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department responded Monday to a report of a structure fire at 1030 N. Second, and no one was injured. An Initial report indicated the structure had been evacuated. The first crews arrived on the scene at 7:39 a.m. and observed an exterior fire on the front of the structure. All…
Read Full Article QUINCY — No occupants were found in a house fire Monday afternoon at 535 N. Eighth. A press release from the Quincy Fire Department says firefighters responded to a report of a house fire and several other calls for smoke coming from the roof. The first crews arrived on the scene at 12:34 p.m. and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Investigators with the Quincy Fire Department have determined the cause of a Sunday morning fire was electrical. Firefighters were dispatched to 613 Jackson at 11:18 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, for a report of a house on fire, according to a press release from the Quincy Fire Department. Engine Companies 2, 4 and 6…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Poorly discarded smoking materials were determined by Quincy Fire Department investigators to be the cause of a Friday morning fire at 3220 State. The Quincy Fire Department reported in a press release that Engines 2, 3, and 6, as well as the incident commander, were dispatched to 3220 State at 2:39 a.m. Friday,…
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QUINCY — Quincy Police have arrested a man they believe set fire to the apartment complex where he was living. Just after 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, Quincy Police Officers, along with the Quincy Fire Department and Adams County Ambulance Service, responded to the report of a structure fire at 718 Kentucky. When officers arrived…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a two-story residential house converted into apartments Thursday morning. Crews arrived on the scene around 9:20 a.m. Thursday to find smoke coming from the roof and eaves at 123 N. 14th Street. They deployed a hose line and forced entry at the back…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Fire Department’s Engine 2, Engine 4, Engine 5, and Incident Command were dispatched to the 700 block of Kentucky Tuesday afternoon after a report of smoke coming from an apartment building. Engine Company 2 arrived on scene within 3 minutes and reported fire from the rear of the two-story structure. All…
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March 16, 2025
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