Belleville Fire will celebrate its 100^th anniversary on Saturday June 23, 2012. The daylong celebration will include FREE events for children and adults alike.

Highlighting the celebration will be a parade of antique and new fire apparatus beginning at 1:00 pm. We will be featuring the New Glarus Ladder Company and several honored department retirees. A Commemoration Ceremony will be held immediately after the parade at the Fire Station.

All activities will take place in Belleville Library Park directly across from the Fire Station or in the station itself. There will be exhibits in the station all day and commemorative items for purchase.

Events throughout the day include:

· Children’s activities for various ages

· Fire truck rides

· Food stands

· Water fights

· Beer tent (3:00 p.m. thru 10:00 p.m.)

· Music by Greenfield Brothers from 3:00 to 5:00 PM

· Music featuring Summer Haze from 5:30-9:30 PM

Departments intending on bringing apparatus to the parade are asked to RSVP on the form below by May 31, 2012. Apparatus entered in the parade are asked to be in Belleville by noon on June 23^rd and assemble at the Belleville Middle School parking lot which is directly along Highway 69. This will help us plan the parade and facilitate unit parking after the parade. Please include the number of units, year and make of the truck. New and antique apparatus are welcome. If your Department is interested in participating in the water fights please also check below.

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Name of Department: _________________________________________________

Contact Name ____________________________ Phone# ____________________

Number of Parade Units/Apparatus________

Description of Parade Units/Apparatus:

Will participate in water fights: ______ Please check if yes

Thank you to all of our Fire District residents after another successful donation campaign.  Your generosity has allowed the Department to purchase many new pieces of firefighting equipment over the years.

Ron Babler stepped down as Deputy Chief at the November 2011 department meeting after more than 20 years as ASSISTANT Chief and then Deputy Chief.  Doug Augustin formerly a Captain was elected Deputy Chief and Doug Babler was elected Captain by the membership.  Ron Babler returned to firefighter duties.

The Belleville Fire Department was established in 1912. The Fire District includes the Village of Belleville, townships of Montrose and Exeter, and small parts of the townships of Brooklyn and Oregon. Currently there are 35 volunteer firefighters headed by a volunteer Fire Chief. The fire station, located at 33 E. Main Street was originally constructed in 1961 and expanded to its current size in 1991.

Engine 1 - 2009 Custom

Annually the department responds to 110-120 calls including grass/brush fires, structure fires, and EMS assists. We also respond to auto accident related calls including extrication and supplementary support to neighboring communities through mutual aid agreements.

Our mission is to reduce the loss of life and property from fire, medical and environmental emergencies through education, hazard reduction, response and mitigation. Helping keep our community safe is our number one priority.