The Polo Fire Protection
District is operated by an elected board of five trustees. The district
is funded by taxes collected through County Property Taxes. The district
operates a volunteer fire department and a paramedic level ambulance
service which is staffed and managed by CGH Emergency Services.
Protecting the City of Polo, Illinois and the Townships of Buffalo, Brookeville,
Eagle Point, Grand Detour, Lincoln, Pine Creek, and Woosung in an area
approximately 144 square miles within the counties of Ogle, Lee,
Whiteside, and Carroll. The fire departments staff consists of seven
officers, and twenty firefighters. The
department currently has seven trucks in operation.