Car Wash Supports Fire Department's Youth Programs

EVANSTON, IL - From the Evanston Fire Department: Come get your car washed on Saturday, May 26, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at Fire Station 5, 2830 Central St., and help raise funds for the Evanston Fire Department's Explorer Post.

Funds will be used to help send explorers to a summer training opportunity at the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute and provide essential equipment such as boots, helmets, flashlights and other gear. The Explorer Program provides Evanston youth with EMS and fire suppression training in addition to ride along opportunities.

For additional information about the Explorer Program, visit www.cityofevanston.org/government/departments/fire/fire-explorer-program

Learn more about the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute Explorer/Cadet School at https://www.fsi.illinois.edu/ifsi%20events/#/explorers

Photo courtesy of Evanston Fire Department