Dalzell Firefighters Association

11/10/2025

❄️ As temps drop, CO risks rise! Keep your home warm and safe this winter:

✅ Have fuel-burning appliances inspected
✅ Never use stoves/ovens to heat your home
✅ Install and test CO detectors regularly

Stay cozy, stay safe! 🔥🚨

10/18/2025

***EXPIRED INFORMATION***
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
238 PM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
..Rain Showers capable of producing weak funnel clouds will impact portions of southeastern Bureau and northern Putnam Counties through 330 PM CDT...

At 236 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported funnel clouds in
the rain showers along a line extending from near Mendota to
Tiskilwa. Movement was east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Funnel clouds and possibly weak, brief tornadoes.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Isolated damage to roofs, siding and trees is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hennepin, Spring Valley, DePue, Granville, Ladd, Tiskilwa, Dalzell,
Bureau Junction, Mark, Cherry, Seatonville, Standard, Arlington,
Hollowayville, Coal Hollow, Ottville, and Florid.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 63 and 72.
Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Conditions are favorable for the development of funnel clouds, and
possibly brief, weak tornadoes. The National Weather Service will
conntinue to closely monitor the situation, and may issue a Tornado
Warning if the threat increases. If you see a funnel cloud please
seek shelter indoors and then contact your local law enforcement
agency for relay to the National Weather Service.

10/13/2025

🎃 Halloween is just around the corner! Many parents are on the hunt for the perfect costume for their little ghouls and goblins. 🧙‍♀️👻 Before you make a purchase, keep these safety tips in mind to ensure a fun and safe Halloween:

✅Choose costumes that are flame-resistant
✅Make sure masks or accessories don’t obstruct vision or breathing
✅Add reflective tape or carry a flashlight for nighttime safety
✅Avoid long, trailing costumes that could cause trips or falls

08/18/2025

**Quick Update:**

Parts of Bureau and Putnam county have been upgraded from a marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) to a SLIGHT RISK (level 2 out of 5). See the map below for specific areas affected.

08/09/2025

08/09/2025

07/24/2025

STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES!

SPC has upped the potential for damaging winds today as a weak MCV is now noted across Iowa drifting east. A cold front also exists that will sweep across the region. With as hot and humid as it is, the air has plenty of fuel and storms should erupt by early evening. Strong straight line winds are expected to be the main mode!

07/20/2025

FLASH FLOOD WARNING for BUREAU COUNTY: Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Depue. Depue Fire Department is reporting that water is at the top of the box culvert in Depue and about to spill over into area roads. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

07/18/2025

A squall line is expected to move through on Saturday with potentially damaging wind gusts and torrential rainfall

- Models this morning show a squall line developing overnight across Wisconsin and Minnesota and marching southeast tomorrow morning into northern Illinois. This squall line will move through the area from 9am-2pm with potentially damaging wind gusts of 60-70 mph and very heavy rainfall. Very low risk for a brief tornado or two. After this clears out tomorrow afternoon, we will become very warm and humid, and a few more storms will develop tomorrow evening and could pose a marginal threat for strong wind gusts and hail. The main focus tomorrow will be this squall line that moves through around lunchtime.

06/24/2025

We are continuing to monitor this storm closely. It is now in Putnam County and nearing the I-39 corridor heading into LaSalle County. It has a history of rotation, along with gusty winds and very heavy rainfall.

06/16/2025

Confidence is slowly increasing for a complex of storms (MCS) to move through northern Illinois tomorrow from 3pm-8pm (5-8pm for Chicagoland). Storms could be capable of damaging wind gusts of 60-70 mph, hail, and heavy rainfall.

04/14/2025