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Avon is located in northwestern Fulton County at (40.662254, -90.435485 A small portion of the village extends west into Warren County . Illinois Route 41 passes through the village, leading north 21 miles (34 km) to Galesburg and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Bushnell .
When the Service was created in 1974, it was named "The County of Avon Fire Brigade". All fire appliances had "County of Avon" on the sides. The name was changed in 1996 to "Avon Fire Brigade" to show that the County no longer existed. In 2004, the third name change occurred to reflect the nature of current jobs: "Avon Fire and Rescue Service".
To better reflect the changing roles and responsibilities of the fire service, Avon Fire Brigade changed its name to Avon Fire & Rescue Service. [2] Fleur Lombard (1974 – 4 February 1996 [3]) was the first female firefighter to die on duty in peacetime Britain, while Avon Fire and Rescue Service were fighting a supermarket fire in Staple Hill.
Aurora is a city in northeastern Illinois, United States, located along the Fox River. The population was 180,542 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the second-most populous city in Illinois, after Chicago, [5] and the 144th-most populous city in the US. [6] Aurora is the largest city in Illinois that is not the county seat of any county that it ...
The Aurora Regional Fire Museum is an educational institution located in Aurora, Illinois, USA. Its purpose is to preserve and exhibit the artifacts and history of fire departments in Aurora and the surrounding area, as well as to teach and promote fire safety and prevention.
Avon Township, Illinois. 6 languages. Español; ... Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001. [2]
Tom Weisner (October 6, 1949 – December 28, 2018) was an American politician. He became the mayor of Aurora, Illinois, beginning in April 2005.Prior to his election he worked for over eighteen years in high-ranking positions in the city of Aurora and for five years as a volunteer in the Peace Corps.
North Aurora is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Aurora. Per the 2020 census , the population was 18,261. [ 7 ] North Aurora maintains its own public library district, fire district, and police department, but public spaces and parks are managed by the neighboring Fox Valley Park District .