Because we live in an area without industry, our village has to contract with our closest community(Palatine) for fire services....rural....We have no sewers(septic system), no fire hydrants,and we have wells....So, we have to have pumper trucks available for a fire...Let me be the first to tell you that any house that has ever caught on fire in the village has usually been beyond saving. The truck can only hold 1,000 gallons of water. Not enough to put out a fire.....We hope never to have a fire...unless I want to remodel...;0)!
