Tri-State Firefighters Local 3165

03/21/2026

Mark your calendars for World Down Syndrome Day on March 21st! Celebrate with us as we wear mix matched socks to celebrate the beauty of being different!

03/14/2026

Members and family members are out walking once again in support of our upcoming referendum! The vote is this Tuesday! Visit the referendum website for more information

https://www.yestristate.org

03/10/2026

We want to give a special shout out to some of our members who participated in this years American Lung Association Fight For Air Climb! Firefighters Dan Smith, Sarah Tholotowsky, and Dan Hynd along with our Chaplain Fr. Michael made it to the top! Great work to all!

03/09/2026

Members and some of their families took advantage of a beautiful day to spread the word about the upcoming referendum. Door hangers will remind residents to vote on March 17th!

02/06/2026

Our fire district is going for a referendum on the March 17th ballot, and L3165 encourages our residents to vote “YES!” This ballot measure will help reduce cancer exposure to firefighters, improve 911 response time, and a lot more! Check out the website below for more information!

A $38.1 million proposal to improve all four Tri-State Fire stations, protect firefighters’ health and wellness, and strengthen emergency response.

01/15/2026

🚨 Project Fire Buddies Alert!🚨

Elijah is one of L3165’s Fire Buddies. He is currently battling through ETMR, which is a brain tumor. Elijah is fighting hard, but right now his family could use a little more help. Below is a link to his CaringBridge with his journey, as well as a GoFundMe page as a way to donate. Thank you!

https://gofund.me/9ad6d383b

https://www.caringbridge.org/site/0059e83c-1682-11f0-8065-cdad3a499f46?utm_source=website_share&utm_medium=share_button&utm_term=&utm_content=link_share_button&utm_campaign=private_home_page

I’m reaching out today as a mother and grandmother to ask for help for … Shannon Hughes needs your support for Please Help Elijah Continue His Fight with ETMR

01/05/2026

One of our brothers, and his family, from Lisle-Woodridge Fire Fighters Union IAFF Local 2986 needs our help! Please see the post below for details, and ways to help if you can help Gary, Sarah, their daughter Sonia, and the rest of the Pec family

01/02/2026

Yet another landmark year for Tri State with 6,707 calls for service this year! Thats a 200 call increase over 2024

12/25/2025

For all of those who celebrate, L3165 would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday, and a special thanks to Red Shift on duty for being ready and willing to help any of our residents who may need us. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

12/17/2025

Local 3165 wants to wish all of you a safe and happy holiday season! All three shifts dressed up in their most festive attire!

11/27/2025

From the L3165 family to yours, a very Happy Thanksgiving! Have a safe and happy holiday!

11/11/2025

A special thank you on this Veterans Day to our very own L3165 veterans who continue to serve the residents of our community!

Thank you Veterans for your service to our Country and a special thank you to those in our Tri-State family who have served.