QFD Explorer Post #104

08/21/2019

Please make an appointment to donate, and support the fire department!

Coming this Monday August 26th from 12-4 PM is the annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. We are encouraging everyone to call Zenda at 228-4459 or to use your American Red Cross Blood app to make an appointment to donate. It will be held at the Quincy Regional Training Center located at 1900 Seminary Road. This is a competition between Fire, Police and EMS to see who can get the most people to donate and "vote" for their discipline. Fire has won 3 out of the last 4 years. Let's make it happen again this year!

08/13/2019

05/23/2019

The mission of Buzz Off Cancer is to provide financial support to local cancer patients while bringing awareness to the emotional and physical impact of the disease.

07/12/2016

Congratulations to our Co-Explorers of the Year! This year, we have chosen some "old blood" and some "new blood" as our honorees. Brianna Otten is currently the Chief of the Post and she has worked hard in the past year to update policies and prepare our group for their competitions at the upcoming National Fire Explorer Conference. Jarred Henderson is new to the post this year but he has hit the ground running! His enthusiasm is infectious and you can tell he has a passion for the fire service.

Congratulations to both of our honorees...

06/08/2016

Please join local fire, law enforcement and EMS in supporting the Annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive to be held on June 27th from 12-4 PM. The event will be held at the Quincy Regional Training Facility located at 1900 Seminary Road.

We are asking all members of the public to come out to this event and donate blood. There will be small tokens of appreciation from participating agencies for those that donate. For a little added fun, we will ask all donors to “support” one type of emergency response agency – Fire, Police or EMS. There is a plaque that hangs at the training facility that designates the winners for each year. Fire has the title for two years running but last year’s tally was tight!

To schedule a donation please call Zenda at 228-4459 or call 1-800-Red-Cross.

04/22/2016

Fire Department Chaplain Brother Ed is hosting a bus trip to Emergency Services Appreciation night at Busch Stadium. See the flyer for details. Proceeds benefit his ministry program.

12/21/2015

Explorers - we will start our Christmas party tonight with an all you can eat pizza buffet. We will then have Chief Mike Mavergeorge from the Illinois Fire Protection Association to do a short presentation and we will close out the evening with everyone getting a game card for four attractions and five dollars in game play. This is covered for Explorers and Advisors only. Anyone else wanting to eat/participate will have to pay for the related expenses.

Hope to see you all there! 5:30 tonight!

Chief Henning

12/21/2015

Christmas party tonight. Scotties Fun Spot at 530 pizza and games. Hope to see most of you there!

12/17/2015

The Quincy Fire Department is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday, December 29th at Central Fire Station - 906 Vermont. The drive times are from noon to 4 PM.

It is our sincere hope that our supports can find time to participate in this drive. The need for blood is great and it is people alone that can address the need!

Call Central and ask for Zenda to register at 228-4459 or sign-up online at redcrossblood.org.

Contact us if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Chief Henning

12/07/2015

Congratulations to our own Chief Brianna Otten. Brianna won the design competition for the 2016 National Conference Challenge Coin and has won free registration for the event next July. This award is valued at $315. See the latest Exploring newsletter for details (attached).

11/16/2015

The Quincy Fire Department is partnering with the American Red Cross to place working smoke detectors in all homes. If you need smoke detectors, at no charge, call the number below and we will schedule an appointment to come out and install them for you! There is now no excuse not to have a working detector in your home - call today!