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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS AREA POLICE
Aroma Park Police Department
815-937-1240
Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office
815-933-3324
Bourbonnais Police Department
815-937-3579
Bradley Police Department
815-933-3315
FOR ALL EMERGENCIES DIAL 911 St. Anne Police Department
815-427-8126
Manteno Community Fire Protection District
Sun River Terrace Police Department
Momence Fire Protection District
815-937-1222
AREA FIRE PROTECTION Aroma Park Fire Protection District
815-939-2714
Chebanse Police Department
Bourbonnais Fire Protection District
Essex Police Department
Bradley Fire Department
815-697-2214
815-365-2814
815-935-9670 815-933-2401
815-468-7100
815-472-4525
Otto Township Fire Protection District
815-697-2422
Martin’s Ambulance
Basic life support and Med Car services; wheelchair-accessable van.
815-468-0200
FIRE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCE SERVICES Aroma Park Fire Protection
Pembroke Fire Protection District
Two advanced life support services; serve from two different stations.
815-944-8129
815-939-2714
Pilot Township Fire Protection District
Bourbonnais Fire Protection Service
Reddick Community Fire Protection
815-935-9670
815-426-2143
Offer advanced life support and paramedics.
Grant Park Police Department
Cabery Fire Protection District
815-949-1688
District 815-365-2284
Herscher Police Department
Chebanse Township Fire Department
Bonfield Fire Department
Basic life support services, advanced life support services and paramedics.
815-935-1411
815-933-2401
St. Anne Fire Protection District
Kankakee Fire Protection
815-465-2151 815-426-2131
Hopkins Park Police Department
815-944-5204
Kankakee Police Department
815-694-2441
Essex Fire Protection District
815-365-4588
815-933-3321
Grant Park Fire Department
Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG)
Kankakee Fire Department
815-933-3953
Kankakee Emergency Services
815-802-7100
Manteno Police Department
815-929-4801
Momence Police Department
815-472-2021
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815-465-6123
815-933-0450
Kankakee Township Fire Protection District
815-933-2762
Limestone Township Fire Protection District
815-932-4664
815-427-6798
AMBULANCE SERVICES Riverside Medical Center Ambulance Service
Advanced life support services.
815-935-4359
St. Mary’s EMS System
Advanced and basic life support services; Medicare services.
815-937-2495
Bradley Fire Protection Department
Offer two advanced life support engines, 1st response engine, over 35 paramedics, and a full-service emergency response department.
815-933-0450
Limestone Township Ambulance Service
815-932-4664
Manteno Fire Protection Department
Basic and advanced life supports; serve from two different stations.
815-468-7100
12/11/25 12:33 PM
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