The Pekin Fire Department is a 52-member, career emergency response and life safety organization which provides fire suppression, fire prevention, rescue, safety education, and emergency medical services to Pekin, Illinois, a community of 34,000 citizens in an area of 12.5 square miles. In addition, the Pekin Fire Department protects two fire protection districts: Brush Hill, a total coverage area of 15 square miles, to the east, and Powerton, 20 square miles, to the southwest, adding an additional 5,000 protected citizens. 

    All department personnel are trained to at least the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic level, which includes skills in defibrillator use. 29 members of the department are trained to the Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate or Paramedic level. In addition, the department is the lead department of the Tazewell County MABAS Division 42 Hazardous Materials and Technical Rescue Team, with numerous personnel trained in both the Operations and Technician levels.