Echo Bravo Intensives PLLC

12/12/2025

❄️☃️ Some nature therapy for therapy dog Hope! Too many scents to follow - she didn’t know where to run to first. 🤪 Hope says, GO. PLAY. OUTSIDE!! ☃️❄️

11/13/2025

*FIRST RESPONDERS & ED/CC NURSES*

***TONIGHT***

Join us for a panel discussion about life as a First Responder, led by First Responders and includes some spouses. We will be serving yummy pie and there are door prizes to be had!
Thursday Nov 13 from 6 pm to 8 pm.

11/10/2025

Make sure to come join us this Tuesday!!

11/08/2025

*VETERANS* Join for a fantastic weekend of fire fighting, fun, and camaraderie!! If you are missing...
☑️ Adrenaline
☑️ Team Work
☑️ Challenge
☑️ Intensity
☑️ Connection .. you will find it here! It's free!!
(You do NOT have to be in the fire service to join us - you just have to be a military veteran)

📢📣HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!📢📣

This event is open to all members of the US Armed Forces! No fire service experience is necessary. And did we mention it was FREE?!

11/06/2025

*First Responders & Military/Veterans*

Tickets for military are available through vettix.org

11/03/2025

For those of you that live and work in Normal IL - please take the time to read this and consider signing the petition.
https://c.org/SST2R6Xgq9

Our study, commissioned earlier this year by the IAFF & Normal Firefighters Local 2442, provides a detailed assessment of staffing levels, response times, and community growth. Its findings show a clear and pressing need for additional fire stations, staffing, and updated planning to ensure the safety of residents.

Among the report’s key findings:

● Call volume has skyrocketed. Since the last staffing increase in 2006, the Normal Fire Department has experienced an 83.6% increase in call volume—from 4,401 calls in 2006 to 8,061 calls in 2024.

● Station 2 relocation will reduce coverage. The relocation of Station 2 will result in a 9.8% decrease in incident coverage, with the greatest impact felt in the neighborhoods surrounding the current Station 2.

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The above heatmap represents emergency incident concentrations within our community. The pink section on the right represents the loss in four-minute road coverage after the relocation of Station 2. For more information, see GIS Study.

● Vulnerable communities are at risk. The relocation of Station 2 will decrease coverage to dense neighborhoods with high percentages of vulnerable age groups and areas with a high concentration of emergency incidents.

● 13-year old planning is driving decisions. The Town is currently implementing a 13-year-old station relocation plan (2012). Local 2442 has conducted an extensive search and found no evidence of any other community needs or risk analysis completed since 2012. Our GIS Study therefore stands as the only needs analysis since 2012, and the most comprehensive assessment of EMS and fire protection needs in the Town’s history.

● Previous warnings disregarded. A 2008 study by the Normal Fire Department Administrative staff advised against relocating all stations without a long-term plan. Despite this, that same 13-year old plan is still being implemented in the absence of a long-term plan.

Your Voice Matters! Tell the Town of Normal to Keep College Ave Fire Station Open!

10/27/2025

*FIRST RESPONDERS & ED/CC NURSES* Join us for a panel discussion about life as a First Responder, led by First Responders and includes some spouses. We will be serving yummy pie and there are door prizes to be had!
Thursday Nov 13 from 6 pm to 8 pm.

09/15/2025

*Fire, Police, EMS, Dispatch, Coroner's Office, & CC/ER Nurses* One week away!! We are kicking off a series of events over the next year, so stay tuned!!

09/08/2025

On behalf of the VFW 454, you are cordially invited to the Veterans Ruck March 2025. 🫡

🗓️ Saturday, 10/25
⏰ 0800-1400
📍 VFW Post 454

Our route takes you to some of your favorite stops in town: Fiala Brothers Brewery & Beer Hall, Keg Grove Brewing Company - Bloomington, and Brass Pig Smoke & Alehouse before returning to the VFW.

Funds raised from this event directly support veterans and veteran support services in our community. The primary beneficiary this year is Outdoor Veterans, a local non-profit that plans and facilitates a variety of outdoor adventures for veterans and first responders, all in an effort to build community and promote healthy connection.

We'll also collect food donations for Midwest Food Bank so we can serve the food insecure in our community.

Here's how YOU can get involved:

1) RUCK - Sign up to walk with us October 25 and get a free t-shirt.

2) DONATE - Money you send via the secure link serves vets in our community.

3) SPONSOR - When you upgrade your donation, we promote you/your business to share your support.

To make the most impact, we suggest you pick 2. 👍 Reach out for help or more details.

Happy Friday!

08/29/2025

Hope, encouragement, and healing for those who have lost a child.

08/22/2025

*FIRST RESPONDERS* Police, Fire, EMS, & Dispatchers - You are invited to join us for another First Responder Night! Come enjoy a relaxing night of fun and camaraderie with fellow First Responders. We will be discussing how to get yourself out of survival mode and back to thriving.