Eastern Prairie will take over emergency coverage at Plastipak

CHAMPAIGN – Starting Jan. 1, the Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District will provide fire and limited emergency medical coverage for the Plastipak Packaging Inc. plant in unincorporated Champaign.

A one-year contract between the company, which employs about 700 people, and the fire protection district was signed recently, according to Fire Chief Michael Kobel.

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