Evanston Fire Department’s fire prevention open house on Saturday gave dozens of families a chance to meet local firefighters. For Lake Forest resident Gisella Stefani, that meant seeing her grandson — EFD firefighter Niko Stefani — at work. “I’m very proud of him,” Gisella Stefani said. “He loves doing it, so that’s what counts.” Held.
From the age of 8, Niko Stefani knew he wanted to be a firefighter. Stefani said his mother spent a lot of time with police officers and members of the fire department because of her role on a local committee, and he often accompanied her. “I was always going up to the local fire station,”.