WELCOME TO NORTH PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT

The North Park Fire Department is a member of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Division 8 along with 23 other area fire departments, providing apparatus and personnel during large-scale emergencies.

The North Park Fire Protection District provides fire, rescue, hazard, and emergency medical services to portions of Machesney Park and unincorporated Winnebago County, Illinois. The District serves approximately 18,000 residents covering 15 square miles of suburban residential, commercial, and light industrial occupancies. The district encompasses approximately two miles of the Rock River along with major thoroughfares such as Interstate 39/90 (the Jane Adams Memorial Tollway) and Illinois Route 251. The District includes 6,500 households, 200 commercial structures and six public schools.

The department responds to an average of 1,500 calls for service each year.

The North Park Fire Department is comprised of approximately 50 personnel including one full-time fire chief, a part-time administrative assistant, and a combination of part-time and volunteer firefighters. The district is served by three fire stations housing a total of four front-line engines, including one capable of providing urban-wildland interface, one aerial truck, three squads, three command vehicles, one utility vehicle and one boat. The department responds to an average of 1,500 calls for service each year.

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This photo is in front of the Wood Ave station, the pumper is Unit 7, a 1956 Howe Defender with a 1,000 gpm pump. The rescue and salvage rig was Unit 3, a 1962 Ford C/Howe. ... See MoreSee Less

This photo is in front of the Wood Ave station, the pumper is Unit 7, a 1956 Howe Defender with a 1,000 gpm pump.  The rescue and salvage rig was Unit 3, a 1962 Ford C/Howe.

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That old 843 walk-in squad?

who made the cab of that?

Another photo showing our district many years ago. This one is going westbound on Harlem towards North 2nd Street. Things have definitely changed! Hamilton Center is now on the corner to the left. ... See MoreSee Less

Another photo showing our district many years ago.  This one is going westbound on Harlem towards North 2nd Street.  Things have definitely changed!  Hamilton Center is now on the corner to the left.

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North Park Fire Protection Dist. Was that Sunoco gas station in the old Logli parking lot on the corner ..

Remember going there as a kid to the drives training facility

Another old photo, this one of our first ladder truck, a 1969 Howe with a Grove aerial. The aerial was 85 feet, and the rig had a 1,000 gpm pump, but no water tank. ... See MoreSee Less

Another old photo, this one of our first ladder truck, a 1969 Howe with a Grove aerial.  The aerial was 85 feet, and the rig had a 1,000 gpm pump, but no water tank.

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She had an awesome sound accelerating up the road from the station!

The guy's name is Dave Shiffman.

We lived about 3/4 of a mile away from the station and you could tell as soon as 4 pulled out onto N2nd and started throttling up. It had an awesome sound when it still had the diesel engine in it. I was on the laser crew most of the time I was on the department. When I was in high school it was my dad (Keith), Chuck Mcleen, and I then after I got out of the Marine Corps it was Tom Rundblade, Chad Musso, and I. Chad and I would switch off engineering on it depending on if Tom was there or not.

One of my favorites but 801 will always be #1 for me

Yep, it bet on it bit all the way to the top of the stick sat on it squirt water till I got iced up there. There’s a lot of time on that latter company.

This was a great truck

From first day I was on that rig captain at the long before I got on are you ready I told let's do it he took me under his wing and showed everything about that ladder miss those days

Hey Henry you remember rocket back and forth on the tip

Pennie Hirth Maggio

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