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 Department is comprised of approximately 50 personnel including one full-time fire chief, four full-time paramedics, a part-time administrative assistant, and a combination of part-time and volunteer firefighters and EMTs. The district is served by one centralized fire station housing a total of three front-line engines, one aerial truck, two squads, one utility vehicle, three command vehicles, two Advanced Life Support ambulances and one boat.
Three medical calls in 27 minutes. North Park had to request two out of three of Loves Parks ambulances to handle the incidents.
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Stop whining Machesney Park does not have extra money. Our water is polluted. You got a new building. Be grateful for that. We are closing 2 schools and cutting back on teaching in another..Have a bake sale, wash cars,have garage sales,get private donors do something for yourself.
You need help. Too bad nobody understands this. Keep up your hard work. You are seen and appreciated!
There is a cost for everything.
Please take time to vote today! Even if you're not interested in the primary candidates, your vote is an important one for other ballot questions!
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Mutual and automatic aid agreements are great when reciprocal and fair. They work great for fires as it allows agencies involved to achieve NFPA standard staffing on scene in a timely manner, and we all give and take equally.
Relying on other agencies to send an ambulance to 1 in 5 of our ambulance calls is not equitable or fair. North Park should be able to cover the vast majority of our EMS responses on our own.
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Having only 1 paramedic on duty isn’t good either. Sometimes you need another medic and time isn’t available to wait.