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.
Despite not having proper photos of the entirety of our female staff members to post, we still recognize the importance of all of our female fire, EMS and administrative staff for their contributions to making North Park Fire what we are. They're an important part of the department every day, not just International Woman's Day! (Chief got a crash course in AI images today...)
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Did you know that regardless of what we bill for ambulance rides - insurance providers, Medicare and Medicaid pay only a fraction of what's billed? This isn't just a North Park problem, this is a systemic issue nationwide.
Quick tip: If your insurance provider rejects a 911 ambulance bill by claiming the provider is "out of network" on your explanation of benefits, this is a tactic to not pay. Fight this, call your provider and explain that emergency services are exempt from being out of network and demand the claim be reprocessed. This often corrects the issue.
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Yes, very true! You are already paying for it so get the payment for the fire department! If everyone did this the taxes could be lowered!
Who knew!
I look at this in so many ways back in the day of my services. I thought well we pay taxes yep we sure do, BUT! Then I looked at it another way and makes a lot more since. The taxes that youpay are a maintenance fee that take care of the equipment, building and for those personnel to be ready when you need them. Then comes the user fee which is what you pay for when you use them. Its no different then the county parks or your local swimming pool. that you all pay raxes for but then pay a fee when you use them except this one is for saving your life. Its okay to pay for those amenidies when it for enjoyment but not for life saving measures. Taxes suck but for those that increase mine and your life safety they are worth it. Your public officials wastw more dollars on things that dont seem to bother you but when a fire department asks for it you all complain. North Park Fire Protection Dist. is one of best departments in the area rhat has done it for so many years with volunteers and those days are limited.
The North Park Fire Protection District sincerely thanks Compeer Financial and their Emergency Response Equipment Grant program for gifting the district $4,000 to equip two engine companies with new nozzles for preconnected handlines.
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