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.
Let us not forget what today means.
"And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb and beauty weeps the brave." -Joseph Rodman Drake
As EMS week wraps up, we want to thank everyone on North Park Fire for their dedication to serving our community and visitors with well honed skills and professionalism. The vast majority of North Park's personnel are volunteer and to give the amount of hours they do to serve is remarkable.