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.
Did you know that attracting as well as retaining volunteer personnel has become increasingly difficult, especially as we get busier? We love our dedicated volunteer staff, but we need to compensate folks for their enormous dedication of time.
I would like to know on the April ballot are you asking for a second ambulance or are you asking for more personal because I was under the impression that you were asking for a second ambulance because we drove past the station and noticed there was two ambulance sitting outside of the station.
It's not a club with weekly meetings. It's real work. Some of these people are putting in full time hours just to have the opportunity to help others.
13 years here..
Spent 20 years there myself.
So true. Its getting really hard...
It is only going to get worse if you guys do not get ahead of the ball too.
Enjoyed my time there and the people I was there with... I just couldn't find a balance between raising two boys and making calls...
If you get the referendum through, does that mean that residents of North Park fire district will not have to pay for ambulance service?
Today's photo is courtesy of David Mapes, whose father Rupert was a member of North Park. This photo should be from the Fireman's Supper, June 5th, 1954. Hopefully we can someday put names to all of the faces.
I like the red shirts !!
The one in the middle looks like stokey
Did you know that our demand for services has increased nearly 50% over the last 10 years? And last year went up 12.77% in a single year?