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 more than 2,300 calls for service each year.
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.
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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! ... See MoreSee Less

Please take time to vote today!  Even if youre not interested in the primary candidates, your vote is an important one for other ballot questions!

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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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.

North Park is no longer the sleepy, run-from-home volunteer department with low call volume. The district needs to increase staffing and response capability to keep up with demand. ... See MoreSee Less

North Park is no longer the sleepy, run-from-home volunteer department with low call volume.  The district needs to increase staffing and response capability to keep up with demand.

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How many full time fire medics?

How many staffing are you currently running in our area per day? What is the current model?

We need you. I voted YES

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