North Park Fire will be hosting a 40 hour Heavy Vehicle Rescue Class (formerly called Vehicle Machine Technician) in April. Class will be instructed by the Auto X Extrication staff.
If you'd like to register, please see the info in the attached flyer.
A huge shout out goes to Andy Schroeder and numerous other personnel for taking the time this week to repair Engine 802. The engine's rear rotor pads shattered which ruined the rotor pads and damaged the rotors. Last year the district invested in these high lift jacks in order for us to do as much internal repairs, oil changes, etc instead of sending to area shops for repairs. This is saving a considerable amount of money doing it on our own however wouldn’t be possible without Andy’s guidance. Some days it takes a little bit longer because we’re dealing with fire and medical incidents while we’re trying to work on the vehicles however makes it much easier to do it at the station. Again, thank you for everyone who takes the time to keep our equipment in top shape.
They are either rotors or drums, not both...
I use them at work we use to lift city busses in Rockford I'm retired now
Well Done Andy and Boone County Fire District #2! “Charlie Mike” 💙
What an excellent idea and Andy is an excellent mechanic!!!
With the bitter cold coming, please check on your elderly neighbors, or anyone you think could be at risk. Times like these we need to be good neighbors more than ever.
Please see warming center locations below if needed.
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In 2025, our team faced a significant challenge, responding to multiple calls 20% of the time. This means that 1 in 5 calls we answered was while we were already on another call.
As a result, there were 267 instances where someone in need of an ambulance had to wait for a Mutual Aid response. At one point, we had an ambulance coming from Boone County's Boone 2 Fire Department.
With almost every fire department in Winnebago and Boone County experiencing an increase in call volume this year, the demand for ambulances continues to grow while the number of available units decreases.
We appreciate your understanding as we work to meet the demands of our community.
I hope the tax payers understand the importance of funding the department to better serve their community. Thank you for all you do♡.
You all do a FANTASTIC job!!!!
Contract with private for backup! Rockford Ambulance, Metro Paramedic Services, Superior Ambulance, Elite and Northwest Rescue. Patients get charged for all ambulance calls anyway so setting up a backup seems reasonable without the huge expense of us having 2 and trying to man.
Certified EMT/FF here 👋 looking for work. Js 😅
Give them what they need especially if you're not willing to step up and join the department. Taxpayer logic- We should have ambulances for whatever, whenever. At the same time.. I don't want to pay a dollar more...work with what you got. Result- "why are we having to wait so long"??!!