Beach Park Fire Department

The Beach Park Fire Department is located in the far Northeast portion of Illinois. We are responsible for providing fire protection, rescue, and emergency medical services to a district of approximately 10 square miles that encompasses the majority of The Village of Beach Park and some of the immediate unincorporated area surrounding the Village of Beach Park. We proudly serve approximately 15,000 residents as well as daily commuter traffic between Wisconsin and the Chicago area. During the warmer months the population swells considerably with a large volume of visitors to The Illinois Beach State Park.

We are a combination department with both full time and part time employees supplemented by paid-on-call Firefighter-Paramedics. Full time employees are represented by the International Association of Firefighters, IAFF Local 4806. All members must attain a minimum of a State of Illinois certification of Firefighter II, and EMT-B level Emergency Medical Service certification. Full time members are required to be a paramedic, EMT-P. Our personnel must also maintain a high level of continuing fire and EMS education along with ongoing specialized team training. We are a member of the Lake and McHenry Counties Specialized Response teams. Our department responds to over 1250 calls for service per year.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 19, 2019

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Cold Weather Helpful Hints

January 28, 2019

Tuesday through Thursday we all will experience temperatures and wind chills that our homes' heating systems are NOT designed for. -20 to -30-degree temperatures with wind chills into -40 and up to -50+. Newer homes will struggle to maintain temperature and older homes will NOT … [Read more...]

Call Volume Continues to Increase

January 20, 2019

The Beach Park Fire Department responded to 1,534 emergencies in 2018. This was a 2.5% increase from our call volume in 2017. Our members continue to train hard so we are prepared when that next 911 call comes in. We are very excited to see what 2019 has in store for … [Read more...]

Holiday Safety Tips

November 26, 2018

With the holidays just right around the corner, here are some safety tips that everyone should review with their families! Have a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season!!! … [Read more...]

Fire Academy Graduates

November 19, 2018

We would like to congratulate Riley Walters and Matthew Bloom as they completed the Quad 2 Fire Academy. Pictured is Chief Tierney and Deputy Chief Friedl as they attended their graduation ceremony Wednesday night. Riley and Matt have put in many hours of training during the … [Read more...]

Preventing Kitchen Fires in your home

July 23, 2018

One of our residents had a small kitchen fire a few weeks ago in their home. The family did some research on how they could prevent this from occurring again. They wanted to share some safety tips on how you can prevent kitchen fires in your … [Read more...]

Propane Safety

July 2, 2018

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MAYDAY

March 19, 2018

Great video on a Mayday situation https://youtu.be/itRRwF0lKzA … [Read more...]

Fire Hydrants and Snow Removal

February 8, 2018

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Be Alarmed

February 2, 2018

Beach Park Fire Department has partnered with IFSA "Be Alarmed" Free Smoke Detector Installation program for the next 3 months. All Beach Park residents are welcome to contact the Fire Department, during business hours, to schedule the smoke detector installation and educational … [Read more...]