Beach Park Fire Department

Beach Park, IL

Beach Park Fest 2019

 

Join us this weekend at the Beach Park Fest held on Saturday, August 17th, between 9am and 3pm. There will be many fun activities held for the family and kids along with numerous food and craft vendors as well. The theme this year will be “Hero” and we encourage coming dressed up as your favorite hero. For the first time this year, there will also be a family walk which will kick off at 11:00am at the pavilion. The Beach Park Fire Department will also be in attendance with our fire engine and ambulance for the kids to explore!

Beach Park Fest will be held at Founder’s Park @ 10385 W Beach Rd in Beach Park, IL. We hope to see you there!

August Board Meeting

 

Our August Board of Trustees meeting will be held this upcoming Tuesday night, August 13th at the Beach Park Fire Department.

Address: 3233 N. Lewis Avenue Beach Park, IL 60087

Time: 7:00pm

All are welcome!!!

Please see link below for our meeting agenda, see you there!

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Robert McClory Bike Path Cleanup

 

On July 27th, 2019, the Beach Park Fire Protection district, along with friends and family, hosted the Adopt a Highway Cleanup on the Robert McClory Bike Path in Beach Park which stretches from Yorkhouse Rd to 33rd St. Everyone did an incredible job cleaning up the bike path in the morning. The Beach Park Fire Protection district would like to sincerely thank all individuals who showed up and helped in the efforts of keeping our town clean!

Adopt A Highway Cleanup

 

The Beach Park Firefighters have obtained the Adopt A Highway cleanup for the Robert McClory Bike Path (Yorkhouse road to 33rd street). The Robert McClory Bike Path runs the length of Lake County, including the entire length of our village. This adoption of the bike path is a great privilege and can further show how much we care for our community; not only by serving public but by helping to keep it clean too. We have a cleanup date scheduled for Saturday, July 27th 2019 9:00AM-11:00AM.

We’d like to invite as many volunteers as possible and feel free to bring the family along. Our invitation also goes out to our Village officials, Public Works Dept., and Lake County Board representatives. We’re also hoping to get some photos of everyone working for our social media pages.
The Lake County DOT has offered to post the photos taken on their social media pages.

July Board of Trustees Meeting

 

Our July Board of Trustees meeting will be held this upcoming Tuesday night, July 9th at the Beach Park Fire Department.

Address: 3233 N. Lewis Avenue Beach Park, IL 60087

Time: 7:00pm

All are welcome!!!

Please see link below for our meeting agenda, see you there!

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Beach Park High Efficiency Lighting Upgrade

 

The Beach Park Fire Protection District is proud to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the Commonwealth Edison Company Public Sector Small Facilities Incentive Program. The lighting upgrade has enabled our department to improve the lighting quality for the firefighters and visitors while decreasing operating and maintenance expenses. The lighting upgrades will save energy, help create a cleaner community, and serve as an energy efficient model for our neighborhood. Mr. Robert Lee, Project Manager with Twin Supplies LTD High Efficiency Lighting Oak Brook, Illinois was awarded the contract to perform the upgrade.

Be Alarmed

 

Beach Park Fire Department has partnered with IFSA “Be Alarmed” Free Smoke Detector Installation program for the duration of availability of smoke detectors from IFSA. All Beach Park residents are welcome to contact the Fire Department, during business hours, to schedule the smoke detector installation and educational review of Fire Safety and Escape. The fire department is responsible for installation of the smoke detectors. The smoke detectors are FREE but cannot be handed out so please contact the fire station if you would like to have a free smoke detector installed! You can contact us at 847-662-2642 or stop by at 3233 N Lewis Ave in Beach Park to schedule a free installation.

https://www.ifsa.org/programs/alarms

Beach Park Fire Department Anhydrous Ammonia Award Ceremony

 

On June 13th, 2019, the Village of Beach Park was joined by the Beach Park Fire Department along with Lake County Sheriff Officers in a ceremony where they were award medals for the anhydrous ammonia chemical spill that occured on April 25th, 2019. Lieutenant Thomas Stahl, FF/PM Pablo Ramirez and FF/PM Matthew Baran and Lake County Sheriff Officers, Sergeant Kyle Brown and Deputy Marcus Bernardy were recognized for their life saving efforts during this incident. The Board of Trustees for Beach Park, Beach Park Fire Department and Lake County Sheriffs Deuputies and Officers, along with friends and family were all present to celebrate their achievement. Congratulations!

June Board of Trustees Meeting and Agenda

 

Our June Board of Trustees meeting will be held this upcoming Tuesday night, June 11th at the Beach Park Fire Department.

Address: 3233 N. Lewis Avenue Beach Park, IL 60087

Time: 7pm

All are welcome!!!

Please see link below for our meeting agenda, see you there!

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April Board of Trustees Meeting and Agenda

 

Our April Board of Trustees meeting will be help this upcoming Tuesday night April 9th at the Beach Park Fire Department.

Address: 3233 N. Lewis Avenue Beach Park, IL 60087

Time: 7pm

All are welcome!!!

Please see link below for our meeting agenda, see you there!

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Beach Park and Zion Functional Consolidation Final Report

 

Please take some time and become educated on the Beach Park and Zion Fire Department’s Functional Consolidation Final Report.  Below is a link with the report from the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association.

Beach Park Zion Functional Consolidation (FINAL REPORT 9-25-18)

With any questions please contact:

Chief Paul N. Tierney

Beach Park Fire Protection District

847-662-2642

ptierney@beachparkfd.org

or

Chief John Lewis

City of Zion Fire & Rescue

847-746-4042

johnl@zion.il.us

 

Cold Weather Helpful Hints

 

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 maintain temperature and the temperature WILL drop while the heating system is working at full capacity.

1. Please raise the temperature in your home on Monday, 2 to 4 degrees above your normal setting….
2. Take all programmable thermostats out of setback mode and set on a permanent HOLD.
3. If you have a furnace; replace the filter.
4. Keep garage doors closed.
5. Limit opening exterior doors.
6. Make sure air vents and radiators are not blocked or obstructed.
7. If you have a 90%+ furnace and boiler: You must keep the intake and exhaust clear of ice and snow. During these cold temperatures, ice can build up. A 90%+ furnace and boiler have 2 white PVC pipes; an exhaust pipe and an intake pipe that are generally on the side or back of your home. In some instances, they are on your roof, do NOT go on your roof to clear the pipe.

If the temperature in your home is dropping and your radiators are HOT with boiler systems or you have HOT air coming out of your vents with furnaces DO NOT PANIC. Please make sure that your heating system continues to operate.

If the temperatures drop in your home, it will not be able to recover until temperatures rise and the windchill diminishes. Our heating systems cannot overcome temperatures -20 to -30 with wind chill up to -50+. They are sized to operate at 0 degrees outdoor. Put your thermostat on hold 70 degrees or higher.

To help minimize temperature loss you can boil water, make soup, or stews; they help introduce humidity and warmer temperatures into your home. DO NOT USE YOUR OVEN or a GRILL TO HEAT YOUR HOME. Please check on neighbors and elderly residents during these extreme temperatures. Stay warm and safe this week and share this with any of your family and friends.

Call Volume Continues to Increase

 

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 us!

Please see the link below to see different numbers from the departments around Lake County!

Lake County Call Volume Summary 2018

Holiday Safety Tips

 

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!!!

 

Contact Information

Beach Park Fire Department
3233 N. Lewis Ave.
Beach Park, IL 60087

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Emergency: 911
Phone: 847-662-2642