Beach Park Fire Department – Page 2

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.

Beach Park High Efficiency Lighting Upgrade

July 2, 2019

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

June 25, 2019

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

June 14, 2019

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

June 6, 2019

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

April 6, 2019

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

February 26, 2019

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

Chief John Lewis

City of Zion Fire & Rescue

847-746-4042

johnl@zion.il.us

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 19, 2019

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 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

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 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

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!!!

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 academy, as well as with the members of the Beach Park Fire Department. Congratulations Gentleman! Never stop training!!

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 home.