The
Fire Department:
The Oak Brook Fire Department is responsible for providing Fire, Rescue, Special
Rescue, and Emergency Medical services. The Department's goal is to provide
superior rescue, emergency medical, and fire protection services that minimize
life loss, injury, and property damage due to fire or accidents.
The Department consists of
32 full-time sworn personnel including the Fire Chief,
three Battalion Chiefs, and 28 firefighters and
firefighter/paramedics. They are supplemented
by six full-time contract firefighter/paramedics, 4 paid-on-call firefighters,
two part-time management personnel (EMS
Director and Administrative
Assistant), one part-time public education coordinator, and
one
full-time civilian secretary. Emergency
dispatching services are handled by the Village's
Communications
Center .
Overview of Services
Fighting fires is only one of the many services provided
by the Oak Brook Fire Department. Today's firefighters wear
many hats. They are fire and injury prevention educators,
technical rescue experts, fire/rescue training instructors,
paramedics, and hazardous materials mitigators - just
to name a few. For more information contact the Fire
Chief at 630-368-5200. |
Tom McEllin
Fire Chief
The Fire Department
is located
at:
1200
Oak Brook Rd
Oak Brook, IL 60523 |
Phone:
630-368-5200
FAX:
630-368-5251 |
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