“Keep the Wreath Red” Program
Happy Holidays! Unseasonably warm weather in the greater Chicago area has given us a chance to set up decorations for our favorite celebrations early and to better effect! It’s impossible to drive down any street without seeing a myriad of…
Times Gone By
The end of the year marks all types of festivities, from the gift giving and religious holidays to the New Year’s celebrations. The end of one year marks the beginning of another. Many people take time to consider the events…
Traffic Accidents
As a firefighter, certain patterns tend to emerge over time in the type of incidents we see. Depending on the time of year, certain calls seem more prevalent than others, often for reasons that defy analysis. March is the time…
Auld Lang Syne
The Norwood Park Fire Protection District would like to take this month as one of sober reflection and memory for one of our dear departed. In November of last year the fire service lost our closest link to times gone…
Illinois public fire safety educators alert NFPA of children’s deaths from falling televisions March 2012
Illinois public safety educators informed NFPA that four young children in the Chicago area since October of 2011 had died after being struck by falling televisions. According the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), “on average, one child dies every…
Retirement of Commander Charles Stec March 2012
It is with both a mixture of pride and sadness that the Norwood Park Fire Protection District announces the retirement of Commander Charles “Chuck” Stec! For over 28 years, Chuck has been an active firefighter with both his department and…
March 11th is a great time for Fire Safety! March 2012
A very mild winter is finally passing, and Spring will bring with it new growth and warmth. We can relax, put away the shovels, and maybe do some simple maintenance around the house so we can relax this Spring. One…
Clothes Dryer Fire Prevention
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are over 14,000 fires, 10 deaths and 10 injuries annually due to clothes dryer fires, and several hundred people a year are also subjected to carbon monoxide poisoning from improper dryer…
Out and About This Summer!
Summer arrived hard this past month, with temperatures climbing thirty degrees overnight in some cases, and after a long winter, people have started finding themselves climbing the walls to get out and start enjoying summertime. For most, this means camps,…
Keeping Safe in the Water!
The Norwood Park Fire Protection District is proud to acknowledge and pass on this valuable article on swimming and boat emergencies written by Mario Vittone of the United States Coast Guard: The new captain jumped from the cockpit, fully dressed,…