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2009 Swift Water Self Rescue Training     2009 Confined Space Training     5 Alarm Fire
Annual 9/11 Ceremony    Firefighters Training     Annual Fire House Open House
Norwood Park Explorer Post 7447     Annual Christmas Party     Stark's and Denny's Fire
New Orleans After Katrina     Park Ridge VFW Sponsored Call Of The Year Awards
Comic Books Effort     Hustle Up The Hancock

 
 

2009 Swift Water Self Rescue Training in Rosemont and Norwood Park

 
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2009 Confined Space Training

 
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Norwood Park, Illinois Firefighters Battle 5-Alarm Apartment Blaze

In the early afternoon of Thursday, April 7, 2005 Norwood Park firefighters responded to what became a 5-alarm fire. The fire was in a fully occupied apartment building...

 
       
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Annual 9-11 ceremony held in front of the fire station

 
       
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Firefighters training, ventilation, search, and rescue drills

 
       
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Annual Firehouse Open House

 
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Norwood Park Explorer Post 7447 (junior firefighters)

Ventilation and search & rescue drills...

 
       
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Annual Christmas party held at the fire station

 
       
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Stark's and Denny's Fire (1980's)

Photos by Fire Chief David Traiforos of the Franklin Park Fire Department...

 
       
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New Orleans after Katrina

Norwood Park sent three firefighters To New Orleans in September 2005, following Hurricane Katrina,
Deputy Chief Kevin Stenson, Commander John Kovalcik, and Commander Carmen Rinaldi

Leaving Illinois and Base Camp...

 
       
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Park Ridge VFW sponsored call of the year awards, March 2008

Pictured Sean Fennessy, Chief Stenson, Bob Erskine...

 
       
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Comic Books Effort

Norwood Park Firefighter Stanley Koy received a FEMA grant in 2007 for public education. He helped create and distribute 100,000 comic books across the country.

 
       
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Hustle Up the Hancock

Norridge Mayor Earl Field sponsored the Norwood Park Fire Department team for the 2008 "Hustle Up the Hancock".

 
       
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Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness / 2009 Open House

The Norwood Park Fireman's Association Local 4210 did a fund raiser for breast cancer awareness. During the open house and throughout the month of October, the firemen sold over 700 t-shirts and raised over $7000 for breast cancer awareness.

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Comic Book

Click here to read the entire GI Joe Comic Book
Fire Safety Comics Online

MARCH
2nd- Commissioner meeting 12 noon
Early Warning System 10am
6th- First Aid class 9am-12pm
9th- Board meeting
27th- Heartsaver CPR class 9am- 12pm
Healthcare Provider 1pm-4:30pm

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March is Daylight Saving Time
Engine 103 Receives a New Assignment!
Auld Lang Syne
Stay Safe When You're In Deep
H1N1 Information
Breast Cancer Fundraiser
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