Merrionette Park Fire Department
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Merrionette Park Fire Department (MPFD) On May 23, 1949 an ordinance was adopted in the Village Merrionette Park, Illinois
municipal code that created a village government that will be known as the Fire Department
.
24 members started the Fire Department and all lived between 113th and 115th streets and Kedzie Ave. and Whipple Ave.
The first fire Station was located at 3033 W. 114th Pl. and the first fire trucks were a used 1937 white truck with a general body built on it and a 1924 or 25 AHRENS-FOX fire engine purchased from the Berwyn Fire Department.
The current Fire Department has 33 members, all are PAID ON CALL.
The current firehouse is now located at 3165 W. 115th St., which now houses One Engine, One 106 Ft. Ladder Truck, One BLS Chief's Buggy, and One BLS Ambulance.
Merrionette Park is Bordered by Alsip, Blue Island, Chicago
, and Garden Homes.
Merrionette Park Fire Department is a current member of M.A.B.A.S. 22 http://www.mpfire.org/
Merrionette Park, Illinois
Merrionette Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,999 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Merrionette Park is located at ....
municipal code that created a village government that will be known as the Fire Department
Fire department
A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides fire protection for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality, county, or fire protection district...
.
24 members started the Fire Department and all lived between 113th and 115th streets and Kedzie Ave. and Whipple Ave.
The first fire Station was located at 3033 W. 114th Pl. and the first fire trucks were a used 1937 white truck with a general body built on it and a 1924 or 25 AHRENS-FOX fire engine purchased from the Berwyn Fire Department.
The current Fire Department has 33 members, all are PAID ON CALL.
The current firehouse is now located at 3165 W. 115th St., which now houses One Engine, One 106 Ft. Ladder Truck, One BLS Chief's Buggy, and One BLS Ambulance.
Merrionette Park is Bordered by Alsip, Blue Island, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, and Garden Homes.
Merrionette Park Fire Department is a current member of M.A.B.A.S. 22 http://www.mpfire.org/