- Merrionette Park Fire Department
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Merrionette Park Fire Department Department Information Established May 23rd, 1949 Department Type Paid On Call (POC) M.A.B.A.S. Division 22 M.A.B.A.S. Identifier 26-- Stations 1 Fire Chief Leonard Edling Equipment and Manpower Engine 2613 Truck 2614 Ambulance 2662 Chief's Buggy 2618 Call Statistics for 2010 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 [1]
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Categories:- Fire departments in Illinois
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