Response
Oak Lawn has three (3) Fire Stations and staffs the following equipment:
- Two (2) Engines
- One (1) Truck
- One (1) Squad
- Three (3) Ambulances
- One (1) Battalion Chief
The village is divided into three (3) response districts. The type of call determines how many resources are deployed to each call.
- Ambulance call – Advanced Life Support Ambulance and fire engine. You may have asked yourself, why does the Fire Department send a fire engine? The engine company crew responds to assist and support the ambulance crew, depending on the severity of the call.
- Minor Fire Call – One (1) or two (2) companies depending on the nature of the incident.
- Fire Call – Reported fire emergencies, the department deploys the companies from two (2) of its Fire Stations, plus the assistance (Automatic Aid) from neighboring communities. Automatic Aid agreements are between two (2) towns, where each respond to each other’s calls for emergency service.
- Alsip
- Burbank
- Chicago Ridge
- Evergreen Park
- North Palos