New Ambulance 34 in Highland Park
Highland Park Ambulance 34 – 2013 Ford F-450/Horton Type I so#15656
Larry Shapiro photo
Highland Park Dive Squad 34 and Boat 34
Highland Park Dive Rescue 34 – 2006 Ford F-550/2007 Rescue Vehicles of Iowa and Boat 34. ©2015 Larry Shapiro
Larry Shapiro photo
The West Chicago FPD has a new fire chief, Patrick Tanner coming from Highland Park.
Chief Tanner comes to us after a 29-year career with the Highland Park, IL Fire Department, serving as chief since 2010.
We will be holding a swearing in and welcoming ceremony on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 09:00 at Fire Station #6, 200 Fremont Street, West Chicago, Il 60185
Highland Park Fire Chief Pat Tanner retires and Deputy Chief Dan Pease is promoted:
Fire Chief Announces Retirement, Deputy Fire Chief Promoted
Fire Chief Patrick Tanner will be recognized by the city council for 29 years of service to the City of Highland Park at the city council meeting on December 1, 2014. Chief Tanner announced his plan to retire effective December 1 after a rewarding career with the Highland Park Fire Department.
City Manager Ghida Neukirch is pleased to announce the promotion of Deputy Fire Chief Dan Pease to fire chief of the Highland Park Fire Department following Chief Tanner’s retirement.
Pease started with the Highland Park Fire Department in 1987 as a firefighter and emergency services technician. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1997, Battalion Chief in 2008 and Deputy Fire Chief in 2010. Pease is certified in a multitude of areas including Hazardous Materials Incident Command, Weapons of Mass Destruction Response, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, National Incident Management System, PADI Ice, Evidence and Open Water Diver/Rescue, and has been a certified paramedic since 1989. He serves on the Board of Directors for both the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA) and the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 3. Pease holds a Bachelors of Science from Southern Illinois University.
Dan Pease will become the City’s Fire Chief effective on December 2, 2014.
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