The Lynwood Fire Department and Police Department will respond to your call for an ambulance, but they do not provide transportation to the hospital. The Village has contracted with Bud's Ambulance to provide transportation.
When I dial 911 to report a structure fire, why does more than one department respond, and sometimes arrive before Lynwood?
The Lynwood Fire Department has in place auto-aid agreements with MABAS 24 Departments. If there is a report of a structure fire, Six departments, or more, are automatically sent to the scene. If another department arrives before Lynwood, it may be due to: Lynwood is already on another call, the other departments station may be closer. The Lynwood Fire Department is always on call to serve you 24/7/365.
State Fire Marshal Launches “Be Alarmed!” Program
The OSFM will work jointly with the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance to provide smoke alarms and fire prevention education across Illinois SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) today launched “Be Alarmed!”
– a joint smoke alarm installation program that provides smoke alarms to Illinoisans through their local fire departments. The OFSM will distribute smoke alarms with 10-year sealed batteries and fire safety educational materials to participating fire departments, at no-cost to residents. The OSFM requires participating fire departments to personally install each smoke alarm, educate the community on fire prevention and safety, and provide
installation survey data to the IFSA.
“Working smoke alarms provide crucial advance warning and can potentially save
lives,” said State Fire Marshal Matt Perez. “The ‘Be Alarmed!’ program will help
ensure that Illinoisans have the tools and know-how to prevent and escape a fire
should one occur. We encourage everyone to be alarmed in the new year and make
sure your home is equipped with working smoke alarms.”
“Six out of ten residential fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no
working smoke alarms,” said Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Executive Director, Philip
Zaleski. “The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance is excited to have developed this program in
cooperation with the State Fire Marshal’s Office to provide smoke alarms to Illinois
residents and help reduce the number of fire related injuries and deaths across the
state.” “Be Alarmed!” is a fire safety educational program developed to educate Illinoisans and to ensure that properly installed and working smoke alarms are in homes across
Illinois.
The program seeks to:
1. Educate Illinois residents, young and old, on home fire safety and prevention
methods,
2. Reduce the number of fire-related injuries in Illinois,
3. Reduce the number of fire-related deaths in Illinois, and
4. Identify the reason for non-working smoke alarms in Illinois homes.
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