Must be Doing Something Right

Unlike other suburban fire departments it looks like Tinley Park fire department has held off going completely full time, and saving the tax payers a bundle on the cost of protection. They are still having to go to some paid members to staff some of the stations. This recent article on the the department shows that it can be done. Tinley Park Article from Southtownstar.com Tinley Park Fire Department unique in Southland

Here are some excepts from the article: It's a revered town of some 60,000 people, but unlike towns with such large populations, Tinley Park doesn't have a full-time fire department.

The village relies on part-time firefighters - men and women who, for the most part, work other jobs.  http://www.tinleyparkfire.org/

The Tinley Park Fire Department has a yearly budget of $3 million, according to village officials. If the village were to move to a full-time department, it would need a budget of about $8 million, Maher said.