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Fire & Life Safety Services

LIFE-SAFETY SERVICES

The Life-Safety Division is responsible for overseeing of our emergency medical training and certification processes for the paramedics and EMTs as well as maintaining our special rescue teams. These teams include water rescue, high angle/trench rescue, and the hazardous materials teams. Continuing education training for our paramedics and EMTs is done in-house, while on-duty with the assistance of St. Francis Hospital.

 

Evanston Firefighters train for rescues on frozen Lake Michigan