What is the organization
of the HFPD?
How
many ambulances does the HFPD have?
What
EMS system does the HFPD belong to?
What
are the office hours of the HFPD?
How
do I contact a member of the department?
When
is the station staffed?
What
specialty teams does the district have?
Where
does the HFPD get its training?
What
is a controlled burn?
If
I wanted to donate a house, barn or another item for a controlled burn what
should I do?
Does
this department do patch trades?
The HFPD has a three person Board of Trustees, Chief, Deputy Chief,
3 Captains and
4 Lieutenants. The Chief is Steve Harter and the Deputy Chief is Alan Styles. We are a Fire District which means our main
source of income in the tax payers of Harvard. We are a Fire and
Rescue department. This means that we respond to ALL emergencies in
Harvard and the surrounding area. Our district covers over 106
square miles. We are able to accomplish so much with the best
equipment in the business due to of the support of the community as well as
the professionalism of our members.
How many ambulances does the HFPD
have?
The HFPD has 3 Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances.
The ambulance is staffed 24hrs a day with one Paramedic and one EMT.
HFPD is part of the Rock River Region EMS system that
affiliated with Rockford Memorial Hospital.
The EMS program at RMH is headed by Dr. Dennis Uehara. RMH is a Level 1 Trauma hospital and a teaching hospital.
This has proven to be a good combination for providing resources to
the district.
The Records Division of HFPD is
open from 9 am to 5pm Tuesday thru Friday. In an emergency the on site staff can assist
you with urgent situations 24hrs a day. If it is an EMERGENCY Dial
911. There is also a doorbell on the
Public Entrance of the building.
You can contact any member by calling the department at
815-943-6927. Leave a message at the appropriate extension.
Member extension numbers are listed on the Personnel
page.
We are currently staffed 24hrs a
day 7 days a week with one Paramedic and one EMT. There is also a
Shift Commander and an Engine Crew on call from 1700-0500 seven days a week.
HFPD has a SCUBA dive team that is part of the McHenry
County MABAS 5 Dive Team. Given
the amount of water in ponds, small lakes and streams within the district,
the district felt it was import to provide this vital service to the
community. We also have a Technical Rescue Team with MABAS
Division 5 that is responsible for any rescue involving high angle or
confined spaces. We are also equipped to handle and set up a
decontamination site in case of a hazardous material spill. Should the
HFPD need more help in a hazardous materials situation we have the ability to contact Lake/Mchenry County Haz-Mat response team and get
additional manpower and equipment in case of a large chemical, radiological,
biological contamination.
The district's desire to provide highly qualified
Emergency Medical System (EMS) and Fire professionals is exemplified by its
on-going commitment to continuing education.
Training sessions are held two times a month at the fire station.
Employees are also offered training opportunities from outside the
fire district. HFPD also holds certification courses at its
facilities.
Members of the
department have also attended courses through Rockford Memorial Hospital such as
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), EMT-Paramedic program and others.
These courses range from a one day seminar to full semester
classes.
A controlled burn is a training exercise where a
building, a vehicle or another item is burned.
These burns can take hours, days, and weeks of planning to ensure
they can be controlled, to organize the way they burn, and to ensure that training
goals are met.
Please feel free to contact our business office at
(815)943-6927. Your call will be referred to the officer responsible for this
training to obtain information and answers to any
questions you may have.
