Fire Department
Fire Chief Brian Kolosh	Assistant Chief Richard Krencjarz
Captain Chris Dust	Captain David Kolosh
Lieutenant Dan Krediet	Lieutenant Bryan Roberts
Lieutenant Tom Farr	Safety Officer Joe Eaker
EMS Director Jerry Kuipers	Safety Officer Lee Ewan
EMS Coordinator Sonya Odegaard	Safety Officer Art Schweitzer
	Fire Prevention Art Schweitzer
Emergency:	911
Non-Emergency:	(708) 877-4459
Station #1	115 E Margaret Street
Station #2	108 N Williams Street

Help Wanted!!
The Fire Department is looking for PAID-ON-CALL firefighters living in Thornton.  If you are interested, you can view / print the application by clicking here or stopping by Station 1 at 115 East Margaret Street, to pick up an application.

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to provide the citizens of Thornton with fast, effective and professional fire, rescue and medical services through the use of trained personnel and quality equipment. We continually strive to prevent the loss of life, personal injury and property damage through public education and emergency responsiveness. We will render our services with pride and personal commitment to the individuals in need of aid.

Mayor Swan is pleased to announce the Villages of Thornton, Lynwood, and East Hazel Crest, have contracted with Emergency Communications Network, Inc., of Ormond Beach, Florida, for its “CodeRED” high-speed telephone emergency notification services. The CodeRED system gives Village officials the ability to deliver pre-recorded emergency telephone messages to targeted areas at a rate of up to 60,000 calls per hour

The Police and Fire Chiefs caution that such systems are only as good as the telephone database supporting them; “If your phone number is not in the database, you will not be called”. The CodeRED system not only offers faster calling rates and improved message delivery, it gives individuals and businesses the ability to add their own phone numbers directly to the system’s telephone database. To ensure that no one is omitted, we urge all individuals and businesses to log onto www.thornton60476.com and follow the links to the “CodeRED” page. Those without Internet access may register at the Village Hall.

No one should automatically assume his or her phone number is included. CodeRED gives those who want to be included an easy and secure method for doing so. The information will only be used for emergency notification purposes. If you have further questions, you may contact Chief Kolosh at 708-877-4440.

Click here: Code Red Emergency Notification System

The Jr Fire Academy once again proved to be very successful. The children in attendance learned a lot about the fire service.

Thank you to all residents and businesses for your support of the Thornton Fest 2005.

Eric DiSanto recently enrolled in EMT school.

. Fire-EMS Website