Photo taken October 2007  

CPR

The Glenside Fire Protection District is now offering CPR to the public, healthcare providers and the business in the fire district.  Please click on the CPR link on the left for more information.

Keep your home safe in the winter months

You can keep your family safe these winter months by getting a professional inspection of all your fuel burning appliances, including furnaces, stoves, fireplaces, clothes dryers and space heaters.   Under certain conditions, these appliances can produce deadly carbon monoxide gas.  

Carbon Monoxide kills more than 200 people each year and sends almost 10,000 people to emergency rooms for treatment, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.  Illinois law requires that you have a Carbon Monoxide detector in your home placed within 15 feet of a sleeping area.  If your detector activates call 911 for emergency help and evacuate the premises until the Fire Department tells you it is safe to return to your home.  Also remember that symptoms of Carbon Monoxide poisoning are similar to the flu and include headache, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea and dizziness.  High levels of exposure can cause death.     

Proper care and maintenance of your appliances by a certified professional technician can help reduce the possibility of this kind of emergency in your home.   The Glenside Fire Protection District wishes you a very safe and happy winter season. 

If you have any questions about fire safety please call us at (630) 668- 5323