ROBERTS PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
NOTICE OF FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC EXAMINATION
TO ESTABLISH AN ELIGIBILITY LIST

Qualifications
• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years of age
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• Be certified as a Basic Operations Firefighter through the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal
• State of Illinois ... (Full Story)

Applications for Part-Time Firefighter/Paramedic are now being accepted. Complete the Employment Application and return along with copies of all certificates and licenses to:

Roberts Park Fire Protection District
8611 S. Roberts Road
Justice, IL 60458 ... (Full Story)

The Roberts Park Fire Protection District is the proud recipient of the RE;ACT 4 Ryan training grant.

Tom and Maureen Elwood, along with Margie Makina presented the $2,500.00 training grant at the March 13, 2018 trustee meeting.
RE;ACT is the Lt. Ryan Elwood; Awareness, Counseling and Training Fund for First Responders. RE;ACT strives to create awareness for mental health issues and counseling, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Roberts Park welcomes three new firefighter/paramedics made possible through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant.

This past July, the District learned it had been approved for a federal grant of $570,000 to help pay for three new firefighters. The federal funds covers a three-year period, January 2018 - January 2021, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Congratulations to Anthony Palkovitz who was officially sworn in as Firefighter/Paramedic by Trustee Steve Stratakos at the January 9, 2018 Board meeting.
Members of the Roberts Park Fire Protection District, family and friends of FF/PM Palkovitz's looked on as his mother pinned his badge on during the ceremony.

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