The Homewood and Flossmoor communities have well-trained and well-staffed fire departments that give the best care possible on ambulance calls.
Homewood Fire Department’s 21 firefighter/paramedics are full-time employees, seven working per shift. Homewood went to full-time staffing in about 1978, said Chief Bob Grabowski. Homewood requires all firefighters to also be certified paramedics.
Flossmoor has a combination of full-time firefighter/paramedics and part-time emergency medical technicians (EMTs).
“On every shift we have at least three paramedics,…
