Crown Point Fire Department

We're excited to join Crown Point Library for Storytime at Bulldog Park this week! Stop by the pavilion at 𝟭𝟬 𝗮.𝗺. 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟰, as our firefighters read stories and highlight our equipment.🌟

🚒📖 Join us for Stories in the Park at Bulldog Park this Wednesday, June 24, as we welcome members of the Crown Point Fire Department as our special community guests!

Bring a blanket or lawn chair and join us for a morning of stories, songs, and learn about the firefighters who help protect our community every day.

📍 Bulldog Park
⏰ 10 a.m.
🎟 Free | No registration required

Special thanks to our community partner The City of Crown Point .

Golf outing postponed due to weather related course conditions. See original post from the Crown Point Firefighters Association.

While the threat for significant severe weather has shifted farther south, our area is expected to see torrential rain rates that could lead to flash flooding.

If you 𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 to travel today, please be mindful of flooded roads. If you see a flooded road, don't risk it — turn around, don't drown. Your vehicle can be damaged in floodwaters, and worse yet, you and your passengers are at risk.

Stay weather aware today by having multiple ways to receive alerts. Sign up to receive alerts from The City of Crown Point at crownpoint.info/alerts

To help alleviate basement flooding, connect downspouts and ensure they are extended away from your foundation. If you need to reach Crown Point Utilities after hours, call 219-660-0000.

Stay safe, Crown Point!

Thank you to the The Sparta Dome for having us today!👩‍🚒🚒

US&R Deployment | Merrillville Tornado

Last night, Crown Point Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team was immediately requested following the violent tornado that struck Merrillville.

Our 20+ person team — structural collapse and wide-area search specialists, made up from members from other area departments— was among the first mutual aid resources on scene. We established a staging area centrally located within the heaviest damaged corridor and stood up a command element overseeing 5 Urban Search & Rescue squads, each supported by a fire engine and ambulance.

The search area covered approximately 1,500 structures. Roughly 200 sustained damage ranging from moderate to catastrophic. Every single one was searched, marked, and documented. Hasty and primary searches ran through the early morning hours. Targeted secondary searches are continuing today in the daylight.

This was a large-scale, complex operation — and exactly the kind of mission our team trains for.

Crown Point’s Technical Rescue Team is fully funded by the City of Crown Point — no grants, no outside support. Just a community that invests in the capability, and a team that shows up ready to use it — for our neighbors and anyone who needs us.

For questions or inquires, please contact Chief Mark Baumgardner: [email protected]

Hey, Crown Point!👋 Our expert car seat technicians are hosting a car seat clinic 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟬. Stop by the station between 9 a.m. and noon — no appointment needed — to brush up on your child seat safety.🚗

Seats may be available for qualifying families in need. For questions, email [email protected].

🚑 It's National EMS Week 2026! 🚑

This week, we celebrate the dedicated professionals who answer the call when seconds matter most. With roughly 72% of our calls being EMS-related, our medical training is the backbone of how we serve this community.

A few things we're proud of:
🏆 Defending our title for fastest EMS Arrival-to-EKG time in our hospital system (pictured!)
❤️ A record 58-minute first-medical-contact-to-reperfusion time on a 2025 STEMI patient
📚 Trained 1,000+ community members in CPR and deployed 8 new AEDs last year
🚒 Every full-time member is required to be a certified firefighter and a licensed paramedic

Our EMS capabilities span day-to-day prehospital care, tactical (SWAT) paramedics, EMS educators and preceptors, and Mobile Integrated Health paramedics working to prevent emergencies before they happen.

We also continue investing in the tools that save lives. Last year brought new cardiac monitors, AEDs, cots, stretchers, and CPR devices. In 2026, we're adding a new ambulance and modern video laryngoscopes to the fleet.

To our paramedics and EMTs: thank you for what you do every single shift.

On the final day of “Dive Week,” divers focused on sonar imaging, learning how to interpret underwater images and identify objects in challenging environments.

Sonar technology is a valuable tool during underwater search operations, helping divers locate both small and large objects more efficiently and, in some cases, reducing search times during emergencies.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to Dive Right In Scuba for their support and sponsorship throughout the week. Their partnership helped make this training a success, and we are fortunate to have them as our dive shop.

We would also like to thank Aurelio's Pizza for providing lunch today.

Finally, we are incredibly grateful to all of the department divers who participated in this week-long training: Merrillville, Cedar Lake, Hobart, Monticello, Michigan City, Portage, Lansing, East Hazel Crest, Markham, Oak Forest, and MABAS 24.

Thank you to everyone who helped make Dive Week a success.