The Tinley Park Fire Prevention Bureau exists to provide professional fire, life safety and other related services to the residents, property owners and managers of occupancies within the Village of Tinley Park. It strives to be viewed as a true resource to those property owners seeking to maintain or improve the fire and life safety capabilities of their occupancies.

Mission Statement

• To conduct professional fire and life safety inspections that result in a reduction of hazard to the occupants and the property
• To encourage professional growth of bureau employees; to provide opportunities for career advancement
• To fairly and consistently apply the codes adopted by ordinance
• To generate correspondence and documentation that is professionally written and technically correct; all correspondence is generated within relatively short time frames
• To meet or exceed established operating performance goals
• To provide and promulgate a professional and positive image
• To provide information and resources to property owners and the business community
• To provide technically correct engineering and plan review services

About Our Bureau
Kenneth C. Dunn is Fire Prevention Administrator and works together with Senior Inspector Daniel Riordan to keep Tinley Park fire safe and in line with the the Village's adopted Fire & Life Safety codes. Dan's staff responsibilities include supervising an office staff of five, one full-time inspector, four part-time inspectors and a public education coordinator.

In 2012, the Tinley Park Fire Prevention Bureau became the first local municipal bureau in the nation to achieve fire prevention and life safety department accreditation from the prestigious International Accreditation Service. To learn more about accreditation, see our FAQs.

Services
The Fire Prevention Bureau offers the following services to the residents and property owners of Tinley Park:

• Fire and life safety surveys for buildings of all occupancy type (see Occupancy Inspections for more information)
• Fire extinguisher and emergency evacuation training modules
• Key entry box installations
• Plan reviews of automatic sprinklers, fire alarms and new and existing building construction
• Tests of automatic sprinkler, fire alarm and fixed protection systems
• Underground storage tank installation surveys

Eventually, the Fire Prevention Bureau also hopes to offer some of its services online.

Additional Resources

• About High-Rise Building Fires
• Carbon Monoxide Detectors in the Home
• Fire Codes and Permits 
• Fundraising and Donations Newsletter
• Pyrotechnics / Fireworks Permit Application
• Wireless Fire Alarm Program