This Bedford Park Fire Department committee is staffed by off-duty Fire Officers, Firefighter/Paramedics and Firefighters under
the direction of Fire Marshal G. Ponio, Lt. K. Raber and Lt. M. Magee. The personnel on this committee are dedicated to
providing our residents and industry with quality programs and information related to Fire Prevention and Safety. The Public
Education/Public Relations Committee can be reached at 708-563-4510, x208, x508 or x510 or through the respective email
addresses below.
Committee Members
Fire Marshal Jerry Ponio - 22 years service, jponio@bedfordparkfd.org
Lt. Kurt Raber – 20 years service (Public Education Officer), kraber@bedfordparkfd.org
Lt. Mike Magee – 33 years service (Public Information Officer), mmagee@bedfordparkfd.org
Lt. John Litkenhus – 19 years service
Firefighter/Paramedic Harry Parks – 10 years service
Firefighter/Paramedic Stephanie Mitchell – 15 years service
Firefighter/Paramedic Melody Elmer – 17 years service
Firefighter/Paramedic Jennifer Fasano – 6 years service
Firefighter Al Baggio – 8 years service
Committee Activities
- Safe Sitter® babysitter training course twice per year at the Bedford Park Library
For further information contact our administrative office at 708-563-4510 x103
For information on what Safe Sitter® is go to:
http://www.safesitter.org/about-us/what-is-safe-sitter.aspx
- Attend Safety Day or Company picnics upon request
- Fire Prevention Week Activities at the Bedford Park District, Bedford Park Library, Walker School and informational
packets distributed to Village residents
- Annual Demonstrations at the Village Picnic
- Home Fire Inspections available on request
- Blood Pressure screening every Wednesday at the Bedford Park Library
- Participation in the Annual Clearing Industrial Association Business Expo
Safe Sitter® is a registered trademark of Safe Sitter, Inc.