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The Village of Bedford Park is an Illinois Home Rule community located on the
southwestern border of Chicago city limits. The village is near Chicago's Midway
Airport and is minutes from downtown Chicago. The Bedford Park Fire Department
was formed in 1940. the Bedford Park Fire department provides fire, rescue,
emergency medical services, and hazardous material response to a predominantly
industrial community with a daytime population of 45,000. Our village corporate
limits begin two blocks south of Chicagos Midway Airport, and the village
borders the city of Chicago on two sides. Located within our 8.5 square mile
village are 265 industrial and warehousing buildings, 6 hotels with a capacity
of 882 rooms which make up the Midway Airport Hotel Complex, 15 commercial
buildings, 2 large bulk chemical storage tank farms, a major rail switching
yard, a major intermodal shipping facility, and a residential area that contains
236 single family dwellings. Fire department services are provided by 19
firefighters per shift from two fire stations, separated by railroads that run
throughout the village. The Bedford Park Fire department is proud of its ISO
class 2 rating.
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