C.A.R.T.

The Combined Agency Response Team (CART) was started in 1994, after several technical rescues in the area taxed the abilities of the rescuers and their available resources. Area departments assessed those incidents, looking at the equipment that was used, and the personnel trained to perform this type of rescue. It was decided at that time to form this unique rescue response team.

The Tinley Park Fire Department is a member of "The Blue Team".

The Blue Team consists of 9 members of the Tinley Park Fire Department as well as members from Orland Park, Homer Glenn, Northwest Homer, Alsip, and Palos Heights.

The first priority of the team is to ensure the safety of our personnel. This is accomplished through training and education, the purchase of specialized equipment, implementation of standard operating guidelines, gathering of information to publish specialized equipment lists and organizing group-type response to CART incidents.

The Blue CART Team operates with 40-50 Technical Rescue Technicians. They are all trained in Vertical Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, Advanced Trench Rescue, and Light and Heavy Weight Structural Collapse Rescue. The Blue Team is 1 of only 5 Technical Rescue Teams within the state of Illinois to be certified for a level A disaster response.