Chief Jason Parthun

Message from the Chief:

Thank you for taking time to learn more about the East Dundee Fire Protection District. We provide fire and life safety services to the village of East Dundee and portions of the villages of Barrington Hills and South Barrington, and areas in the unincorporated Cook and Kane counties. As you will see from our website, we provide a range of programs to the communities we serve that include emergency response and fire/life safety inspection and education programs. We are active participants in the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS), aiding our neighboring communities when called upon.  Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our organization or our services. If you are in the area, please stop and visit our station. Thank you again for taking the time to visit our website. It provides excellent information on our organization. 

Jason Parthun 

Fire Chief  

jparthun@edfire.com

Biography:

Chief Jason Parthun has been in the fire service since 1999 and has served as a career firefighter with the East Dundee fire district since 2004.  After coming to EDFD with prior experience from other area fire departments, Chief Parthun rose through the ranks holding all positions in the organization culminating in being appointed Fire Chief in 2019. 

Education & Training:

Chief Parthun has a bachelors degree in Fire Service Administration, an associates degree in Fire Science, and over 35 Illinois State Fire Marshal Certifications.  He is also a credentialed Chief Fire Officer (CFO) through the Center of Public Safety Excellence, making him 1 of only 2,030 worldwide Fire Chiefs with this designation.

Chief Parthun previously served as Chairman of the Illinois Fire Chief’s Association Volunteer and Combination Officer’s Committee. He served as president of the Kane County Fire Chief’s Association in 2022. He was a member of the executive board for the Kane County Arson Task Force and currently serves as an adjunct instructor for Elgin Community College’s Fire Science Program and as a program manager for the Fire Safety Officer Program for the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI - University of Illinois).