Tinley Park’s Unified Command organization brings together decision-makers from the Fire, Police, Emergency Management, Public Works, Administration, IT and Marketing/Communications departments to operate together to form a single command structure. The organization of this team enables the Village to coordinate, plan and interact effectively and efficiently. The Incident Commanders within the Unified Command make joint decisions and speak as one voice. Any differences are worked out within the Unified Command. A unified approach results in:

  • Collaborative strategies
  • A single set of incident objectives with a shared understanding of priorities and restrictions
  • Improved internal and external information flow
  • Minimized duplication of efforts and better resource utilization
Unified Command uses a interdepartmental planning process and produces one Incident Action Plan (IAP). The team will work with local agencies and jurisdictions to review and implement safety plans.

Tinley Park’s Incident Command Team

  • Anthony Ardolino (IT Director)
  • Pat Carr (Village Manager)
  • Kristopher Dunn (Deputy Fire Services Administrator)
  • Donna Framke (Assistant Village Manager/Marketing Director)
  • Steve Klotz (Fire Services Administrator)
  • Lisa Kortum (Emergency Management/911 Communications Director)
  • Tom Tilton (Police Chief)
  • John Urbanski (Public Works Director)
  • Colby Zemaitis (Assistant Public Works Director)
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