MABAS 24

What MABAS 24 does

MABAS 24 (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Division 24) is a regional mutual aid coordination organization serving fire departments across the south suburban Chicago area, including Markham, Tinley Park, Homewood, Glenwood, South Holland, Oak Forest, Lansing, Lynwood, and Flossmoor. Founded around 2015, it operates from a headquarters facility at 17555 Ashland Avenue in Homewood, Illinois, where it coordinates multi-agency emergency response protocols, shared training programs, and specialized team operations including a dive team, investigators group, and chaplain services. The organization pools equipment and training resources across member departments, offering programs such as CPAT (Candidate Physical Ability Test) fitness preparation, Traffic Incident Management training, active shooter response curricula, autonomous vehicle awareness, and dive team training delivered at Liberty Lake in Lynwood and other partner venues.

Name

MABAS 24

Legal name

MABAS Division 24

Website

https://mabas24.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MABAS 24 is a regional mutual aid coordination organization serving fire departments across south suburban Chicago from its Homewood, Illinois headquarters, providing shared training, specialized teams, and inter-agency emergency response coordination.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Department Mutual Aid Coordination

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Response Coordination & Incident Command (EOC/ICS) (HLAJAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Search & Rescue (Urban/Water/Wilderness) Coordination (HLAJAGAJ), Emergency Management, Disaster Response & Incident Command Training (EDAOAMAD), Humanitarian Coordination, Information Management & Needs Assessment (BPAGAAAL)

Keywords

• Mutual aid coordination
• Fire department training
• Emergency response services
• CPAT fitness testing
• Dive team training

Headquarters

HQ city

Homewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MABAS 24 is a mutual aid organization that coordinates resources, training programs, and specialized response teams among fire departments in the south suburban Chicago area, including Homewood, Tinley Park, Markham, Lansing, and surrounding communities. It provides shared training programs such as CPAT fitness preparation, traffic incident management, dive team training, active shooter response, and autonomous vehicle awareness. The organization facilitates inter-agency coordination during large-scale emergencies through shared equipment, personnel resources (dive team, investigators, chaplains), and standardized response protocols among member departments.

Product overview

MABAS 24 is a fire department mutual aid organization serving the Chicago south suburbs area (Homewood, Illinois). It is not a technology product company. The organization provides fire service training programs and resources including CPAT (Candidate Physical Ability Test) training and fitness programs, Traffic Incident Management training, autonomous vehicle safety awareness, dive team training, and various meetings and events coordination for member fire departments. The organization operates a website built on Joomla CMS to communicate with member departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CPAT Fitness Training Sessions Fitness training program designed to prepare prospective firefighter candidates and active firefighters for the CPAT (Candidate Physical Ability Test), a standard test serving as a gateway into fire service careers. Two fitness-training sessions offered for $45, held at MABAS 24 headquarters in Homewood, Illinois.
• Annual Investigator's Conference Annual multi-day conference for fire investigators from member departments, hosted at Local 17 Hall in Tinley Park. Priced at $110 per attendee and held March 4-7.
• Dive Team Training Program Specialized underwater rescue training program coordinated by MABAS 24's Dive Team Chief, delivered at various pool locations including Liberty Lake in Lynwood for member fire department dive team members.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Emergency Responder Safety InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free videos and training materials for traffic incident management and responder safety. MABAS 24 references their resources for improving traffic management at roadside events and protecting responders at incident scenes.
• International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMABAS 24 references IAFC's Safety, Health and Survival Section and Active Shooter Incident Response Toolkit including the 15-minute video 'Responding Under Fire' by Chief James Schwartz.
• International Association of FirefighterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMABAS 24 references their Emergency Vehicle and Roadway Safety Scene Safety Program (EVSP) available at www.iaff.org/hs/EVSP/home.html for safety training resources.
• Illinois Fire Service InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree training presented by Illinois Fire Service Institute, hosted by member departments like Lynwood Fire Department. Provides forcible entry classes and other specialized training.
• National Highway InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides National TIM Responder Training Course Number 133126A for traffic incident management training.
• ResponderSafety.comminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides National TIM Training Certificate through their learning platform and hosts the Responder Safety Learning Network with free autonomous vehicles awareness program.
• Tinley Park Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Investigators' Special Training sessions at their facility located at 7850 W. 183rd Street.
• Glenwood OaksminorOthersHosts monthly Chiefs' Business Meetings on the 2nd Thursday of each month at their Glenwood location.
• Local 17 Hall Tinley ParkminorOthersHosts the Annual Investigators Conference (March 4-7) and other major events.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Active911: Emergency alerting and incident coordination platform for fire and EMS agencies. Targets the same fire department customer base as MABAS 24 with technology that complements mutual aid response.
• ImageTrend: Provider of data management and reporting software for fire, EMS, and emergency response agencies. Comparable in targeting the fire service market with operational technology, though not a mutual aid coordinator.
• ESO Solutions: Software and data platform serving fire departments, EMS, and hospitals with incident reporting, scheduling, and operational analytics. Reaches the same fire service customer base as MABAS 24 but via commercial technology rather than mutual aid coordination.

Others

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): Sets consensus codes and standards governing fire service operations in the U.S., including the NFPA 1500 series relevant to mutual aid. Indirect peer — a standards body rather than a coordination provider.
• International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF): Labor union for professional firefighters, providing safety programs (EVSP) referenced by MABAS 24. Serves the same firefighter community through representation and training rather than mutual aid coordination.
• International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC): National professional association for fire service leadership, providing training resources and toolkits that MABAS 24 references and partners with. Industry association rather than a direct coordination competitor.
• Illinois Fire Service Institute: University of Illinois–affiliated state fire training academy that delivers courses referenced and co-hosted by MABAS 24. Comparable in providing fire service training but as a public training institution rather than a mutual aid body.

Direct peers

• MABAS Wisconsin: Wisconsin counterpart within the same Mutual Aid Box Alarm System framework, providing identical mutual aid coordination, specialized teams, and standardized training to fire departments across Wisconsin. Operates under the same MABAS governance model as MABAS 24.
• MABAS Indiana: Indiana MABAS division offering parallel mutual aid coordination, dive team support, and standardized training to Indiana fire departments. Closest geographic and operational analog to MABAS 24 outside Illinois.
• MABAS Illinois (other divisions): Other Illinois MABAS divisions coordinate mutual aid for different Chicago-area and downstate fire department clusters. Same governance structure, training standards, and operational model as MABAS 24 but serving adjacent regions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MABAS24
• Facebookfacebook.com/mabas24
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mabas-24

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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