Mundelein Fire Department personnel are charged with the duties of protecting life and property by the fighting of fires, emergency medical treatment, and other hazardous tasks. Services provided by the fire department include:

Fire suppression: The fire department responds to fires and incidents involving explosions.

Emergency medical services: The fire department operates four ambulances at the advanced life support level. Each ambulance is staffed with a minimum of two licensed paramedics.
 
Fire prevention: The fire department performs inspections of public buildings and places of employment. Enforcing of laws and ordinances relating to fires and fire prevention.
 
Life safety education: The fire department delivers safety education at schools, special events, and as requested by the community.
 
Water and ice rescue: The fire department is trained and equipped to respond to emergencies on the waters and ice of the lakes and ponds in Mundelein and surrounding areas.
 
Confined space rescue: The fire department is trained and equipped to provide emergency rescue response to persons trapped or injured in confined spaces.

Vehicle extrication: The fire department is trained and equipped to free victims trapped in vehicles at the scene of motor vehicle accidents.

Trench rescue: The fire department is trained to perform rescue of persons trapped due to collapsed earth in construction trenches.
 
Structural collapse rescue: The fire department is trained and equipped to perform search and rescue operations that are required at the scene of a collapsed structure.
 
Service calls: The fire department responds to a variety of non-emergency calls for assistance in the community. These incidents include, but are not limited to, lockouts, invalid assists, carbon monoxide and smoke alarms.