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Lanny was born on April 8, 1946. He joined the Thamesville-Camden Fire Department in April of 1968. He was an active and trusted member of the fire service for over forty-three years. He was a valued and caring person and a very experienced firefighter. The Chatham-Kent Fire & Emergency Services and all who worked with him recognize and mourn this loss.

Our deepest and heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends as they deal with this sad loss.

Funeral Arrangements:

Visitation:

Badder Funeral Home, 72 Victoria St. Thamesville, ON

Sunday January 29^th , 2012

7 to 9 pm

Monday January 30^th , 2012

2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm

Funeral Service:

Badder Funeral Home, 72 Victoria St. Thamesville, ON
Tuesday January 31^st , 2012

1:00 pm

NOTE: There will be a firefighter walk through on Monday evening. Firefighters please muster at Thamesville Fire Station, 97 Industrial Rd, Thamesville at 6:15 pm. There is parking behind the firehall. We will proceed to the nearby funeral home as a group at 6:30 pm.

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We are sad to announce the passing of firefighter Wayne Fleury. A statement from Chatham-Kent Police explained that “Wayne was working for a firm repairing eavestroughs on an implement shed when he fell off a ladder. He was conveyed to hospital by ambulance where he succumbed to his injuries.”

Firefighter Wayne was married and the father of two children. He served as a dedicated and caring Chatham-Kent firefighter for ten years, eight in station #17 Merlin and two in station #18 Blenheim.

Our sincere condolences are extended to wife Michelle, daughter Nicole, son Matthew and the extended family for this very sad and sudden loss.

Funeral Arrangements:

Visitation:
Monday January 9, 2012
Blenheim Community Funeral Home
60 Stanley St, Blenheim, ON
2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm

Funeral Service:
Tuesday January 10, 2012
St. Mary’s Church, Blenheim
95 Marlborough N, Blenheim, ON
11:00 a.m.

NOTE: There will be a firefighter walk through on Monday evening. Please muster at Blenheim Fire Station, 2 Charles Street, Blenheim at 6:30 pm. There is parking behind the firehall.

We will proceed to the nearby funeral home as a group.

Chatham-Kent firefighters wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a fire safe holiday season.

Keep the following in mind when making your preparations:

Candle Safety

Christmas Tree Safety

Holiday Decorating Safety

A $400.00 donation was made to the Chatham-Kent Fire & Emergency Services Dive Team from Southwest Regional Credit Union.
The money was raised at a BBQ earlier this year and will be used to purchase pony support brackets for emergency back up tanks.

Pictured in the photo from left to right are:

Municipality of Chatham-Kent Acting CAO Ray Payne

Assistant Fire Chief Ric Scharf

Southwest Regional Credit Union CEO Tony Gioiosa

Southwest Regional Credit Union Branch Manager Travis Hooper

Firefighter Bill Wolsing

(See photos below.)

Ryan decided to donate his $1000.00 award to be used in finishing the miniature fire hall at the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village. Ryan’s donation will now benefit many students and visitors to the Children’s Safety Village. Some of the funds will help with the addition of fire safety education displays which will provide information on preventing, detecting and escaping from fire.

Ryan presented the cheque to Assistant Chief Ray Stone, who serves on the Children’s Safety Village Board, on Monday at the beginning of programs. Two Wallaceburg schools were present for the presentation and programming that day.

They included:

Protective Clothing and Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

Ladders

Water Supply – Fire Hydrants

Water Supply – Tanker Portable Pump

Ropes and Knots

Salvage and Overhaul

During the day, the recruits were fitted for bunker gear and participated in a presentation on “A Comprehensive Community Fire Safety Plan”.

Special thanks to all the volunteers who facilitated the exercises. Congratulations to all the recruits on a successful day.

In 2009, a home fire was reported in North America every 87 seconds, killing over 2,000 people, injuring 12,000 and causing 7.6 billion dollars in damage.

Many fatalities, injuries and property losses can be prevented by planning ahead and integrating fire safe behaviours into your daily activities.

Sprinklers:

• If you are building or remodelling your home, consider installing home fire sprinklers.
• The risk of dying in a home fire is roughly 82% less when sprinklers and working smoke alarms are present.
• Sprinklers reduce the average home property loss by roughly 71% per fire.

Smoke Alarms:

• Almost two-thirds of reported home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
• Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area.
• An ionization smoke alarm is generally more responsive to flaming fires, and a photoelectric smoke alarm is generally more responsive to smouldering fires. For the best protection, install both types or a combination alarm.
• Test alarms monthly.
• Replace batteries in all smoke alarms twice a year. If the alarm “chirps”, replace the battery right away.
• Replace all alarms when they are 10 years old or sooner if they do not respond properly when tested.

Home Escape Planning:

• When the smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside.
• Make a home escape plan with your family noting two ways out of every room and choose an outside meeting place.
• Practise your fire escape drill annually.

Interesting Note: The main cause of structure fires in Chatham-Kent last year was combustibles being placed too close to heat sources. Keep them at least one metre away!

Don’t be a statistic…be smart and Protect Your Family From Fire.

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