Plan Ahead! If a fire breaks out in your home, you may have only a few minutes to get out safely once the smoke alarm sounds. Everyone needs to know what to do and where to go if there is a fire. Make a plan now, with your entire family. Use the useful links below: [...]
Remember these important points… Install a working smoke alarm on every storey in your home and outside all sleeping areas. It’s the law! Test you smoke alarm once a month. Replace batteries twice a year or when the alarm “chirps” indicating low battery. Replace your smoke alarms every ten years. Make sure everyone in your [...]
Chatham-Kent Police, Fire and EMS personnel, as well as residents of Chatham-Kent, are being called to action to donate blood during the month of April in support of Uniforms United – a month-long blood donor campaign spearheaded by police officers Doug and Renee Cowell. This April marks the 11th anniversary of the tragic loss of [...]
Today the Chatham-Kent Fire Department is pleased to announce the addition of their new Fire Safety Trailer, which will be used to deliver fire safety educational programs throughout the municipality. “The new trailer gives us another tool in our comprehensive fire education strategy. The unit is mobile and provides a great venue that we can [...]
The place where we feel safest, at home, is where most smoking-materials structure fires, deaths, and injuries occur. Smoking materials are the leading cause of fire deaths. Smoking material fires are preventable. Learn More About Smoking Materials Safety: Smoking Materials Safety Tips
TVOKids and the Office of the Fire Marshal are teaming up to raise awareness about testing smoke alarms. See all the details by clicking on the link to the poster. Have fun participating! Push the Button Poster
See what NFPA’s Dan Doofus learns about electrical safety! Learn More About Electrical Safety: Electrical Safety Tips Electrical Safety Checklist
It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of Station Chief Lanny Carther, a long-serving firefighter within our fire family. Lanny passed away today, Friday January 27th. 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 [...]
Watch NFPA’s Dan Doofus learn important lessons about home heating safety. Download PDFs: Heating Safety Top 10 Winter Freeze Tips
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 [...]
Christmas holidays are a time for celebration, and that means lots of home decorating and entertaining. 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 [...]
On Thursday November 17th the Municipality of Chatham-Kent had it’s annual Service Awards Ceremony. The following is a list of this year’s recipients. (See photos below.) Retirees Alan Cunningham Merlin Volunteer Deputy Station Chief Doug Jackson Raleigh South Volunteer Firefighter Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal Kevin Bedford Thamesville Volunteer Fire Captain 20 Year Medal [...]
Firefighter Ryan Coll was recently awarded the “Volunteer Service Award” from the Power Workers Union. He was given the award for his service as a volunteer firefighter at station #3 in Wallaceburg. 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 [...]
The 2011 Auxiliary Recruits recently completed their final day of practical training. The training took place at Station #19 – Tilbury. Twenty recruits attended. They worked in pairs to complete five exercises. They included: Protective Clothing and Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Ladders Water Supply – Fire Hydrants Water Supply – Tanker Portable Pump Ropes and [...]
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 [...]
Recently one our fire families learned that their son, Braden was diagnosed with Osteogenic Sarcoma Cancer. This cancer is rare and the effects so far include Braden having his knee removed and undergoing chemotherapy. When Chatham-Kent Fire Station #16 – Raleigh South learned of this, the firefighters immediately visited Braden with a basket of gifts [...]
During the month of September there were various events held by some of our fire stations to raise funds for charity. Station #07-Chatham South held a boot drive and barbeque at North Maple Mall and with a $2000.00 contribution from Walmart raised $8093.50 for Muscular Dystrophy. Station #06-Dresden also held a boot drive raising $1700.00 [...]
On Thursday, September 15th Enbridge and First Solar celebrated the completion of an Ontario solar project in Tilbury Ontario. As part of the celebration, Ian MacRobbie from Enbridge presented a cheque to Assistant Chief Ray Stone and Public Educator Barb Dawson for $10,000. The donation is being used to purchase a house travel trailer that [...]
On Sunday September 11th, the on-duty crews in both Chatham and Wallaceburg stations participated in a short tribute to the firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty on the September 11th, 2oo1 the horrible day in history known as “911”. Crews assembled at station #2 in Chatham and station #3 in Wallaceburg [...]
