Sarnia Fire Rescue
240 East Street North N7T6X7 Sarnia, ON, Canada

We here at Sarnia Fire Rescue always like helping out for a good cause! Today Station 2 firefighters bagged up lunches to help out Bare Necessities Little Lunches who provide a great service to those in need.

We love our amazing community partners! Canadian Red Cross is helping Sarnia Fire Rescue get the fire safety message out to the community. They will distribute these bags through their Health and Wellness programs including transportation, Meals on Wheels and Homeward Bound. #community

Did you know? Every Monday the Emergency Sirens are tested at 12:30pm. There are 14 sirens located between Sarnia, Aamjiwnaang & Corunna. ... If you hear these sirens, outside of the regular Monday 12:30pm testing time, we require you to ACT! Go indoors and tune to your local radio and news outlets for further information. If you subscribe to MyCNN, our community notification system, you will be informed via the method you have selected. Register for MyCNN here: https://www.sarnia.ca/notifications/

Electrical fires are one of the top causes of house fires. Be sure that your electrical equipment is in good working order and used properly.

Please join us all at Sarnia Fire Rescue Services in wishing Captain Blair Jameson a long and happy retirement. Thank you for over 29 years of dedicated service to the citizens of City of Sarnia. All the best in you much deserved retirement Captain Jameson.

FYI: Update of the fatal fire that occurred on Dec 23rd.

Covid 19 Update. Confirmed 1309, Up 85. Deceased 28, No Change. Resolved 1057, Up 51. Active Cases 224, Up 34. Outbreaks 17, Down 3. Learn about Ontario’s vacc...ination program: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/ to help protect us against COVID-19. For local information contact Lambton Public Health (LPH). At this time, please note LPH does not have specific details about when a vaccine will roll out in Sarnia-Lambton, but will provide more information as it becomes available. Please note that they are not maintaining a waiting list for the vaccine. For the most updated information about local COVID-19 cases visit Lambton Public Health’s website: https://lambtonpublichealth.ca/2019-novel-coronavirus/ For information about City services visit www.sarnia.ca/covid-19/ Let’s take care of each other #Sarnia.

Let’s all do our part to slow the spread.

Local COVID-19 update for Jan 8th.

FYI: You can use this App to receive alerts on community emergencies.

Enjoy your Holidays and know that Platoon Chief Santa McGrath is on duty protecting the citizens of City of Sarnia.

Every day smoke alarms save lives! Be sure that you and your loved ones are protected with working smoke and CO alarms.

2020 has been a difficult year to say the least. From all of us at Sarnia Fire Rescue to you and yours we wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season. Know that if there was an emergency we are on duty today to help ensure your safety. #happyholidays2020

We wish everyone a happy holiday season. Please keep safety in mind. Here are some important fire safety reminders.

It's #TestItTuesday! Lucky is leading by example by testing smoke alarms. Working smoke and CO alarms save lives.

If anyone has any information related to the fires on Lanark Court they are please asked to contact Sarnia Police Service or Sarnia-Lambton Crime Stoppers

1 of 4 structure fires @SarniaFire responded to in just over 24 hours.

Anyone with information please contact Sarnia Police Service

We are sending our deepest condolences to the Fraser family. Rest easy, Brother. SFRS SPFFA

Gone but not forgotten Officer John D. Virostek Nov 4, 2010 LODD

It's that time of year again. Make sure that all of your heating equipment is in good working order and being used properly. #FireSafety

Update on the Lanark Court Fires.

It's Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week. We wanted to again say a big Thank you to Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education for their generous donation of CO alarms.

Covid-19 Update for November 16

For #FirePreventionWeek Sarnia Fire Rescue Services wanted to demonstrate why you should NEVER throw water on a grease fire! Always look while you cook but if your cooking oil ever catches on fire safely put on a tight fitting lid or cookie sheet, turn off the heat and let it completely cool.

Investigations are underway. Updates to come.

Fire Chief Brian Arnold is moving on to serve as Fire Chief of Cambridge Fire Department. Thank you for your service to Sarnia Fire Rescue Services and City of Sarnia. We wish you all the best in your new position.

Staff from Sarnia Fire Rescue and the Ontario Fire Marshals office still on scene this morning as well as two more fires on Lanark Court.

Today outgoing Fire Chief Brian Arnold transferred his 5 stripes to Sarnia Fire Rescue Services newest Fire Chief Bryan VanGaver. Chief Arnold will now be serving as Fire Chief of Cambridge. Congratulations to you both!

It is so important to have working smoke/CO alarms and a home escape plan.

Thank you Firehouse Subs

Thank you to Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education for helping us save lives with carbon monoxide alarms and messaging.

Today from 10:00am-2:00pm Sarnia Fire Rescue will be at Lowe's Canada, 1390 Quinn Drive, #Sarnia to promote fire safety, education, and prevention techniques to keep you and your family safe. #FirePreventionWeek #FirstAlertCanada

We want to say a huge thank you to Firehouse Subs who presented Sarnia Fire Rescue Services a cheque for over $12,000 from their Public Safety Foundation of Canada. This generous donation is being used to purchase powered air purifying respirators to help protect our fire investigators.

Sarnia Fire Rescue had to deal with two simultaneous fires for the second night in a row.

Platoon Chief Chris McGrath was presented his Fire Services 30 Year Exemplary Service Medal from Sarnia Fire Fire Chief Arnold and Chief VanGaver. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to our community.

A story featuring Sarnia Fire Rescue newest Chief Bryan VanGaver and Deputy Chief Ken Dwinnell.

At 10am Sarnia Fire Rescue Services will be at Lowe's Canada 1390 Quinn Drive, City of Sarnia to promote fire safety, education, and prevention techniques to keep you and your family safe. #FirePreventionWeek #FirstAlertCanada Stop by and say hi!

Movember Profile Picture.

Sarnia Fire Rescue Services wants to say another thank you to Lowe's Canada, Habitat For Humanity ReStore, Sarnia Drywall, Sim Propane Ltd and Value Village. Because of you we were able create this fire safety prop kitchen at no cost. This video was a great success and has had a huge reach! #thankyou #community #FirePreventionWeek

Another #FirePreventionWeek is in the books! 2020 has been a challenge to say the least! Sarnia Fire Rescue Services had to think of new ideas. We want to thank all of our community partners for helping to get the fire safety message out. CHOK for hosting Odie and the Bus, The Sarnia Observer for covering our Fire Prevention Week grease fire demonstration, Blackburn News Sarnia for doing a story on #FirePreventionWeek, McDonald's Canada for putting FPW messaging on all of you signs, Lambton Mall for letting us set-up in the mall, City of Sarnia and Sarnia Police Service for sharing our messaging and anyone else who participated, Thank you! We live in a great community!

Another busy night for Sarnia Fire Rescue firefighters.

Please join us in congratulating Sarnia Fire Rescue Services newest Deputy Chief Ken Dwinnell. Today Fire Chief Bryan VanGaver presented Deputy Chief Dwinnell his 4 stripes for his first day in his new role.

Please join us in wishing Sarnia Fire Rescue Services Platoon Chief Mark Smith a long and happy retirement after 29 years of dedicated service to the citizens of the City of Sarnia

It’s #FirePreventionWeek let’s all Serve up fire safety in the kitchen! Today Sarnia Fire Services are at Lambton Mall from 11-4:00pm with free fire safety items.

It’s Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week! It is law in Ontario to have working CO alarms in all homes with any possible sources of carbon monoxide. Protect yourself from the the silent killer.

Gone but not forgotten Firefighter William Douglas Oct 9, 1917 #LODD

Here Sarnia Firefighter Alderman demonstrates one way to properly extinguish a grease fire. Put a proper fitting lid or large cookie sheet over it and turn off the heat. Wait until it fully cools before moving it. An easy way to remember this is Put a lid on it! #firepreventionweek

To all businesses in the City of Sarnia requiring annual fire inspections. Due to COVID-19 Sarnia Fire Rescue Services is back logged and currently catching up. We appreciate your patience.