Tillsonburg Fire & Rescue Services
80 Concession St E N4G 4Z8 Tillsonburg, ON, Canada

Ho Ho Ho! Today marks the end of our read a book with a Fire Dispatcher and Read a book with a Firefighter campaign. We hope you’ve enjoy the time we’ve shared together over the pass few months. Our last book is being read tonight by a very special guest!... Merry Christmas from our Fire Family to yours!

3:30a FREEZING DRIZZLE ADVISORY ISSUED Oxford - Brant Areas of freezing drizzle are expected or occurring.... Freezing drizzle is ongoing across much of Southwestern Ontario early this morning. Hazards: Freezing drizzle. Timing: Freezing drizzle will continue into this morning before switching over to snow. Impacts: Dangerous driving conditions due to Black ice discussion: Freezing drizzle has been ongoing for much of the night at London airport & Hamilton airport. Additionally, a weather spotter reported Black ice on roads in ingersoll at 3:15AM: Snow is expected layer this morning...though accumulations should not be much, even small amounts of snow on top of Black ice can create dangerous driving conditions. Slow down driving in slippery conditions. Watch for taillights ahead & maintain a safe following distance. Freezing drizzle advisories are issued when drizzle falling in sub-zero temperatures is expected to freeze on contact, & over time create icy surfaces. Please continue to monitor alerts & forecasts issued by EC. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm. ...END

Good day folks, don’t scroll by! Yes this is another Are you prepared for an extended power outage? post. Environment Canada has issued a FREEZING RAIN WARNING in advance of a possible Ice Storm ... We’re sure everyone is like Bla bla bla Tillsonburg Fire and these are you prepared posts But..... are you prepared? Seriously, what if the power went out right now and it stayed out for 72 hours? -How would you stay warm? -How would you cook? -Do you have enough food and water? -Where is the water shut off in your home? -Will your internet phone work? -Do your sump pumps have backup batteries? -Where can I stay if not in my home? -Where do I get vital emergency information locally and regionally? -Do I have family or friends who need my help? These are only a few things to consider. Preparing for an emergency during an emergency doesn’t work. HAVE THE TALK! KNOW-PLAN-PREPARE Visit this page http://oxford72hours.ca/ to learn about how to be ready for a variety of local and regional emergencies. As always, contact us if you need help. Stay safe friends and be prepared!

Warnings 4:49 AM EST Friday 01 January 2021 Freezing rain warning in effect for: Brantford - County of Brant... Woodstock - Tillsonburg - Oxford County Freezing rain is expected or occurring. A prolonged period of freezing rain likely late this afternoon through tonight. Precipitation is forecast to begin as snow or ice pellets late this afternoon over parts of Southwestern Ontario before changing over to freezing rain by early this evening. Freezing rain may be mixed with ice pellets or rain at times. A prolonged period of freezing rain will bring measurable ice accretion to many areas. The freezing rain should transition to snow overnight. This precipitation is associated with a low pressure system moving north from Texas which will track near the south shore of Lake Erie tonight. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Ice build-up may cause tree branches to break. Utility outages may occur. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

Check in with us weekly for Read a book with a Firefighter and Read a book with a Fire Dispatcher. These short video stories will always be available on our page for you to visit over and over. Click the "videos" tab and you'll find not only our "Bedtime Stories" but lots of fun and educational videos. Have a beautiful night folks!

Canada’s emergency alert system will be sending a test emergency alert across Ontario Wednesday afternoon. The alerts being issued by Alert Ready are part of a national test. Testing the national public alerting system is aimed at checking performance and reliability to ensure it operates as intended in the event of a life-threatening situation. Cellphone users, people watching television, and those listening to the radio can expect to see and hear the alert at 12:55 p.m. ES...T. People were urged to not call 911 after receiving the test alert.

6:27 AM EST Thursday 31 December 2020 Special weather statement in effect for: Brantford - County of Brant Woodstock - Tillsonburg - Oxford County... Freezing rain likely on Friday. Freezing rain is forecast to begin late Friday afternoon or early Friday evening over parts of southwestern Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe. Freezing rain may be mixed initially with rain or snow. A potential prolonged period of freezing rain could bring measurable ice accumulations to many areas. The freezing rain should transition to rain or snow later Friday night. This precipitation is associated with a low pressure system moving north from Texas. There is still some uncertainty with the exact track of the system as it approaches Lake Erie, which will affect the exact timing and duration of the freezing rain. Freezing rain warnings are likely to be issued as the event draws closer. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

Our thoughts are going out to the 2 OPP officers that have been wounded in the line of duty today. https://www.manitoulin.com/two-officers-shot-near-gore-bay/

8:34p SNOWFALL WARNING ENDED Woodstock - Tillsonburg - Oxford County Heavy snow for a few more hours before coming to an end tonight. ... Storm total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm expected. Snow continues this evening. A widespread 15 cm is anticipated, with up to 25 cm likely in areas under heavier bands of snow. Hazardous winter weather travel conditions will continue during this time. Rapidly accumulating snow will make travel difficult. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Please continue to monitor alerts & forecasts issued by EC. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #onstorm. ...END

Folks, we want to remind everyone to check on family and friends. Power has been restored to a large area but remains out for many more. If you can think of someone who maybe vulnerable or home bound, please do a check in with them.

9:51p WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED Woodstock - Tillsonburg - Oxford County Winter weather travel advisory in effect for overnight & Wednesday morning. ... An area of snow will move into the Region overnight giving a quick 2 centimetres in the span of an hour or so, followed by a lull in precipitation. Road conditions may quickly deteriorate once the snow arrives. After the lull, additional precipitation is expected to move in Wednesday morning. A wintry mix of freezing rain, snow, & ice pellets is possible. Precipitation will likely change to rain by afternoon as temperatures rise above the freezing mark. Travel may become difficult at times overnight & Wednesday morning due to snow & freezing rain. Please continue to monitor alerts & forecasts issued by EC. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm. ...END

Join us this Saturday for some Christmas cheer! Tillsonburg Fire and Rescue Services is excited to be part of this event! We will be collecting gift cards for the Helping Hand Food Bank. Please donate if you can. ...

12:32 PM EST Sunday 22 November 2020 Snowfall warning in effect for: Woodstock - Tillsonburg - Oxford County Storm total snowfall amounts of 15 to locally 20 cm today through tonight.... Hazards: 15-20 cm of snow Quickly accumulating snow rates at times Impacts: Slippery road conditions Low visibility at times Timing: Now through late this evening As of noon, regional snowfall observations range from 7-11 cm from London to Guelph. As heavy snowfall is expected to continue for several more hours, these observations have prompted an upgrade to Snowfall Warning. Hazardous winter weather travel conditions will continue during this time. Rapidly accumulating snow will make travel difficult. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

8:37a WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUED Oxford - Brant Winter weather travel advisory in effect for today. 5-10 cm of snow & poor visibility expected. This winter weather travel advisory has been upgraded from a special weather statement that was previously in effect. ... Hazards: 5-10 cm of snow quickly accumulating snow rates at times impacts: slippery road conditions low visibility at times timing: now through 10 pm this evening snow continues this morning across southwestern ontario. Some areas may switch over to ice pellets &/or rainfall later this afternoon. Snowfall accumulation should generally increase for areas away from lake erie. Motorists should be prepared for winter weather driving conditions. Please continue to monitor alerts & forecasts issued by EC. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #onstorm. ...END

8:00p SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED Oxford - Brant A brief period of freezing rain is possible this evening, particularly for areas away from Lake Ontario. ... Precipitation with the next low pressure system may begin as freezing rain before it transitions to wet snow or rain late this evening. Surfaces may become slippery this evening causing hazardous conditions for driving or walking. Freezing rain warnings may be required. Please continue to monitor alerts & forecasts issued by EC. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #ONStorm. ...END

4:20a SNOW SQUALL WATCH ISSUED Oxford - Brant Lake effect snow today through early wednesday morning; poor visibility & locally 10 to 20 cm of snow expected. ... Hazards: whiteout conditions in heavy & blowing snow snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm locally timing: heavy flurries will start later this morning & last through tonight. The worst snow squall conditions are expected later this afternoon & this evening. Impacts: motorists should be prepared for hazardous winter driving conditions. Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Please continue to monitor alerts & forecasts issued by EC. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #onstorm. ...END

Shout out to our AMAZING Tillsonburg Fire Dispatchers! With today’s storm they were faced with dozens of emergencies at the same time, over multiple fire departments across Southwestern Ontario and continuously over multiple hours..... and still going! Thank you for protecting us all!

Tillsonburg Fire and Rescue Services had a great time today at the Optimist Christmas Display. Thank you to all those who made this event happen and all those smiling faces we were able to see today. Santa is headed back to the North Pole before the snow storm hits.

See snow, go slow......