Chatham-Kent Fire Department (Official)
5 Second Street N7M 5X2 Chatham, ON, Canada

Step 1: Remove mittens Step 2: Test your smoke & co alarms #berniemittens #BernieSandersMittens #BernieSanders #Berniememes

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Happy holidays from everyone at CK Fire!

Crews from Stations #8 - Thamesville & #7 - Chatham South are currently on scene at a structure fire at 8 Victoria St in Thamesville. Minor injuries reported. CK Fire inspector is also on scene with Chatham-Kent Police Service & Chatham-Kent EMS.

Crews from station #16 - South Raleigh and Station #17 - Merlin responded to a structure fire at 106 William St in Merlin. The call came in at 4:19am. Units 19-14 and 1-13 were also on scene for support. An abandoned structure. No Injuries. Under investigation by Chatham-Kent Police Service

UPDATE: the fire is currently under investigation. Crews from Station 9 - Bothwell & Station 10 - Orford responded to a fire at an abandoned structure at 14700 River Line at 2:46pm today. No Injuries.

UPDATE: 55 FFs currently on scene working to extinguish the fire. Crews are battling high winds & snow. Heavy equipment is being brought in to assist. No injuries. The Office of the Fire Marshal has been notified. ...... Crews from multiple stations (4 - Dover, 7 - Chatham South & 15 - North Raleigh) are on scene at a structure fire on Pain Court Line. Those residences in the area of St. Bernadette St & Bear Line are asked to close all windows/doors and avoid the area.

Just after noon today, crews from Station #6 responded to a small fire at a welding shop in Dresden. Cause is accidental. $5000 in damage. No Injuries.

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CK Fire is working with our partners and monitoring the current weather situation. DOWNED POWERLINES: We are currently responding to a number of downed wires across the municipality. Assume that downed power lines are energized. Never try to move downed wires or remove tree limbs.... Keep people and pets at least 10 metres (33 feet, or the length of a school bus) away from downed overhead power lines and warn others of the danger. FLOOD WARNING: There is currently flooding along Erie Shore Drive in Chatham-Kent. There is water on many properties and around some of the homes. Floodwaters have made it onto the roadway in several locations. All non-essential traffic should avoid the area to ensure that municipal staff and/or emergency services can access the area if required. In case of an emergency - call 911

Crews from station #1 & #2 - Chatham responded to a reported explosion in a transformer building located at 480 St. Clair St just before 3pm this afternoon. Once power was confirmed isolated firefighters checked & cleared the building of smoke. No injuries. The incident is currently under investigation by the Office of the Fire Marshal #ckont

CO alarms are required outside of all sleeping areas (if you have any fuel burning appliances, a fireplace or an attached garage). Already have one...check the date they need to be replaced every 7-10 years. Have questions? Send us a message Thank you! Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education... #COSafety

We join together today in honouring those those fought, and still fight, for our freedom. #remembranceday #canada #ckont

Crews from station #12 - Harwich North & #8 - Thamesville with the support of tankers trucks from station #7 - Chatham South & #18 - Blenheim on scene at 10898 Blind Fourth Line for a straw bale fire. Tankers will be shuttling water along Mull road. Please avoid the area.

Thank you to the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education for the generous donation of CO Alarms for Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week. #COsafety

Two great awareness campaigns start today #SafeFromCO & #movember Learn more about Carbon Monoxide Safety http://cosafety.ca/

Happy Thanksgiving! Our friends at Sarnia Fire Rescue demonstrated why you NEVER throw water on a grease fire! Today many families will be making feasts, please remember to always stay in the kitchen while cooking, especially at high temperatures. Stay Safe CK!

Crews from Station 1 & 2 - Chatham responded to a fire in a detached garage on Harvey Street just after 1am. No injuries, cause is undetermined & 40k in damages.

"CK Fire teams will continue to work relentlessly to prevent fires and so reduce instances of fire deaths and injuries, fire officials say. Chief Case encourages the community to talk to the Fire Department about home safety at any time." Have questions? Contact us at [email protected] or call us at 529-360-1998.

Station #3 - Wallaceburg & Station #2 - Chatham responded to a fire at 661 Wallace Street just before 7am. Fire is out. No injuries reported.

Stn #3 - Wallaceburg & Stn #2 - Chatham responded to a fire at the former Wallaceburg Snowmobile Club just before 3am. When crews arrived the abandoned structure was fully engulfed and collapsed in the foundation. No injuries. $5000 in damages. Scene released to Chatham-Kent Police Service

Every member of our team is committed to reducing deaths and injuries in the home with our greatest emphasis on the protection of our most vulnerable members of the community, Case said. We are delighted to receive this donation which will allow us to continue our ground-breaking Community Fire Safety efforts which have protected so many families to date.

Congratulations to this years Home Escape Plan winners in Thamesville Part of station #8’s fire prevention program every year is to have the students draw a fire plan and discuss it with their families. The students then bring their plans back to school and they are entered in a draw. Good Shepard School: Trent Lenover - Grade 7... Thamesville Area Central School: David Friesen - Grade 6

We are back again! THIS THURSDAY! Live from Station #14 in Erieau. We will be out on the rescue boat on Lake Erie, meet local firefighters and more!

Crews from Station #1 & #2 - Chatham responded to 50 Merritt Ave for an apartment fire just before 4pm this afternoon. The fire is currently under investigation by Chatham-Kent Police Service and the OFMEM.

Charlotte Kirkwood and her Family enjoyed pizza and wings Friday night after winning a colouring contest for Fire Prevention Week organized by firefighters from Station #18 - Blenheim.

#september11 #neverforget #911anniversary Chatham-Kent EMS

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