River John Fire Department- Nova Scotia
32 School Street B0K 1N0 River John, NS, Canada

Sharing some great advice from fellow department Westville! Be prepared for significant snow fall, and slow your roll!

Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, all the best in 2021 Please enjoy the festivities responsibly

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the River John Fire Department! Enjoy a safe & healthy holiday season

Well, unfortunately we were unable to get the order done before Christmas, however it gives you more time to get your civic sign!! Order will be submitted on dec 31st 2020, so please let us know before then if you are looking to purchase a civic number sign!!

the Jolly Elf himself & sidekick elfie were able to spare a few minutes from the hustle and bustle at the North Pole to join us yesterday it was great to see all the smiles on the kids faces! And thats what it’s about!!

In support of Child Passenger Safety Week 2020, September 20 to 26, the Nova Scotia RCMP and Child Safety Link are reminding motorists to ensure their young pas...sengers are safely buckled up in the right seat. Nova Scotia RCMP and Child Safety Link came together today to demonstrate how to use booster seats properly to keep school-aged children safe. Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death and serious injury for children in Canada. Using the right car or booster seat and knowing how to use them properly significantly reduces that risk, says Cpl. Jennifer Clarke with Nova Scotia RCMP. Here are a few tips to keep kids safe in a booster seat: - Don’t rush to move your child into booster seat before they are ready. A child should weigh at least 18 kg (40 pounds) and be able to sit straight and tall. - Most kids don’t fit the adult seat belt safely until the age of 10-12 years old. - Keep kids under 13 safely in the backseat. The backseat is the safest for kids under 13. Here are a few tips to making sure your booster seat is used correctly: - Always read the instructions that came with your booster seat. - Fasten the lap belt low across the pelvis and pull up to remove any slack. - Make sure the belt goes under the armrests when directed by instructions. - The shoulder belt is placed across the chest and centered between the neck and shoulder. - Keep kids under 13 safely in the backseat. The backseat is the safest for kids under 13. Children who move from a booster seat to a seat belt too soon are at risk of serious injuries during a collision, says Katherine Hutka, Health Promotion Specialist, for Child Safety Link (IWK Health). The right seat allows a seat belt to properly fit across a child’s strongest bones and away from the soft belly. Parents and guardians can help kids stay safe by enforcing and modelling good seat belt habits. Once young passengers are safely buckled, adults must remember to buckle themselves too. Nova Scotia RCMP asks every motorist to do their part to protect themselves and others by ensuring everyone is buckling by buckling up every time they get into a vehicle. For more information about child seats or booster seats and when and how to use them safely, visit IWK’s Child Safety Link (http://childsafetylink.ca/child-passenger-safety/).

With hurricane Teddy fast approaching Nova Scotia here are some tips, links and important phone numbers to know to help keep you and others safe. Stay away fr...om ANY downed/low hanging power/utility lines and treat ALL downed/low hanging power/utility lines as live and dangerous. Please call 911 if you encounter a downed line, and it is imposing an immediate danger. Tie down or move loose objects that are outside to the inside of a building. Have a 72 Hour Emergency Kit ready. Have rechargeable batteries ready. Have plenty of bottled water. Have plenty of non perishable/canned foods. Try to limit your time outside during the hurricane (This obviously does not apply to everyone as some people need to be outdoors during this hurricane) If you use a generator please keep it in a very well ventilated area such as the outdoors (away from windows and doors) to avoid potential carbon monoxide poisoning. - If you have an emergency please call 911, however if you’re looking for assistance with something you believe is NOT an emergency, here are some non emergency phone numbers - https://novascotia.ca/noemergency/ - Here is the number for the Nova Scotia Power Outage Line - 1-877-428-6004 - And here is the link to the Nova Scotia Power Live Outage Map - http://outagemap.nspower.ca/external/default.html - Also, here is a very helpful link that contains useful phone numbers and websites - https://ns.211.ca/emergency - Stay safe everyone! #NSSTORM See more

Are you prepared to go without power for 3 days? Check out the link for helpful preparedness tips https://www.redcross.ca//be-ready-emergency-preparedness-a

it’s a good time to think about being prepared should we be affected with this weather system

Don’t forget your tickets!!!!

A great way to support your local departments!!!

Slow your roll! Kids are back in school! Watch for buses and pedestrians!

It takes a village. We are all volunteers, serving our community in times of need. Thank you to all our members, their families and our community who supports us!

Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets over the summer! It has been a successful fundraiser during covid - 19! Your support continues to help provide our department with the nessecary funds to deliver service to the community! Here are the winners: Grand Prize: Ellen Richardson (No. 0194)... Second Prize: Charlie Smith (No. 0446) Third Prize: Greg Henley (No. 0259) See more

Another video! Perhaps the audio is louder!

Live on face book in 2 minutes for the bike draw!!

That’s a wrap!! Tickets are all **SOLD OUT** thank you to everyone for all the support!! Stay tuned this afternoon at 4:00pm when we do the live draw!!

56 tickets remaining for the four wheeler draw! We will be set up at the Esso in River John, (Meh’s) at 9:00am tomorrow morning, (September 5th) to sell the remainder of the tickets. Our live draw will be on Facebook tomorrow afternoon, stay tuned!