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Green Ribbon Remembers Bailey @CKFireDept @CKPSMedia

(CHATHAM, ON) – April is recognized as BeADonor month to raise awareness of the critical need for organ and tissue donors across Ontario. Despite significant progress, there are still over 1,500 Ontarians on the waiting list for a life-saving organ transplant. This April marks the 16th year of the Green Ribbon campaign, which started in memory of Bailey Cowell who passed away following a heart…

Clash Of The Sirens Set For April 14 @CKFireDept @OPP_WR #Chatham #CKPSMedia

(CHATHAM, ON) – Members from the Chatham-Kent OPP, Chatham-Kent Police Service, Chatham-Kent Fire and Emergency Services, and Medavie EMS will be battling it out in the second annual Clash of the Sirens Fitness Challenge. The event features teams of four, competing in three separate, but gruelling, first responder-related challenges, which were organized by Blairs Bootcamp. There will also be a…

Families, Pets Rescued From #Wallaceburg Fire @CKFireDept @OntarioFire @CKPSMedia

Firefighters from Wallaceburg and Chatham responded to an apartment fire in the morning of 18 March 2018. About 25 families and assorted pets were rescued from the $250,000 fire. Photo courtesy of Whitney Burk/ (WALLACEBURG, ON) – Firefighters from stations No. 3, in Wallaceburg, and No. 2, in Chatham, responded to a working fire at an apartment building at 800 Wallace Street East, just before…

Firefighters Complete Roof-Top Rescue @CKFireDept

(CHATHAM, ON) – Two men completing roofing work on a home in Chatham required rescuing after a left malfunction left them stranded three storeys in the air. The men became trapped on the roof after the safety on the zip-boom they were using engaged, disabling the unit. Enter Chatham-Kent firefighters from Station 1 to deploy an aerial truck to return the men to ground level. No injuries were…

Landlord Fined For Expired Smoke Alarms @MunicCK @CKFireDept

The owner of a rental property on Park Avenue in Chatham was fined after firefighters discovered that the smoke alarms were expired on 28 February 2018.Photo courtesy of Whitney Burk/Chatham-Kent Fire and Emergency Services. (CHATHAM, ON) – Chatham fire crews from Stations No. 1 and 2 responded to a residential fire on Park Avenue on February 28 just before 2pm. Firefighters found a working…