News

(4/10)   Kevin Gibbons is the department’s newest engineer.  Congratulations, Kevin!

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(11/09)    Congratulations to our newest Firefighters, Dale Dorka and Abe Woods for completing their 36-hour Volunteer Firefighter Course

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(6/09)   Our thanks to Dan Barlow for 19 years as Chief of the Catawba Island Volunteer Fire Department, and congratulations to our new Chief, John Gangway!

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 (10/08)    The Catawba Island Fire Department went through a three week course in Hazardous Materials Response.  Firefighters covered different situations and how handle each situation with different steps.

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(09/08)    Congratulations to our newest Firefighter, Amanda Horn for completing her 36-hour Volunteer Firefighter Course.

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(06/08)    EMT Amanda Horn started her 36-hour Volunteer Firefighter Course.  Good Luck Amanda!

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 (02/08)    Four EMTs attended the Partners For Life EMS Conference, sponsored by  St. Vincent's Lifeflight.  At this conference our members received continuing education credit for attending informational seminars regarding new pre-hospital care techniques.

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(12/07)    Congratulations to David Anthony and Eric Heyob on completing their 36-hour Volunteer Firefighter Course. 

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(12/07)    Congratulations to Jordan Davenport and Kevin Wylie on completing their course to become Fire Instructors, which will allow them to teach In-House training and training for other departments in the area.

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(11/07)  The Catawba Island Township trustees took delivery of a new 2007 Seagrave relay pumper designed to supply an attack engine with large amounts of water during large fires.

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(9/07)  Congratulations to our newest EMT, Mike Ebert, for successfully completing his course and receiving his state EMS card.

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(6/07)  Firefighter Mike Ebert has begun studies in a basic EMT program offered through Vanguard-Sentinel in Fremont.  Final testing and practical examinations will take place this September.  Good luck, Mike!

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(5/07)  Congratulations to EMS Captain William Moore for successfully completing the Advanced EMT course.

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(10/06)  EMS Captain William Moore has begun studies in an Advanced EMT program.  Firefighter Karl Busby has also commenced a basic EMT course.   The 130-hour courses, including classroom, practical, and clinical studies, are scheduled to conclude in May 2007.

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(3/06) Ten firefighters returned from BGSU State Fire School.  Courses covered included LP gas emergencies, fire investigation, methamphetamine labs, and new vehicle safety system awareness.  All the volunteers spent the weekend on campus keeping current with new firefighting challenges and techniques.

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(02/06)  The Catawba Island Volunteer Firemen's Association and the Ladies' Auxiliary purchased a new, state-of-the-art thermal imager for the fire department.  At the cost of approximately $11,000, this tool allows firefighters to locate "hot spots" in and around walls, as well as pinpoint temperatures of their surroundings.

 

The Firemen's Association also purchased two new stair-chairs at the cost of approximately $5,000.  These tools will allow us to maneuver patients up and down stairs, as well as around tight corners that may otherwise be inaccessible to our cots.

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Updated 5/10

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