⏰ Daylight Saving Time = Time to Check Your Alarms!

When you set your clocks forward, don’t forget to replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.

✅ Replace the batteries when you change your clocks
✅ Test the alarms after replacing batteries
✅ Replace the entire smoke alarm if it’s 10 years old or older (check the date on the back)

Working smoke and CO alarms give ... (Full Story & Photos)

Utility 118 is a 2006 Ford F-350 with a Reading utility body, built to handle the wide range of support roles that keep emergency operations running smoothly.

This unit is used to:
🚒 Transport Equipment
👨‍🚒 Transport Personnel
☣️ Support Hazardous Materials Incidents
🚗 Respond to Vehicle Accidents
🚑 Assist EMS Calls

Using Utility 118 for appropriate calls helps:
✅ Reduce wear and tear on front-line ... (Full Story & Photos)

Thursday Night, Engine 1 responded to a reported Vehicle Fire. Crews put 1 line in service and quickly extinguished any remaining fire. Quick thinking by a few bystanders who dumped dry chemical extinguishers on the fire before the arrival of the MVFC... (Full Story & Photos)

Install a smoke alarm in the basement. Maintain easy, quick access to your fuse box or circuit breaker panel. If you have oil, gas, or wood-burning equipment in the basement, you should also have a carbon monoxide alarm in your basement.

Keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet away from the furnace, oil burner, wood stoves, and water heater.

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Brush 118 is a 1989 Ford F-250 and serves as our primary wildland/brush fire response unit.
⚙️ Brush 118 Specs
💧 150 Gallon Water Tank
🚿 60 GPM Davey Firefighter Pump
Lightweight. Fast. Built for rapid knockdown and mobile attack in off-road environments.
When it comes to battling wildfires, grassfires, and brush fires, having the right equipment can make all the difference. That's where our brush ... (Full Story & Photos)

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The Details
Cost: $5.00 per chance
Grand Prize: 50% of the total money collected
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The Rules
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Winners will be contacted by phone to arrange pickup at our station
Valid photo ID required to claim winnings
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Pets are curious. They may bump into, turn on, or knock over cooking equipment.

Keep pets away from stoves and countertops. Keep pets away from candles, lamps, and space heaters. Have a pet-free zone of at least 3 feet away from the fireplace or a woodstove. Some pets are chewers.

Watch pets to make sure they don’t chew through electrical cords. Never go back inside for a pet during a fire. Tell ... (Full Story & Photos)