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 Latest News From The
Rossford Firefighters
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We have been inundated with calls about open burning
in the City, here is the link to the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) about
Open Burning in Restricted Areas (City of Rossford). For ALL the
information please click
here. Please READ the entire code. |
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January 2011-Crews responded to a well off attached
garage fire in a newer subdivision. A full automatic aid response was
sent crews operated for about 2 hours. There were no injuries and minor
damage to the living quarters to the house. GREAT STOP !
For additional images please
click here !
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December 2011- The RFRD held their annual Christmas
Party and Awards Dinner at the American Legion Post #533. This year
there were 6 awards handed out including an almost full department Unit
Citation for an extrication. Seen below are Tiffany Ilconich and Lt.
Andrew Vascik celebrating 10 years of service (not pictured-Robbie
Marciniak). Firefighter of the Year was Britton Alexander ! Congrats to
all !
 
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Late December 2011- Crews answered 4 calls for
service in an hour, it has been awhile since this occurred. Thanks to
our mutual aid neighbors at Northwood for the assistance !
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November 2011- While crews answered 3 calls for
service in less than 30 minutes here is T-791 along with the rest of the
apparatus responding to a lightning strike at Bass Pro Shops. The store
received minor damage and crews were happy to get back to the station
and dry off.
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November 2011- Crews responded to multi-car MVA on
under horrible weather conditions to find a T-bone collision requiring
moderate extrication. All Units responded except for T-791, that did
respond to the commercial fire above.
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November 2011-Crews respond to a single car MVA to
find the driver with potentially life threatening injuries.
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Congratulations to Caleb Reighard upon
successfully becoming a Nationally Registered Paramedic !!!!!!!! WAY TO
GO CALEB !!! |
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October 2011- The Open House was a HUGE success,
thanks to Asst. Chief Lee Adams from the Lockington, Ohio VFD for
the use of the extinguisher simulator, and to
Great Lakes Towing and Recovery for their continued support by
getting us cars to train on, and provided for the 2011 Open House THANKS
Travis !
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October 2011- Rossford Fire & Rescue again hosted the
36 Hour Volunteer FF Class including the RFRD's newest member Bobby
Johnson, click the photo for more pictures.
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Congratulations to Britton Alexander upon
successfully becoming a Nationally Registered Paramedic !!!!!!!! WAY TO
GO BRITTON !!! |
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October 2011- Crews responded on a mutual aid call
to assist Northwood crews on a commercial MVA. Upon arrival a tractor
trailer had run of the expressway spilling many gallons of diesel fuel.
Crews operated for over 2 ½ hours.
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October 2011- Crews have had steady work over the
past couple of months here is a collection of random photos from various
events and incidents over the last month or so, click the picture to see
the rest !
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August 2011-RFRD crews assisted with the
NWOTPA at the Wood County
Fairgrounds. Crews manned 1 Medic Unit and 1 Engine Co. This is always a
great event and we are glad to be a part of it. For more photos click
the "Safety Team" badge below !
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August 2011-Vrews responded on a mutual aid call for
a mid-afternoon truck on fire that was carrying medical gases. Numerous
cylinders exploded and landed in a nearby field., the photo below is the
view responding from the north @ Oregon Rd. and Caple Blvd. For more
pictures of this inferno click
here !
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August 2011- Before drill ended last Monday crews
responded with a full assignment to an overturned vehicle with a person
trapped who was also trapped by the vehicle. Crews worked for over 30
minutes to free the patient who was transported to a local trauma
center. Northwood #1 also responded on automatic aid and transported 1
patient. For additional photos click
here.
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August 2011-Crews were dispatched to a possible brush
fire only to find 2 mattresses set ablaze in a remote location.
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Agust 2011-For many years crews have participated in
the annual Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center/Owens Community College
Residents day. This year T-791 was used to go over fire operations.
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August 2011- Within 24 hours of the first
inferno crews were sent one block over to find a vacant house with smoke
showing. Crews did a great job of preventing it from reaching the attic
after an interior attack. Both fires are considered suspicious.
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August 2011- Crews were dispatched with a full
Auto-Aid assignment to the 200 block of Bacon St. to find a dwelling
well off upon arrival. Poor water pressure hampered efforts initially to
get the blaze under control.
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All photos and video on this site are copyright
protected and cannot be used for private or public use without written
consent of the credited photographer. Photos are posted to honor and
recognize our firefighters along with other firefighters and emergency
response personnel that help us proudly protect our community. They are
not meant to disrespect, or to dishonor any person or persons, be it a
fellow emergency worker or civilian. We realize that sometimes these
photos may show harsh outcomes, but they are useful as a resource for
other emergency personnel to critique and we apologize for any grief
they may cause. To protect victim (s) privacy, we will never show a face
or other personal identifying information in our photos. We thank you
for your understanding. |
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E-mail: info@rossfordfire.com
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Website last
updated on 1/12/2012
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