Town of Canton Volunteer Fire & EMS Department responded to a structure fire at 50 East Hill Road, the Glenwood Condominiums. A resident called 911, after noticing smoke coming out from a neighbor’s door at #7G. Upon arrival, Canton’s volunteer firefighters observed a large volume of smoke pushing out from behind the structure. Fire crews… Read More »
Published December 15, 2019 • Updated at 9:35 pm on December 15, 2019 Photo: Volunteer Firefighter Scott Goeben Several roads were closed in Collinsville after a gas leak was detected on the roof of a local business. Canton firefighters responded to the Main Street vicinity at approximately 9:37 a.m. for a report of a gas odor in… Read More »
By MICHAEL WALSH HARTFORD COURANT | DEC 09, 2019 | 2:29 PM The Canton Volunteer Fire and EMS Department has launched a recruiting drive for its cadet program. The program offers fire and EMT training to teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18. Having graduated its last cadet last summer, the Canton Volunteer Fire and EMS Department is seeking… Read More »
IMG_5842 WFSB Story Photo Credit: Wayne Goeben WHO: Town of Canton Volunteer Fire and EMS Department was dispatched to an early morning structure fire on the deck of a two story, wood framed residence. Smoke alarms, in the home, alerted the residents to the fire. No injuries… Read More »
Canton, CT September 7, 2019; 6:41pm…. The Town of Canton Volunteer Fire & EMS Department responded to a fire, on the first floor of a three-family residence, at 81 Dunne Ave, in Collinsville. All residents had already safely evacuated, but some were forced to leave family pets behind. Upon arrival, the Department found smoke… Read More »
Town of Canton Fire & EMS Departmentrecently hosted an Awards Banquet to recognize the extraordinary work, service and sacrifice of its volunteer firefighters, EMTs and Fire Police, in 2018.The evening was marked with both time-honored traditions, and an embrace of the changing fire and EMS environment. Before members of the Board of Selectmen, family and… Read More »
Canton, CT April 9, 2019…. Only Ben & Jerry’spremium ice cream could bring out crowds of people, on a day that brought rain, wind and even some early evening hail, for their 14thannual FreeCone Dayto benefit the Town of CantonVolunteer Fire &EMS Department. Eight hours and 4,400 free scoops later, Free Cone Dayhad raised… Read More »
WHAT: Ben & Jerry’s of Canton will be celebrating Free Cone Day to thank their customers for their patronage, and to raise money and awareness in support of the Town of Canton Volunteer Fire & EMS Department. Volunteer fire and EMS members will be scooping ice cream, giving fire truck and ambulance tours and providing information… Read More »
Bruce Lockwood Sworn in as New Chief of Canton Volunteer Fire & EMS by Town Clerk Linda Smith. By MICHAEL WALSH |HARTFORD COURANT||CANTON FEB 04, 2019 |10:48 AM Everything came full circle for Bruce Lockwood when he was sworn in as the new chief of the Canton Volunteer Fire and EMS Department. The lifelong Canton… Read More »
2017 Award Winners: (l-r) Officer of the Year: Deputy EMS Chief John Bunnell; EMR of the year: Emergency Medical Responder Michael Kadis; Chief’s Awards: Public Relations Officer Sylvia Cancela & Fire Captain Joe Ouimette (not pictured); Firefighter of the Year: Fire Captain Steven Goeben. The Town of Canton Volunteer Fire & EMS Department hosted an Awards… Read More »