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Valuing Life at a Moment’s Notice…. Thoughts on Community Safety by Chief of Department Bruce Lockwood, Town of Canton Volunteer Fire and EMS Department Dispatches.…March, 2020: Canton’s Volunteer Firefighters, EMTs and Fire Police responded to a wide variety of medical, fire, rescue and public service calls, throughout Town, including: four motor vehicle accidents; 81 medical emergencies; a… Read More »

Wires down caused a fire on New Road and Spring Street in Collinsville.

CANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE and EMS DEPARTMENT DISCUSSES RECRUITMENT & RETENTION PRACTICES in FEATURED ARTICLE

Executive Officer, Gerry Holland, Interviewed on FOX61 Connecticut’s Volunteer Firefighters and EMTs are not paid — and most of these volunteers have other, often full-time, jobs. Connecticut is comprised of small towns where the fire service, and in many cases emergency medical services, are a fully volunteer force. At a time when residents are being… Read More »

As the primary Emergency responders in Town, the Canton Fire & EMS Department and the Canton Police Department are taking steps to prevent unnecessary exposure/spread to not only ourselves but also the citizens we protect. ▪️We are here responding to all calls 24/7 as we always have been and will continue to do so.▪️Some routine… Read More »

Valuing Life at a Moment’s Notice…. Thoughts on Community Safety by Chief of Department Bruce Lockwood, Town of Canton Volunteer Fire and EMS Department                            Opioid Overdoses in Canton: Preventing the Next Family Tragedy Opioid overdoses can happen to any family, anywhere, at… Read More »

Photo: l-r Canton Volunteer Fire & EMS Dept Assistant Chief of EMS John Bunnell, Canton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc President Robert Bahre, Canton Community Health Fund Chairperson Ann Bryan, Kyle Mullins. Canton, CT November, 2019… Town of Canton Volunteer Fire and EMS Department recently received donations, totaling $11,081, from: the independent, philanthropic fire corporation that… Read More »

  Canton, CT November 1, 2019…. Town of Canton Volunteer Fire and EMS Department announces an open recruitment drive for its Fire and EMS Cadet Program. Young people, aged 14 to 18, are encouraged to apply for this free training. What Can Cadets Expect? Chief of Department, Bruce Lockwood: “Young people who join the Department’s… Read More »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Avon/Canton, CT – Town of Canton Volunteer Fire & EMS Department has been selected as a beneficiary of the Big Y Community Bag Program for the month of November/2019. The Big Y Community Bag Program, which launched in January/2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make… Read More »