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Caledon Fire and Emergency Services earns Superior Tanker Shuttle Service Accreditation

November 16, 2023 – Earlier this fall, Caledon Fire and Emergency Services earned a significant rating that may lower insurance rates for rural residents and commercial businesses. Effective October 2, 2023, Caledon Fire earned Superior Tanker Shuttle Service Accreditation, certifying the department’s ability to provide water for fighting fires in rural areas of town for all nine fire stations in Caledon.

“This accreditation qualifies some rural residents with homes, farms and commercial...

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Caledon Fire and Emergency Services remind residents “Cooking safety starts with YOU!”

October 5, 2023 (CALEDON, ON) – Caledon Fire and Emergency Services is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association for this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign ‘Cooking safety starts with YOU’. Running October 8-14, 2023, the campaign works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take when cooking to keep themselves and those around them safe.

Year after year, cooking remains the leading cause of home fires by far. These fires indicate that there is still...

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Caledon Fire and Emergency Services receives funding towards Home Fire Sprinkler Community Outreach

August 1, 2023 (CALEDON, ON) – Caledon Fire and Emergency Services is working to spread the message that residential fire sprinklers save lives, with help from the non-profit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) Canada to increase awareness about the life-saving benefits of home fire sprinklers.

“In less than three minutes, a fire in your home could become deadly,” said Fire Chief Dave Forfar. “Residential fire sprinklers can control a fire and prevent it from becoming deadly, giving you and...

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Town of Caledon issues Open Air Fire Ban

June 1, 2023 (CALEDON, ON) – Effective Friday, June 2, 2023, at 8 a.m., the Fire Hazard Rating for Caledon will be raised to Extreme. As a result, a temporary open air fire ban will be in effect in the Town of Caledon until further notice.

This ban applies to all agricultural and open air fires, including recreational fires, as defined in By-law 2016-092 - Open Air, Recreational and Agricultural.

The lack of precipitation and extremely dry conditions combined means firefighting operations on grass,...

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Caledon Fire and Emergency Services recruiting volunteer firefighters to join their team

May 31, 2023 (CALEDON, ON) – Caledon Fire and Emergency Services is launching a recruitment drive to hire volunteer firefighters, a role that involves responding to both emergencies and non-emergencies, including fires; medical emergencies; vehicle collisions and more.

To be eligible, interested applicants must be 18 years of age and up, have a valid G driver’s licence and live within 8km of a Caledon Fire Station. They must also attend one of three upcoming mandatory information sessions:

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