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Below you will find all the latest news and updates regarding the Mexico Fire Department as well as Oswego County Fire/EMS and other County Fire Departments.
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| Boot Drive Posted: @ Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:47 pm | |
| The Mexico Volunteer Fire Department will be doing our Annual Boot Drive on Memorial Day. Come out and drive through town and help fill the boots with your spare change. All proceeds go to the Fire Dept. |
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| Updating Posted: @ Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:43 pm | |
| We are in the process of updating the website. It has been a couple years since anyone has really shown interest in putting in the time and effort, so keep checking us out as the changes will be arriving!! |
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| New York State Burn Ban Posted: @ Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:04 am | |
New York State has instituted a burn ban on open burning. You can read all the details at the State website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/environmentdec/80926.html
Questions and Answers Regarding Open Burning: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/58519.html |
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| Oswego County E-911 Community Sign Up Posted: @ Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:09 pm | |
Oswego County E-911 is now offering a new way for you to be notified in the event of local emergencies or community alerts. You can now receive those alerts via your cellular phone, email, and/or TDD. Here's a brief synopsis of what it does and who does it:
Hyper-Reach will already call your home phone number(s) in the event of local emergencies or community alerts. You do not need to register your home phone number. Submitting the additional information will allow your cellular phone, email, and/or TDD to be notified as well. The informatio... Read The Full Story |
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| Featured Articles |
Below you will find articles on fire and EMS saftey that you can learn from and practice around your home. All retired featured articles can be found in the Article Archives...
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| West Monroe Fire Safety Night 2008 | |
The West Monroe Fire Department presented its Eighth Annual Fire Prevention and Safety Night on Tuesday, October 14 at the West Monroe fire station, 54 County Route 11, West Monroe...
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| Fireplace Safety Tips | |
When it comes to fireplaces, nobody should ever assume that they are completely safe... no matter what the brand or manufacturer.
Here are some fireplace safety tips that may help to save your home and belongings.
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| Fire Safety Checklist | |
When was the last time you went through your home and performed a fire safety check? Maybe never? There's no better time than now to do it.
Print our Fire Safety Checklist, done in  format,
then do a walkdown of your home. Correct any problems you may find before they become a disaster. |
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| Babysitter Safety Tips | |
Caring for young children is a big job. A babysitter must be able to react quickly and correctly in case of an emergency.
If you have kids that require a babysitter when you go out without them, you may want to read this article for some important safety tips
to pass along to your babysitter in case of emergency while you are out.
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| E.D.I.T.H. - Exit Drills in the Home | |
Fires don’t always happen to someone else! A majority of fatal home fires occur between the hours of midnight and 6 am when most people
are asleep. When your smoke detector sounds, you may have less than 2 minutes to escape from your home. Your secondary escape route may
be your only way out. An operating smoke detector will give you an early warning and those few minutes needed to escape. An escape plan,
practiced at least twice a year, will increase your odds of making it out of the house alive. Read More... |
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| Brush Fire Danger |
| Please read this article on why burning brush is NOT a good idea. |
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| What's Here |
Welcome to the Mexico Volunteer Fire Dept. website. We hope you find it interesting and informative!
We think you'll find the Kids Korner page enlightening and educational to both kids and adults.
Use this tool to create a Contact Information tag to place next to your phone.
We also hope that you take the time to read the different articles on this site. They include how-too's as well as fire safety information you can apply at home.
A lot of questions have already been answered on our FAQ page. If you have a question that has NOT been answered, please contact us by phone, mail or email via the Contact page.
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