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| You arrived here on Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:29 am |
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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.
All retired news articles can be found in the News Archives... |
| State of emergency in Oswego County is canceled. Posted: @ Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:15 pm | |
| The fire ban and state of emergency in Oswego County that was effective at 3 p.m., on Tuesday, March 24 has been canceled. |
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| New Dispatch System For EMS Calls Posted: @ Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:24 am | |
As an enhancement to the existing Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) system, Oswego County 911 Dispatch Center has adopted a new priority response system, mandated Nationally, called "Medical Priority Dispatch System" (MPDS™). There is no official publication on the web specifically for Oswego County regarding the use of this new system to our knowledge. However, you can find out more about MPDS™ by doing a Google search though you will find conflicting and somewhat convoluted information about the system and its use.
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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 More... |
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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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| 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 form to contact us by email and/or to give us your feedback.
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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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