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Windham Fire District Staffing 24 Hours A Day

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Windham – The fire station will now be staffed 24 hours a day – 7 days a week with 2 firefighter/emt’s this will ensure a timely response to emergencies regardless of the time of day.

One of the 2 on duty will be trained at the ALS level provider, meaning they can provide a higher level of care / treatment when you have a emergency.
We are also pleased to share that we have been the recipient of 2 grants recently. The first is from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Grant in the amount of $21,240; with these funds we purchased rescue equipment/tools. The second grant award is from the Ohio Workers Compensation Safety Grant in the amount of $40,000; these funds purchased a power ambulance cot, load system for ambulance and two stair chairs.

We have boosted our roster to 30 members with 26 of those trained as Firefighter / EMT / Medics.

Members have attended several additional training classes, going above the state requirements, Some of those trainings were a 40-hour hazardous materials technician course, 80-hour certified fire inspector course and 16-hour driver instructor course, just to name a few. This was done by the members on their off time to better the service level provided to the residents of and visitors to the district.

CPR classes are available through the fire department by our American Heart Association CPR instructors, if you are in need of a certification please contact the fire department at (330) 326-2225.

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