Governor DeWine Vetoes Bill to Legalize Consumer Fireworks
Governor DeWine announced Friday he plans to veto the bill that would legalize 1.4G fireworks. Follow this link for more information:
Read More...News 5 Cleveland Spotlights Assistant Chief Desmarteau’s more than 35 Year Career
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Read More...NEOFPA Past President John Desmarteau Announces Retirement
Please join us in congratulating Assistant Fire Chief and NEOFPA Past President John Desmarteau on his retirement. Chief Desmarteau’s last day with the Middleburg Heights Fire Dept. is Friday July 2nd. Chief Desmarteau has served the residents of Middleburg Heights and the State of Ohio diligently and faithfully for more than 33 years and has
Read More...Ohio House Passes bill to Legalize Consumer Grade Fireworks
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Read More...Ohio Senate passes bill to allow public to possess, discharge consumer-grade fireworks
SB 113 passes the Senate and moves on to the House. Please follow this link for more information: Click on this link for detailed information regarding Senate Bill 113:
Read More...CPSC Recalls True Sense Smoke/CO alarms by Kidde
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for several True Sense combination Smoke/CO alarms manufactured by Kidde. These devices may fail to alert occupants to the products of combustion. Please click on the following link for further information.
Read More...Fireworks Seminar
With assistance from industry leader American Fireworks we have assembled a series of lectures and hands on demonstrations that will assist you with your next fireworks show. Topics covered will include NFPA 1123, NFPA 1126, NFPA 160 and a review of the Ohio Fireworks Laws. Due to COVID restrictions this is an outside event and
Read More...Fundraiser Established For Jim Finley
A Gofundme account has been established to benefit our very own Jim Finley. Jim has served his community and this nation with selfless dedication and loyalty through his service with the Chagrin Falls Fire Department as well as the U.S. Navy as a corpsman. During his service in the military, Jim sustained serious injuries in
Read More...International Women’s Day: Celebrating SFM’s Female Trailblazers
Women’s History Month is about more than just the past, it’s about the trailblazers who continue to make history every single day. The Commerce Connects team recently caught up with SFM’s very own Jenni Snyder, Angela Potter and Anita Metheny to chat about their fire service careers, their roles with SFM and how they’ve defied gender stereotypes
Read More...Caring for Your Heart in a Pandemic: Past President John Desmarteau Shares His Experience.
At our monthly meeting on March 1st, NEOFPA Past President and Middleburg Heights Assistant Fire Chief John Desmarteau shared with our members his close call with STEMI and had some well taken words of advice. To read the article about Chief Desmarteau, please follow this link:
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