Ben Worstell

Sunday, 02 September 2018 14:57

Fire Academy Class - 2018 Spring and Summer

 

 

This years Fire Fighter class was filled with some great people from surrounding departments.

One couldn't have asked for a better bunch of guys to go through training with.

A BIG SHOUT OUT to all the other regional fire fighters who came down to help train up "the new guys" and share their years of experience.

Sunday, 02 September 2018 06:30

2018 Cadet Program Begins

 

 

The Chester Township Fire Department 2018 Cadet Program kicks off to a great start!

Scott Flynn - Cadet Leader

Scott is a long time resident of the Clinton/Fayette county region.    Scott and his family are very active in the community and they are always willing to lead, mentor, and sacrifice for others.

Scott brings a wealth of Fire Fighter and Peace Officer talents to the table when it comes to mentoring our children with their newly discovered career goals.

 

Meet two of our most recent Cadets:

Taylor Flynn (pictured below) - Age 14

Taylor is a "go get'r" and he enjoys a wide variety of hobbies.   In addition to his amazing grades, Taylor also runs a business!   He creates vinyl stickers for personal or business use!
 

When Taylor isn't being an entrepreneur... He enjoys video gaming, working on antique fire trucks, and assisting his family with community outreach.

The Chester Township Fire Department is excited to have Taylor as part of our team!   We look forward to mentoring him along his career path to become a Fire Fighter.

Monday, 03 September 2018 02:26

Fire at the 73 Grill

It was the early morning hours of Thursday July the 19th when Chester Township Fire and EMS staff were returning home from an earlier medical run. One of the team members of Chester Township Fire (Becca Spencer) was on her way home and noticed smoke emitting from 73 Grill (our local family based eatery). She sounded the alarm and crews quickly arrived to find an active fire. Because of the attentiveness of Fire Fighter and EMT Becca Spencer, our local eatery was saved. Her early notification may even result in 73 Grill being open today. 

"Great Job!" doesn't even begin to describe the outstanding commitment the Spencer family has in safe guarding our community. So next time you see Becca, be sure to thank her for saving the place that has AMAZING Steak Hoagies!

Great job CTFD!

Monday, 03 September 2018 06:13

Motor Vehicle Incident

On July 18th 2018 at approximately 11am, Chester Township was notified of a vehicle incident with injuries and possible fire. Responding units transported some individual(s) to the hospital while our fire team evaluated the area for fire risks. Vehicles were undrivable, and were towed from the scene as directed by OSP. 73 and 380 suffered some traffic delays for about an hour.

Remember to buckle up Ohio!

Monday, 03 September 2018 05:10

Camp Kirkwood

On July 19th 2018 the Chester Township Fire Department was invited to Camp Kirkwood for a youth celebration. Kids from all around attended the camp and had a HUGE shaving cream event. Kids were covered from head to toe in lathered shaving cream. It was an amazing sight. The Fire team helped hose the kids off before they all jumped in the pool for a fun evening of games and activities. Chester Township values our local business owners.  We are thankful to have such a great relationship with our community. Thanks again Camp Kirkwood for all that you do to help mold our youth!

Monday, 03 September 2018 04:38

Fire Training at Caesar Creek State Park

Staff of the Chester Township Fire Department received training on drafting at the Caesar Creek State Park.

Drafting is where Engines, Tankers or Tenders pump water from a pond, lake, pool or other static water source.

Training in drafting is VITAL for rural departments as we do not have pressurized hydrants like big cities do.   When there is a fire, rural departments have to draft and transport thousands of gallons of water to the scene of a fire.

Despite all of our hard work that day... We did find time to "dunk" the new guy (Justin) as part of his initiation into the department.