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Township approves ten-year funding for fire projects

Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council approved a ten-year funding strategy for two significant capital projects during the regular Council meeting on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. With the new Princeton Fire Hall...

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City appoints Wayne Robinson as Deputy Fire Chief

City of Brantford announced the appointment of Wayne Robinson to the role of Deputy...

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Brant County announces changes to fire service coverage

County of Brant informed residents of temporary operational changes to fire services in Paris...

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County of Brant Fire holds recruitment information session

Around 40 people attended an information session on the County of Brant Fire Department’s...

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Applications officially open for Camp Phoenix program

County of Brant Fire Department is officially accepting applications for Camp Phoenix from now...

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Blandford-Blenheim prepares to host Camp 85 information night

Blandford-Blenheim Fire Department will be hosting an information night for this year’s Camp 85 at the Plattsville Fire Station on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Drew...

County of Brant firefighters to conduct controlled burn

County of Brant Firefighters will conduct a controlled burn to train firefighters and officers in fire attack strategies and fire dynamics on Saturday, February...

Massive fire destroys commercial building in Brantford

A massive fire broke out at a commercial property in the Homedale neighbourhood, knocking out power for nearly 3,000 residents in the dead of...

County of Brant joins holiday Fire Safety campaign

County of Brant Fire Department is participating in the annual 12 Days of Holiday Fire Safety campaign to remind our community to take proper...

Brantford Fire Department teams up with Enbridge Gas

Enbridge Gas Ontario (Enbridge Gas), the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council (FMPFSC) and the Brantford Fire Department announced they are working together to...

Alarm donation strengthens Brant’s fire safety efforts

Members of the County of Brant Fire Department, along with representatives from Enbridge Gas Ontario and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council, gathered...

Inspiring the next generation of first responders

A group of recently retired volunteer firefighters in the County of Brant are continuing their commitment to public service in a new way; by...

Arthur Street home under construction a total loss

An early morning fire at a home under construction at the corner of Alfred and Arthur streets in Brantford appears to have resulted in...

Brantford Fire Department launches new campaign

Brantford Fire Department is launching an educational campaign to remind commercial property and business owners that they are responsible for ensuring all their fire...

Brantford residents cool down at Hot Summer Nights

Around 200 residents from West Brant and beyond took advantage of the Brantford Fire Department’s Hot Summer Nights event at Walter Gretzky Park on...

Camp Phoenix sparks confidence in young women

Eighteen teenage girls graduated from the County of Brant Fire Department’s fourth annual Camp Phoenix program on Saturday, July 27, 2025. The free interactive day...

Camp 85 ignites skills and camaraderie in teens

Twenty teenage boys received a crash course in firefighting during the Blandford-Blenheim Fire Service’s third annual Camp 85 program, which was held from Tuesday,...

Firefighters respond to small fire at Brantford school

Members of the Brantford Fire Department responded to a fire alarm system call at Russell Reid Public School at 10:26 p.m. on Tuesday, June...

Brantford Fire Department to host Hot Summer Nights

Brantford Fire Department released the dates for their 2025 Hot Summer Nights, which are free events throughout July and August for families to cool...

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