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Halloween Fire Safety
Top five Halloween fire safety tips Use a battery-operated candle or glow stick in jack-o-lanterns When choosing costumes, stay away from long trailing fabric Teach children to stay away from open flames, including jack-o-lanterns with candles in them. Dried flowers, cornstalks, and crepe paper catch fire easily. Keep all decorations…
Wildfire Safety
A Wildland Urban Interface is the transition zone between unoccupied undeveloped land and human development. Within this zone structures are intermingled with wildland and/or vegetative fuels. Communities adjacent to and surrounded by wildland are at varying degrees of risk from wildfires. You may be surprised to learn that Toms River…
Heating Fire Safety
Be warm and safe this winter! Keep anything that can burn at least three-feet (one metre) away from heating equipment, like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove, or portable space heater. Have a three-foot (one metre) “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters. Never use your oven to heat your…
Santa Gift Delivery Cancelled
We regret to inform our supporters that due to our current COVID-19 restrictions the East Dover Volunteer Fire Company will not be performing the night time Santa gift delivery this year. We are still planning on providing Santa a ride through our area on Sunday December 20th. For the safety…
25th Annual Golf Outing – Cancelled
We regret to announce that we have cancelled the 25th annual golf outing due to COVID-19 concerns. We hope to see our supporters in 2021. Thank you for our continued support.
EMS Week 2020
May 17-23, 2020, is the 46th annual National EMS Week. The East Dover Fire Company has many members that are both Firefighters as well as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). Some volunteering their time as an EMT, others working Full Time or Part Time as an EMT. No matter if they…
Home Fire Sprinklers
Protect What You Value Most Did you know a home fire can become deadly in two minutes or less?Homes built with lightweight building material and flooring burn faster, failing quicker (often collapsing in a fire). Common synthetic furnishings and belongings burn hot and fast and produce toxic smoke. A fast,…
Cooking Fire Safety
What you should know about home cooking safety Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol, don’t use the stove or stovetop. Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling, boiling, or broiling food. If you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly, remain…
Thank You Blue Wave Printing
The East Dover Fire Company would like to give a thank you to Scott Zabelski from Blue Wave Printing on RT. 37 for donating much needed PPE and hand sanitizer to us. We are beyond grateful for your donation of much needed supplies.
May 4-5, 2020 Shine Your Light for Firefighters
In commemoration of International Firefighters’ Day 2020, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) asks you to join us in celebrating firefighters by lighting your home in red. On May 4-5, 2020, we ask you to Shine Your Light for Firefighters, changing your porch light(s) to show your gratitude for firefighters…