Dunham Fire Dept Inc

Dunham Fire Dept Inc Established in 1982 to provide fire protection to the residents of Dunham Twp

This is not a local story . . . but the same thing could happen here or in one of our neighboring townships. We pray tha...
08/25/2026

This is not a local story . . . but the same thing could happen here or in one of our neighboring townships. We pray that it never does however, know that if the need arises, we and our mutual aid partners will show up with as many tru as as we are able to safely staff and I am certain that will be more than $2,000,000 in equipment!

Water + water loving Golden Retriever = a mess! Cleaning the rubber compartment liners on the Squad today and Kenna had ...
08/12/2026

Water + water loving Golden Retriever = a mess! Cleaning the rubber compartment liners on the Squad today and Kenna had to "help". One part cleaning and two parts keeping her from getting soaked.

We constantly work to keep the station, trucks and equipment clean and well maintained. If you would like to be a part of our department, stop by the station on Veto Road and talk with us any Thursday evening at 7:00 pm.

07/30/2026

Yesterday was a busy day for your volunteers. We started the morning with a squad run at 7:30 am on Brackenridge and then followed that up with a stubborn construction debris/brush fire on Moody Ridge at just after noon. We responded to that fire with four personnel on the brush truck and pumper. We ended up requiring more water so we sent one of the firefighters back to the station to get our large tanker.

While at the fire, we received two additional squad runs. Because our personnel were tied up with the fire, we had to request mutual aid for both of those runs. A huge shout out is due for Belpre EMS and for Little Hocking VFD for covering for us. We try to cover all of our calls ourselves but the only three EMS-trained members available when those two calls came in were all fighting the fire.

Upon returning to the station and almost getting our equipment cleaned and put back on the trucks, we received another squad run on State Route 339. (One of the ER nurses said we smelled like we had been at a barbecue! ) We spent the remainder of the evening with our fingers crossed that we would not receive additional calls!

I'm sure you will not be surprised to learn we had a busy afternoon and evening. Likewise, I'm sure you will not be surp...
07/22/2026

I'm sure you will not be surprised to learn we had a busy afternoon and evening. Likewise, I'm sure you will not be surprised to learn 2 of our 4 calls were for trees that were knocked down in the heavy wind and rain just after noon.

The first call was during the storm and involved a motorist who's car was trapped between two downed trees. One of those trees crushed a resident's outbuilding. (Special shout out to the Dunham Township employees who responded with a backhoe to assist us in getting the road open so the motorist could continue her travels.)

The second call was after the storm and it involved live power lines which had been knocked down. Those downed lines resulted in a power outage along Veto Road. We were relieved once power crews and traffic control crews arrived at the scene.

That call lead to the remaining 2 calls and that is the purpose of this post. The calls both involved carbon monoxide detectors which were activated due to exhaust fumes from generators that were powering residences because of the power outage. The exhaust fumes from the generators, which were located directly beside of the residences, were making their way inside, likely through the soffit located above the generators. In both cases we were able to "flush" the residences with "clean" outside area by using our firefighting fans. Because the residents of the second residence were inside for a prolonged period of time, we also assessed the carbon monoxide levels in their blood.

It is absolutely critical that if you have a diesel or natural gas powered home generator, that you have functioning carbon monoxide detectors in your home. Every home should have them but it is especially critical to have them if an emergency generator is going to provide electricity to your home in the event of a power outage.

Theoretically, an all electric home should have no "residual" carbon monoxide. The US Environmental Protection Agency says the ambient level in an electric home would be less than 5 parts per million (PPM). In homes with natural gas appliances, the ambient level is up to 15 PPM.

The first residence we were called to this evening has a maximum reading of 35 PPM. The second residence had a maximum reading of 191 PPM. The residents in the second residence were in significant danger.

Please, please, please - install, test and maintain your carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.

You probably didn't know, but . . . the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) establishes guidelines for the ladde...
07/16/2026

You probably didn't know, but . . . the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) establishes guidelines for the ladders that are used in the fire service. NFPA Standard 1932 requires, amongst other things, that the ladders be professionally inspected and tested on an annual basis. Our annual inspection/testing occurred this morning.

NFPA Standard 1901 requires that every "pumper" be equipped with an extension ladder, a roof ladder and an attic ladder. Both of our "front-line" pumpers (engine) and our primary tanker have that complement of ladders on them. It is amazing the amount of stress they put on the ladders during the testing process.

Over the last year, our ladders have been used at residential structure fires and in "rescuing" stranded boaters along the shore of the Ohio River.

Kenna kept a close watch on the process to be certain all the ladders passed inspection/testing.

Kenna visited over a dozen residents at Elison Assisted Living & Memory Care of Marietta this morning. She has become an...
07/08/2026

Kenna visited over a dozen residents at Elison Assisted Living & Memory Care of Marietta this morning. She has become an ambassdador of our community and your department.

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07/08/2026

We have been asked, over the last few days, if your department was involved in fighting the warehouse fire on the southside of Parkersburg. We were activated late Sunday evening to assist in hauling water to be used in fire suppression efforts. We sent our largest tanker and committed 3 firefighters to the effort and hauled over 15,000 gallons of water from the Corning boat ramp to the firescene. We were deactivated Monday morning after special pumps were received to move water directly from the river to the fire apparatus at the fire.

Chief Hoschar made the strategic decision to provide the requested apparatus and personnel while, at the same time, keeping apparatus and personnel in the township to be certain we had adequate resources here in the event they were needed.

Its not true . . . the only thing at the end of this rainbow was your fire department!
06/19/2026

Its not true . . . the only thing at the end of this rainbow was your fire department!

Kenna was so tired after the Ice Cream Social that she went home and crashed fir the night. She told us the next morning...
06/16/2026

Kenna was so tired after the Ice Cream Social that she went home and crashed fir the night. She told us the next morning that she had a dream in the night . . .

06/14/2026

The sound of children laughing and the sight of old friends and neighbors breaking bread together . . . thank you Dunham Township residents and friends. What a beautiful day.

We will begin making homemade noodles next month and will see you at the Noodle Hut at the Fairground in September.

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5770 Veto Road
Belpre, OH
45714

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+17406782985

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