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Another Working Structure Fire for Canton Firefighters MARCH 04 - After a busy night of fighting a barn fire on the Sykes Road, a mutual aid chimney fire with Rennselaer Falls Fire, and a fire alarm activation at an SLU owned multiple occupancy on East Main Street, Canton firefighters had not even gotten all of the hose cleaned when Central Disptach dropped the tones for Canton Fire Department and County Car 1 for a possible structure fire at 11 O'Horo Road. Both ... (Full Story)

Hazmat Incident at SLU MARCH 04 - After a long night and morning of fighting fire, Canton Fire was called upon once again to serve another aspect of the fire service, the hazmat incident. Tones dropped while teams were wrapping up at a structure fire on the O'Horo Road and dispatch transmitted a confirmed ammonia leak at SLU's Appleton Arena. Dispatch stated that there could possibly be up to 800 pounds of spill. Potsdam Fire, already ... (Full Story & Photos)

Working Barn Fire On The Sykes Road MARCH 03 - Wednesday evening at 2024, tones were set off by St. Lawrence County 911 for a report of a barn fire on the Sykes Rd. Erik Johnson and Brian McCluskey the 2nd and 3rd Assistant chiefs were enroute immediately from the station as Chief Mike Dalton followed shortly behind. The request for Morley to respond and the Tanker Task Force 1st and 2nd alarms were the first of a number of mutual aid requests. ... (Full Story)

Working Garage Fire on the Finnegan Road FEBRUARY 27 - Early Saturday morning the tones dropped for Canton Fire to respond to a possible garage fire on the Finnegan Road. 2nd Assistant Chief Erik Johnson and 3rd Assistant Chief Brian McCluskey immediately responded to the Finnegan Road. Within minutes Assistant Chief Johnson arrived on scene and reported heavy smoke conditions along the Finnegan Road making visibility nearly 0 along the road, as well ... (Full Story)

MVA with Entrapment on NYS Rte 11 FEBRUARY 26 - A quiet Friday afternoon for Canton Fire/Rescue was interrupted by the tones being dropped for a 2 car motor vehicle collision at USH 11 and the Eddy-Pyrites Road, with possible serious injuries and entrapment. Assistant Chief Johnson was immediately en route and arrived on scene reporting a 2 car T-Bone accident, with one patient still trapped inside of one of the vehicles. Chief Johnson requested ... (Full Story)

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