This was the view from Ladder 49
high above Chardon Square last year...See you at the Maple Festival -Click
for more details !!!
Welcome
to the Chardon Fire Department,
Ohio
Department Profile
The Chardon Fire Department, Inc. is a combination
paid / volunteer incorporated fire department which serves the residents of the
City of Chardon, Chardon Township, and Claridon Township in Northeast Ohio
(USA). Providing
24-hour Fire and Advanced Life Support EMS coverage to our residents, the department consists of
12 vehicles & over 50 members (6 full-timers). Working from one fire station on
the town square in the City of Chardon, Ohio, our average call volume is just under 1600 calls per year, with many of those
being EMS oriented. The station is staffed 24 hours a day by at least
4-5 firefighter / paramedics. We are the
busiest department in Geauga County.
Community Profile
Chardon, Ohio is located 30 miles east of Cleveland,
about 7 miles south of Lake Erie. Chardon is the county seat of Geauga
County, Ohio, and is considered the heart of
the "snow belt", receiving an average of 104 inches of snow yearly,
mostly secondary to the "lake effect" snow machine. See
our present snow totals HERE. It is also the home of the spring Geauga
County Maple Festival.
This site is designed to provide the people we
protect and serve with up-to-date
information about fire department news, community services, equipment upgrades, and
personnel profiles. It also provides an avenue for other fire & EMS service
providers and information seekers to obtain information about us via the
internet. ENJOY !! - Capt. John Blauch, Webmaster
Contact Information
- Fire Chief: Larry Gaspar, EMT-P
- Telephone
- 9-1-1 (Emergency only)
- 440-285-4665
(Non-emergency fire station)
- 440-286-6123
(Non-emergency dispatch line)
- FAX
- 440-285-8320 (fax
solicitation prohibited)
- Postal address
- 110 S. Hambden St. Chardon, OH 44024
- Electronic mail
-
Webmaster (Capt. John Blauch)
Remember our Fallen ...
Thank
you Geauga County: The final tally for funds collected in 2001 to assist the children
and survivors of the rescuers at the 9-11 tragedy was $48,262. The funds were
personally delivered to FDNY personnel by Chardon FD members. See more by clicking on the link above.
