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Bonfire:  An outdoor fire utilized for ceremonial purposes. Requires a permit from the fire department and EPA.

Stay calm. Pull to the right and come to a complete stop. If you are traveling on a high-speed road or if there is no room to stop, slow down as much as possible. If you are in the left lane, pull over into the right lane as traffic in the lane to your right...

Stay calm. Pull to the right and come to a complete stop. If you are traveling on a high-speed road or if there is no room to stop, slow down as much as possible. If you are in the left lane, pull over into the right lane as traffic in the lane to your right...

In an emergency within the City of Bedford, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately from any wired or wireless phone. An emergency is any situation that requires immediate assistance from the Bedford Fire & Rescue Department, or Bedford Police. Call 911 if: There is a fire Motor vehicle accident with injuries A victim...

Bedford Firefighters are available to come to your home, and evaluate it for some of the most common home fire safety problems. They can also offer advice on Home Fire Escape Planning. Please contact the fire department at (440)232-1214  for additional information or assistance.

BFD provides inspections for commercial businesses, daycares and foster homes. Our goal is to assist the state in approving more safe homes to help in the foster care system. We are continually working towards keeping our local businesses clean, safe and up to code. Some task to accomplish this include: 1) Inspect buildings to locate hazardous...

The City of Bedford Fire Department offers American Heart Association courses to its residents and businesses. These courses are currently taught using the AHA’s HeartCode (see below) format. Please contact the Bedford Fire Department with questions or to schedule any of the following classes: CPR This course trains participants to give CPR and use and...

This course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This course is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response. What does the ACLS course teach? • Basic life support...

This course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. The BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of...

The City of Bedford offers a FREE, non-certified, Hands Only CPR course as taught by the American Heart Association. The AHA says Hands-only CPR is “as effective in the first few minutes as conventional CPR for cardiac arrest at home, at work or in public.” Hands-only CPR refers to continuous chest compressions without rescue breaths....

The Bedford Fire Department provides child car seat installation and safety check services to the community. A Child Restraint Technician will correctly install and inspect the installation of child car seats. A Child Restraint Technician (CRT) is certified by the Greater Cleveland Safe Kids/Safe Communities Coalition. They utilize safety training standards developed by the National...

The Bedford Fire Department strives to insure that no resident in the community is without an operating smoke detector. The Smoke Detector Program is designed so that Bedford residents who have no smoke detectors in their homes can contact the department in order to obtain a detector. Individuals will only need to provide proof of...

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HOW TO AVOID HEAT EMERGENCIES Hot weather triggers a variety of medical emergencies. Heat-related incidents steadily increase during this time of year.  Even healthy people should be cautious in high temperatures. Those with respiratory and other health problems should be especially careful.  Drink extra fluids but try to avoid beverages with caffeine and alcohol. Caffeine...

Paramedics provide advanced life support through the use of medications, IV’s, oxygen, electrical defibrillation, heart monitoring and other methods. Two fully equipped rescue squads respond to various medical emergencies and injuries. The variety of emergency calls range from a simple laceration or delivery of a baby, to a cardiac arrest or severe trauma patient. This...