October 14, 2024, Press Release from the Findlay Fire Department: Findlay, OH – The Findlay Fire Department invites the community to an Open House at the STRICT Center on Saturday, October 19th, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, located at 7047 CR 236, Findlay. The Findlay Fire Department is committed to promoting safety and providing the community with a deeper understanding of the vital services they provide. We encourage everyone to come out, explore the facility, and get a first-hand look at the resources that keep Findlay safe.

July 24, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce: Findlay, Ohio ­­– The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM) will join the Findlay Police Department and Findlay Fire Department tomorrow in presenting checks on behalf of the Blue Ribbon Arson Committee to two Findlay residents for information they provided that helped solve a 2022 arson. The ceremony will take place at 3:45 p.m. on July 25 in the Findlay Municipal Building’s council chambers, located at 318 Dorney Plaza, Findlay, Ohio 45840. Due to the nature of the witness accounts provided, Nicholas Bishop will receive a check for $4,000 and Joseph Cross will receive a check for $1,500. 

FINDLAY, OH (WLIO) - One person is dead after a house fire in Findlay early Sunday morning. The Findlay Fire Department arrived to a home at 4…

The Findlay Fire Department was called out to Cooper Tire around seven o’clock Friday night for reports of a fire in dust collectors on the roof and duct work that leads into the plant.   With the help of Cooper’s own fire brigade, they had the fire under control in a couple of hours.   One Findlay firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion.   Cooper was on shut down, so there was minimal staff on site when the fire broke out.  The cause of what ignited the fire is under investigation. 

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 4 a.m. A driver was heading north on I-75 around mile marker 161 when they traveled off the right side of the road and hit a traffic sign. The car caught fire, and troopers tried to put it out, but couldn't. The Findlay Fire Department was able to get the fire under control, but the driver was killed. Because of the nature of their injuries, they have not been identified. The crash is still under investigation.

The Findlay Fire Department rescued a man and his dog from a house fire Sunday night. Firefighters were called out to the 200 block of Jefferson Street. Flames could be seen on the first floor and smoke on the second floor when they arrived. The man was trapped in a bathroom on the second floor and the firefighters were able to save him and his dog too. The firefighters were able to put the fire out quickly, the cause is still under investigation.

Findlay safety services and the Hancock County Sheriff’s office teamed up to host a fun safety-oriented camp geared toward youngsters.

      Camp 911 began in 2018, as a replacement for the program "Safety Town."    But when that went away,  Hancock County Sheriff's Office, the Findlay Police and Fire Departments, and HANCO joined forces to host their own version of school and community safety camp.

     The program specifically focuses on children who will enter kindergarten in the fall, teaching them a range of topics such as bus and pedestrian safety, railroad safety, saying no to drugs, and how to handle emergencies.

The Findlay Fire Department is investigating a fire that broke out in an unoccupied building in Downtown Findlay.

Firefighters were called to the 200 block of N. Main St. around 3:30 am for reports of fire and smoke coming out of the second floor windows of a vacant building. Luckily for responders, the weather was generally calm and the building was already secured from the outside, as it had been sitting empty for a couple of months. It took under an hour to get the flames under control but several more were spent extinguishing hot spots and clearing debris. 

The biggest issue the department ran into was the poor structural condition the building was in.