Lake Cavanaugh Fire Department
Trained Emergency Responders
Our experienced emergency responders at Lake Cavanaugh are here to help with medical and fire emergencies.
About the Fire Department
Volunteer Firefighter/EMT’s spend considerable personal time each year training for and responding to emergency incidents. These friends and neighbors drop whatever they’re doing — night or day, holiday’s, bad weather or good — to respond to the community’s emergencies. It’s reassuring to know when you or a loved one is having a medical emergency; is in a car wreck, or your house is on fire, that trained, experienced, volunteer emergency responders will be there in a matter of minutes.
Volunteer
Consider volunteering for the Lake Cavanaugh Fire Department. It’s rewarding and doesn’t take as much time as you think. Not everyone has to carry a fire hose into a burning house; anyone over 18 can contribute to the emergency response effort. Please stop by the Lake Cavanaugh Fire Station during one of our drill nights at 6:00 pm or call Scott Lemke 360-303-3997. Click here to see a list of our current volunteers.
2023 Drill Schedule
| January | 3rd | Monthly Safety Drills - SCBA/PPE Module - IMS/Accountability Review - Call Discussions |
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| 17th | FF Skills, Ropes, Tool, Equip - Tools & Equip - Call Discussions |
| February | 7th | Monthly Safety Drills - FF Skills - Salvage - Call Discussions |
| 21st | FF Skills/FF Rescue - EMTSGA-DEIB - Call Discussions |
| March | 14th | Monthly Safety Drills - Hose Evolutions - EMT-OTEP1 BL 7:00, Call Discussions |
| 28th | FF Skills/Forced Entry - Incident Simulations - Call Discussions |
| April | 11th | Monthly Safety Drills - SCBA/PPE Module - Incident Simulations - Call Discussions |
| 25th | Monthly Safety Drills - Cleanup of Open House, Call Discussions |
| May | 9th | Marine 7 Training - Cleanup for Open House - EMT-OTEP2 BL 7:00 - Call Discussions |
| 23rd or 28th | Call Discussions - FF Skills/Tools & Equip |
| June | 6th | Monthly Safety Drills - Drivers Training Re-Fresher, Call Discussions |
| 20th | Hose Evolutions - Skills - Port. Masters Streams, Call Discussions |
| July | 11th | Monthly Safety Drills - SCBA/PPE Module - IMS/Accountability Review, Call Discussions |
| 25th | FF Skills -/Pros. Press Vent - FF Skills/Vertical Ventilation, Call Discussions |
| August | 5th or 8th | Monthly Safety Drills - Fun Run - Ground Ladders - Call Discussions |
| 23rd | FF Skills - Vehicle extrications - Hose Evolutions - Call Discussions |
| September | 12th | FF Skills - Fire Extingushers - EMT/OTEP3 BLV 7:00, Call Discussions |
| 26th | Multi-Company Operations - FF Skills/ FF Rescue |
| October | 3rd | Hose Evolutions - FF Skills/Tools & Equip - Incident Simulations - Call Discussions |
| 17th | Monthly Safety Drills - SCBA/PPE Module - FF Skills - Forced Entry, Call Discussions |
| November | 14th | Drivers Training - Call Discussions - EMT-OTEP4 BL 7:00 |
| 28th | FF Skills/Ground Ladders - FF Skills/Hoisting - - Call Discussions - IMS/Accountability |
| December | 5th | Monthly Safety Drills - Multi Company Operations - Call Discussions - IMS/Accountability |
| 19th | FF Skills/Vertical Ventulation - FF Skills/Salvage - Call Discussions |
Events
Take advantage of our big summer events, like the Fire Department Open House, Fill the Boot, and the Once Around Lake Cavanaugh Fun Run. Check out the Events Calendar for a list of current events around the lake.
Tips for Fire Safety
- Always check the Fire Marshal Website for the most up to date burn ban information
- Green flashing lights on a vehicle indicate a volunteer is responding to a call
- Spring is the time to replace smoke detector batteries
- Remember that the roads are narrow, so be careful when parking along them
- After the snowy winter, make sure your address sign is visible from the road this also might be a good time to clean and inspect your chimney