FIRE PREVENTION WEEK STARTS TODAY! This week, we’re talking about something that can make a BIG difference long before we ever arrive on a fire call:PREVENTION.The 2026 Fire Prevention Week theme is:⚡ Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging is a Superpower! ⚡From phones and tablets to gaming devices, power tools, e-bikes and scooters, rechargeable batteries are everywhere.And this week, we’re giving you simple things you can do at home to help keep your family safe.👇 Tell us:What’s ONE fire safety habit your family already has?And SHARE this post to help us get Fire Prevention Week in front of your friends, family and neighbors!🚒 Because fire safety isn’t just a firefighter’s job. It’s everyone’s job.#FirePreventionWeek #ChargeIntoFireSafety #YourSafetySuperpowerReproduced from NFPA websitefpw.org, © NFPA 2026.
AUGUST BY THE NUMBERSEvery month, we take a look back at the calls, hours, and events that kept our members busy. Here’s a look at August:📟 85 calls for service👨🚒 2.66 members responded per call⏱️ 96.75 staffing hours completed by 7 members🤝 93 community event hours completed by 11 members🧯72 hours of training completed by 15 members25.88 % of Calls were for Highland’s District and total of 81.18% of Calls being within the Town of McCandless.Our top 5 call types were:1️⃣ Commercial Fire Alarm — 18 calls2️⃣ Residential Fire Alarm — 11 calls3️⃣ High Life Hazard Fire Alarm — 7 calls4️⃣ Residential Fire — 6 calls5️⃣ Crash — Unknown Injury — 5 callsBehind every one of these numbers are volunteers who answer the call, staff the station, train, attend events, and give their time to keep our community safer.85 calls. Nearly 190 hours of staffing and community events. One volunteer department.And we’re always looking for more people to join us.
Come join us and several other local fire departments to see what it’s like to be a Firefighter! If you’ve ever wondered what we do, or if you’ve thought “that would be interesting”, this the best way to see and practice what we do and ask questions! Anyone 14 and older are able to participate, please note anyone 14-17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.Thank you to Franklin Park for hosting!
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We would like to thank Sheetz inc. for their generous donation! Highland will be using the funds towards putting new RIT kits on all our apparatus.
🚒❤️ THANK YOU, McCANDLESS! ❤️🚒A huge thank you to the Town of McCandless for hosting another great Community Day! We always love getting out into the community, seeing familiar faces, meeting new ones, and talking with the people we serve.Thank you to everyone who stopped by to check out our Engine, chat with our firefighters, and grab some fire prevention swag! We hope you had as much fun as we did. 🧯🔥And remember — if you see us out at a community event, come say hi! 👋 We have several more events planned before the end of the year, and we’d love to see you there!Stay safe, McCandless! 💛