The Fort Thomas Fire Department has earned a Class Two rating from the Insurance Services Office (ISO), a private corporation that evaluates industries for insurance rating purposes. On a scale of one (highest) to 10 (lowest), Fort Thomas held a respectable Class Three rating for many years. After an intensive inspection last February, Fire Chief […]
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The Fort Thomas Fire Department, Fort Thomas Independent School District, and St. Elizabeth Healthcare Partner to Increase the Survival Rate of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Push Hard, Push Fast, Pass it On When someone is in cardiac arrest the enemy is time. Without fresh blood reaching the brain within several minutes of collapse the chance of a good outcome is not very likely. The American Heart Association has long recognized the value of beginning early and effective CPR when a […]
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Car Engulfed In Flames In Fort Thomas Driveway
FTM file. Early this morning the Fort Thomas Fire Department was dispatched to the 30 block of Delta Avenue in Fort Thomas for a car fire. When they arrived just before 2:00 a.m., the car was parked in the driveway fully engulfed in flames. The firefighters were able to get the fire out and no […]
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Three Dogs Safe After Rescue From Fort Thomas House Fire
A broken window and tarp on the roof is the only evidence of a two-alarm house fire that occurred in Fort Thomas on Saturday. FTM file. by Robin Gee Fort Thomas firefighters responded to a house fire on Saturday evening, June 3, at 35 Porters Lane. The homeowners not home at the time, but […]
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Fort Thomas Fire Department Replaces Outdated Equipment
Fort Thomas Fire Department purchases new, life-saving equipment. Chris Rust and Kyle Kaufman. Perhaps it’s their location, in the center of town. Perhaps it’s the general ease and friendliness of the Fort Thomas Fire Department. Or perhaps it’s the fire engine itself. For as Kurt Vonnegut said, “I can think of no more stirring […]
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House Fire on N. Fort Thomas Avenue Could Be a Complete Loss
An extension ladder stretched to the third floor window at 511 N. Fort Thomas Avenue this morning. FTM file. A house fire this morning at 511 N. Fort Thomas Avenue has caused extensive damage and will displace the man who was living there for a prolonged period of time. Captain Chris Amon of the Fort […]
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Fort Thomas Fire Fighters Retire with 47 Years Service
Members of the Fort Thomas Fire Department at the Grilling for Tim event at Tower Park in July. In July Fort Thomas quietly lost two of its longest serving public servants, as Captain Jeff Parker and Lieutenant Steve Rath retired from Fort Thomas Fire Department, after nearly 50 years of combined service. Captain Parker retired […]
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Local Emergency Responders Celebrated on 9-11
FTM file. Representatives of U.S. Bank’s local Development Network delivered baked goods to show support to almost 100 different Police and Fire Departments across Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati and Southeast Indiana in honor of 9/11. Fort Thomas Matters met some members of some of those teams today, as they dropped off donuts, cookies and muffins to […]
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Emergency Responders Map the Fort Thomas Trails
A map of the Tower Park Trails was created by emergency responders. Click on image to see larger. by Michele Pam Wright What happens when you’re hiking on a trail and you need help? You call 911 of course. But what do you tell them when they ask for an exact location? A group […]
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Fort Thomas Education Foundation 2016
FTM file. Ride to school on a fire truck winners: Ethan and Avery Schweitzer with shift 3 of the Fort Thomas Fire Department at Moyer Elementary School. March 29, 2016. This is an advertisement. FTM file.