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Fri. Oct 28th 2011
New Fire Safety Inspector

Captain L. Lovell Completes Certified Fire Safety Inspector Course
Capt. Lauri Lovell recently completed an 80 hour Fire ...

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Sun. Oct 2nd 2011
FF A.Bigelow Graduates Emergency Vehicle Technician Course

FF Aaron Bigelow completed the National Emergency Vehicle Technician Course at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. A...

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Fri. Jul 8th 2011
New Fire Truck Purchased

BWJFD has purchased a refreshed fire truck from Jon's Mid-America Fire Apparatus. The new Rescue 31 is a 1998 Pierce Qua...

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Big Walnut Joint Fire District
4600 State Route 229
Marengo, OH  43334

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419-253-2222

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Big Walnut Joint Fire District

Morrow County's Bravest!

Serving the Villages of Marengo, Chesterville and the Townships of Bennington, Chester and Harmony since 1971.
 
The Big Walnut Joint Fire District is an all volunteer Fire Department serving the citizens of Morrow County, Ohio. We are your family, friends and neighbors who will be there for you in your time of need.
"BWJFD" responds to structure fires, grass and wildfires, auto accidents and responds with Morrow County EMS on emergency medical calls. It covers 75 square miles in south east Morrow County, with 12 miles of Interstate 71, and approximately 6800 residential population.
Our Firefighters are state certified Firefighters, trained in American Heart CPR and First Aid. Many of us are career Firefighters and Paramedics elsewhere in Central Ohio. We are many other occupations such as mechanics, prison guards, police officers, students, etc.
We operate with a fleet of 6 emergency vehicles out of 2 fire stations, Station 39-1 in Marengo and Station 39-2 in Chesterville.

We are always looking for Volunteer Firefighters to protect our community! See our HELP WANTED tab to the left if you are interested in becoming a Volunteer Firefighter with the BWJFD!


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Fri. Feb 3rd 2012 6:00pm
Officer's Meeting


Fri. Feb 3rd 2012 7:00pm
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Sat. Feb 18th 2012 9:00am
Rapid Intervention Training


Every 1st Thu. 7:30pm
Fire Board of Trustees Meeting


Every 4th Wed. 6:00pm
Marengo United Methodist Church dinner

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