Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue Service

08/20/2026

🚨The Canada 911 Ride is coming through the City of Kawartha Lakes!📍

On Friday, August 21, the Canada 911 Ride will make it's way through our community as part of a three-day, police-escorted ride honoring fallen first responders and their families. 🚒🚓🚑

📍 Hwy. 35 South / Esso Station — approximately 11:45 a.m.
📍 Hwy. 35 & Hwy. 7A — approximately 12:30 p.m.

Show your support by safely watching from along the route and giving the riders a wave as they pass. 👋

If you're traveling in the area, expect increased traffic and possible delays. Please slow down, stay alert and follow the direction of police and traffic control personnel.

For more information, visit https://canada911ride.org/ - Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue Service is proud to support the Canada 911 Ride and the first responders it honors. 🇨🇦🚒

Honouring Heroes, Helping Families

08/20/2026

🔥 Enjoy being fireside, roast the marshmallows and have all the fun! Just keep those campfires safe, supervised and burn responsibly.🔥

🪵 Burn only clean, dry wood
👀 Keep your fire supervised by an adult
💧 Keep water close by
📋 Follow current open-air burning requirements

📍 Visit kawarthalakes.ca for more information and to check current burn restrictions and guidelines.

08/13/2026

Kawartha Lakes Emergency Services flags have been lowered in honour of members of Hamilton Police, Durham Regional Police and the RCMP who have passed away in recent days.

We extend our sincere condolences to their families, colleagues and communities.

08/11/2026

Emergency Services Day at the Lindsay Farmers’ Market was a success! Thank you to our wonderful Lindsay community, for the continued support!

08/06/2026

🔥 Getting FireSmart begins at home!

Download the FireSmart Begins at Home app to assess your home's wildfire risk and get practical tips to help protect your home and property. Wildfire preparedness starts with small steps that can make a big difference.

🏡 A few minutes today could make a difference tomorrow.

08/05/2026

Missed us? There’s still time! 🚒

Our visits to the Kinmount and Oakwood branches of Kawartha Lakes Public Library, meeting your families, showing off our trucks and sharing some important fire safety tips.

Join us for our final Touch-a-Truck events:

🚨Fenelon Falls Branch - August 10 at 2:00pm
🚨Dalton Branch - August 17 at 10:30am

Stop by, climb aboard the truck and learn how small fire safety habits can make a big difference!

08/04/2026

Hey Kawartha Lakes - meet Ember, the FireSmart Fox! 🔥🦊

Ember is here to help us learn that protecting our homes and communities from wildfire starts with the small steps we take every day.

From the yard we maintain to the materials around our homes, there are simple ways we can all help reduce wildfire risk and make our communities more resilient.

Learn more about being FireSmart and find resources for the whole family through FireSmart Canada.

https://kawarthalakes.me/4gLMqOR

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08/01/2026

🚨What a blast we had in Kinmount this week!

We’ve got three more Touch-a-Truck events like this one, in partnership with Kawartha Lakes Public Library this summer.

Join the fun & come visit us in…

🚒 Oakwood - August 5th
🚒 Fenelon Falls - August 10th
🚒 Dalton - August 17th

Thank you to our firefighters at Station 18 for making this such a fantastic event.🔥

07/31/2026

🚒 Yesterday’s Community Helpers lesson included:

🔥 An in-depth fire truck tour
🧑‍🚒 What firefighters wear to stay protected
🍔 Where we cook the hot dogs and hamburgers

Wait, what?

According to firefighters Ryan and Brady, the lid on the front bumper of 111 is most definitely a barbecue.

The kids at City of Kawartha Lakes Day Camps weren’t convinced — and they had a few follow up questions.🤔

They learnt that it’s actually a pre-connected hose stored on the bumper, tucked under that big diamond-plate lid.

A big thank you to D Shift out of our Lindsay station for such an engaging and entertaining lesson and to CKL Day Camps for the invitation!

07/31/2026

🚣 Heading out on the water at one of Kawartha Lakes' Ontario Parks this long weekend?

Here's what Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue Service wants you to do before you go:

✅ Borrow a personal flotation device (PFD) through Ontario Parks lending program
📱 Download the what3words app and know how to use it
📍 Know your location

Experience on the water doesn't make you invincible. If an emergency happens, telling 911 you're at a provincial park may not be enough. Our parks cover hundreds of square kilometres, and what3words can help emergency services pinpoint your exact location, when every second counts.

Stay safe. Be prepared. Know where you are.