TFD Special Operations Team

TFD Special Operations Team Tillsonburg Fire & Rescue has dedicated Firefighters who provide Technical Rescue Services

Tillsonburg Fire and Rescue Special Ops Team keeping our skills sharp as we practice some high line rescue scenarios. Ke...
06/09/2025

Tillsonburg Fire and Rescue Special Ops Team keeping our skills sharp as we practice some high line rescue scenarios. Keep up the great work.

Tillsonburg Fire & Rescue’s Ice/Water Rescue Team completed their annual swim testing and skill recertification last nig...
04/07/2025

Tillsonburg Fire & Rescue’s Ice/Water Rescue Team completed their annual swim testing and skill recertification last night. A great opportunity to refine their skills in a controlled environment.
Our community is well protected by this Special Operations Team and it’s dedicated members

Always great getting on the ice just before it disappears. Always remembering that young people can walk a lot further o...
03/15/2025

Always great getting on the ice just before it disappears. Always remembering that young people can walk a lot further on soft ice than rescuers can. Practice moving through soft and broken ice can save valuable time. Be prepared just in case

07/04/2023

4:40 AM EDT Tuesday 4 July 2023

A multi-day heat event begins today.

Maximum temperatures:
High twenties to low thirties.

Minimum temperatures:
High teens to low twenties.

Humidex:
High thirties to low forties.

Timing:
Today through Thursday.

Discussion:
Areas near the lakes could be slightly cooler than regions further inland.

Hot and humid air can also bring deteriorating air quality and can result in the Air Quality Health Index approaching the high risk category.

Extreme heat affects everyone.

The risks are greater for young children, pregnant women, older adults, people with chronic illnesses and people working or exercising outdoors.

Watch for the effects of heat illness: swelling, rash, cramps, fainting, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and the worsening of some health conditions.

Drink plenty of water even before you feel thirsty and stay in a cool place.

Never leave people or pets inside a parked vehicle.

Heat warnings are issued when very high temperature or humidity conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses, such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using .

03/08/2022

Meet instructor Barry Lasook. Instructor Lasook is our Instructor of the Month for February! Congratulations Instructor Lasook! Barry has been the lead instructor on 3 of our 4 ice rescue courses this winter.

Barry is a Captain with the Tillsonburg Fire and Rescue Service with almost 20 years of service. He is also the Captain of Tillsonburg's Special Operations team.

Thanks for all your hard work Barry!!!

More tech rope refresher training with our crew. Working on anchors, redirects and litter rigging. Great job tonight gu...
03/04/2022

More tech rope refresher training with our crew. Working on anchors, redirects and litter rigging. Great job tonight guys.

11/05/2021

Tillsonburg Special Ops Pickoff Training

What a great training night with our Special Ops team. Proper safety checks of our kit. Controlled decent and pick offs ...
11/05/2021

What a great training night with our Special Ops team. Proper safety checks of our kit. Controlled decent and pick offs of a victim hanging from there lanyard. Continuous practice makes you comfortable with your equipment and professional with your skills. Keep up the great work team.

Members of our rescue team practicing cold water rescue in Lake Lisgar. As we all know darkness is coming earlier everyd...
10/27/2021

Members of our rescue team practicing cold water rescue in Lake Lisgar. As we all know darkness is coming earlier everyday so we train in the environment we are given. Great job by everyone as they did safety checks on all our equipment and PPE, checked all our lights and rigging and completed all scenarios with professionalism. Great night of training

07/16/2021

“So, what is pride? You can’t understand it from the outside looking in, and you can’t explain it from the inside looking out. Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude that separates excellence from mediocrity. It is that ingredient which inspires us not to get ahead of others but rather to get ahead of ourselves.”

RICK LASKY

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80 Concession Street East
Tillsonburg, ON
N4G4Z8

Telephone

5196883009

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