Cincinnati Fire Department

10/17/2026

The CFD put this clear, fall day to work!

This morning, the Can You Take the Heat event, a one-day interactive opportunity, took place at the Great Oaks Career Campus. An outstanding group of 40 women from all over the area joined together to introduce girls ages 12-20 to careers in firefighting and emergency medical services.

In another part of town, the Cincinnati Fire Cadet Program joined up with the Rotary Club of Cincinnati for Rotary Do Days! Rotary Do Days are multi-day, multi-community days of service. The Cadets represented CFD at the New Life Furniture Bank, where they packed kitchen boxes with dishes, pots, pans and other household necessities, to be delivered out to neighbors in need.

10/09/2026

10/05/2026

It's 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 and your Cincinnati firefighters are here to help you master a new Superpower: Safe Charging 🔌!

- 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙? 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙥𝙡𝙪𝙜. Leaving a device plugged in can increase heat and stress on the battery.
- 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙩? 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩. Stop using your device if it feels very hot, starts to swell, smells, smokes, or makes hissing sounds. A damaged battery can overheat and start a fire.
- 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚. The batteries for e-bikes, scooters and power tools are larger and store more energy. Fires can grow quickly if the battery fails.

These small actions can have 𝗕𝗜𝗚 impacts on the safety of you and your loved ones.

You can check out all of the CFD's Fire Prevention Week plans here ➡: https://tinyurl.com/FPW2026.

10/01/2026

09/18/2026

🚑 Ready to take your EMS career to the next level? The 2027 Cincinnati Fire Paramedic Program is now accepting students!

Here’s what makes our program stand out:
➡️ Shift-friendly schedule – designed to fit around your work
➡️ Ride time with CFD crews – train alongside our firefighters and medics
➡️ Clinical partnerships – hands-on experience at UCMC and Cincinnati Children’s
➡️ Modern simulation labs – life-like equipment with real-time feedback
➡️ Proven results – 85% first-time pass rate on the national exam
➡️ Extra value – earn 30 hours of college credit

Requirements include: Ohio EMT certification, current CPR card, valid driver’s license, BCI/FBI background check, health screening, shot records, and an initial $1,000 deposit.

Class dates are January 5, 2027 - November 20, 2027.

👉 Ready to get started? 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: https://tinyurl.com/ktkrkbh4

🗣 Know someone who’d make a great paramedic? Share this post and help us spread the word!

09/11/2026

Today marks 25 years since September 11, 2001 - a day that changed our nation and our fire service forever. We lost 343 members of the FDNY that morning, brothers and sisters who ran toward danger so others could get to safety. Their courage set the standard every firefighter has carried since. We will never forget.

To our CFD Members: thank you for choosing this work, knowing what it can ask of you.

To the loved ones who support our Members: thank you for the foundation you provide so our firefighters can do the work of keeping our City safe.

📸: Photo courtesy of David Jones, Box 13 Associates

09/06/2026

🎇 Back right on time! 🎇

Our redesigned Boat 37 relaunched earlier this week after undergoing some upgrading.

Thanks to FF Joel Brown, Capt. Kevin Davis and DC Curt Goodman for the redesign. Also, a special thanks to Capt. Craig Pigman and Fire Fleet Services, for all of the time and tracking spent on this project.

Boat 37 is ready to support Boat 3 tonight for any CFD x Riverfest needs!

05/14/2026

CFD loves spending time with our smallest residents ❤️!

📸 1: Neighborhood kids in Elmwood jumped in to help the 38s load their hose back onto the truck, and insisted on a photo with the 38s and 8s before they left.

📸 2 - 4: Ladder 31 members presented to children at the UC Arlitt Child Development Center, where they learned about how to stay safe in situations with fire 🔥.