Emergency Services

Township of St. Clair Fire Department

For EMERGENCY DIAL 9-1-1
Telephone: 519-481-0111
Fax: 519-481-0112
392 Lyndoch Street
Corunna ON N0N 1G0

Click here for map to Emergency Services Building

Director of Emergency Services – Walt Anderson wanderson@stclairfire.ca

Deputy Fire Chief – Steven Bicum sbicum@stclairfire.ca

Deputy Fire Chief – Andrew McMillan amcmillan@stclairfire.ca

Volunteer Firefighter Opportunities (please click here)

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Effective January 1, 2001, the Township of St. Clair developed from the former Township of Moore and the former Township of Sombra. The Township of St. Clair is bordered by the City of Sarnia to the north, by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Wallaceburg) to the south, Country Road # 26 to the east, and the St. Clair River to the west. The Township of St. Clair covers approximately 400 square miles, with a population of approximately 15,000.

One full-time fire chief, and two full-time deputy fire chiefs administer the direction of six (6) fire stations, comprising of 170 volunteer fire fighters, who respond to fire calls, vehicle accident calls, and medical (with defibrillator) calls in urban, rural, and industrial locations. Each station has a district chief, a deputy district chief, a training officer, a fire prevention officer, and four (4) captains. The fire stations are located in Becher, Brigden, Corunna, Courtright, Port Lambton, and Wilkesport.

The Township of St. Clair has half of the “Chemical Valley” within it’s boundaries. These facilities range from heavy petrochemical refineries with polyethylene and polypropylene manufacturing, to a high pressure gas storage, to a nitrogen plant, to the Ontario Power Corporation Lambton Generating Station.

We are members of C.V.E.C.O. (Chemical Valley Emergency Coordinating Organization.) This unique organization brings industrial and municipal fire departments together by combining their extensive resources to successfully mitigate emergencies by providing mutual aid assistance to the refineries that are located in Sarnia and the Township of St. Clair.

The Township of St. Clair Fire Department is actively involved in fire prevention and public education. Our fire prevention services include inspections (routine as well as complaint), site plan approvals, and fire cause investigations. Our public education provides many programs to citizens of all ages. Some of these programs include: TAPP-C, Older and Wiser, Risk Watch, Remembering When, Fire Extinguisher Training, Alarmed for Life, station tours, and fire safety seminars. All our stations are involved in fire prevention week each year. Through our County Fire Prevention organization we have access to a fire safety trailer, Hazard House, and Sparky costume.

The Township of St. Clair fire department has twenty-eight (28) pieces of various apparatus, ranging from a 75 foot telesquirt, to pumper trucks, to water tenders. Six full sets of hydraulic rescue equipment are strategically placed throughout our Municipality. We also have two air filling stations.

St Clair Township Sirens

Click here for information on the different types of St. Clair Township sirens.

My Community Notification Network (MYCNN)

Receive alerts about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for My Community Notification Network (MYCNN). This system enables us to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as tornado warnings, unexpected road closures, missing persons, road closers and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods.

You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, email address, text messages and more. You pick where, you pick how. Click on the MYCNN picture below to sign up.

Alert FM Alerting System to be Phased Out

Because of the flexibility and potential of myCNN St. Clair Township will phase out the Alert FM program on January 31st, 2019. myCNN will become the primary way to notify residents and visitors in the Township of emergencies along with the current siren system in the Cournna area. Click here for further information.

Home Emergency Preparedness Guide

Learn how to take shelter during sever weather.

Learn about creating a three-day emergency supplies kit.

Learn what to do during a chemical emergency.

Click here for the guide

Carbon Monoxide

The presence of carbon monoxide (CO) in our homes is dangerous. So, how can you protect your family from carbon monoxide? How do you choose the right CO detector for your home? The first step is to make sure that carbon monoxide never enters your home. The second step is to install at least one CO detector in your home. Please click here for further information.

SMOKE ALARM FACTS

Over 90% of residential fires are preventable
From 1995 to 2004, only 35% of fires had a smoke alarm present and working
Working smoke alarms must be on every level of the home, including the basement and outside sleeping areas
Smoke alarms must be replaced every 10 years
Penalties for ignoring the law range up to $50,000 + up to a year in jail, for individuals and $100,000 for corporations
Homeowners and Landlords are responsible for complying with the new law by March 1, 2006
Tenants can also be charged for removing batteries

SMOKE ALARM SAFETY TIPS

Replace batteries at least once a year
Test your smoke alarms at least every month
Make sure everyone in the household knows what to do if the smoke alarm sounds. Develop a home fire escape plan and practice it with the entire household

Smoke Alarms in Seasonal Homes and RV’s

As a result of recent tragic fatal fires, the St. Clair Township Fire Department is reminding everyone that it is the law to have a working smoke alarm in their trailer home, motor home and other recreational vehicle. Click here for further information.

Lots of Hot Weather Brings Lots of Warnings

This summer is proving to be one of the hottest on record, with extreme heat there has been plenty of storm potential. Luckily most of the forecasted storms have travelled around us, and we haven’t experienced serious weather events. However, the storms have passed close enough to initiate automated storm warnings on the Bluewater Community Alerting System (BCAN). Click here for further information and instructions for if you no longer wish to receive the NOAA weather warnings on the BCAN.

EmergenciesLambton website covers wide range of preparation measures

Lambton County has launched a new website to provide information on how to be prepared for a wide variety of emergency situations. EmergenciesLambton.ca covers topics like emergency preparedness and hazards in the Lambton County community.

Emergencies happen – be prepared!