East Holmes Fire & EMS

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East Holmes Fire & EMS

Currently has a roster of 45 volunteer members, we are still accepting applications
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03/23/2026

The Official Statement from Holmes Custom Moulding.

03/18/2026

Incident Information Release

3/17/2026

East Holmes Fire & EMS was dispatched at 12:43 PM to Holmes Custom Moulding 5093 CR 120 for a structure fire with an explosion. Our first arriving units were on scene at 12:44 and requested additional Ambulances to respond due to having multiple burn victims. A Medical helicopter was requested however they were not able to respond to the scene due to the weather. 6 patients were treated and transported to hospitals ( 2 to Akron Childrens Hospital & 4 to Pomerene Hospital). The dust explosion was caused by sparks that entered the sawdust collection system due to a malfunctioning belt sander. The explosion caused extensive damage to the building and dust collection system including the sawdust silos. Firefighters remained on scene for approximately 5 hrs until we had the last of the hotspots extinguished throughout the building and dust system. We were assisted by our mutual aid partners Winesburg Volunteer Fire & EMS, Holmes Fire District #1

03/16/2026

At 6:51 PM Sunday evening, crews were dispatched to a large mulch pile on fire. The main pile consisted of approximately 400 semi loads of mulch that had ignited due to spontaneous combustion. High winds made firefighting efforts challenging, and heavy smoke from the fire reduced visibility to near zero, forcing the closure of State Route 39 for a period of time. After several hours of operations, the fire was successfully contained shortly after 11:00 PM. We appreciate the hard work of all emergency personnel involved and thank the community for their patience during the incident. We appreciate the assistance of our mutual aid partners, Winesburg Volunteer Fire & EMS, Holmes Fire District #1, Sugarcreek Fire & Rescue, Baltic Fire & Rescue, Prairie Twp Fire Dept-Holmesville, Killbuck Twp Fire & EMS, Holmes County Sheriff's Dept.

03/13/2026

After spending the last 6 month in classroom and clinical training we can now say Congratulations 🎉 to 5 of our EMS personnel to have successfully earned their AEMT certifications.

03/08/2026

Holmes County EMA
🌩️ Interested in weather and want to help keep our community safe?

Join us for a FREE SKYWARN Storm Spotter Training class presented in partnership with the National Weather Service. This session will teach you how to recognize severe weather and properly report what you see.

The class is open to the public, and no prior experience is needed — just an interest in learning and helping your community. We hope to see you there!

📅 March 9th
📍 East Holmes Fire Department-(5257 County Road 77 Millerburg, OH 44654)
⏰6:00pm-8:00pm

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAjcGh9bX3-soTAVJnDCYO4_XZfXn4tz-C2elY1LlLjD34kw/viewform?fbclid=IwY2xjawQFhktleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJLQVBvczdOZERUMUlzY2Y4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgd4z2-0N-9Zxu7lz_yfuQfXx1h6elx3qIfr2_jUFkf6txysCTDaDezlYX5S_aem_4bP_y78JcJmGaJPfq6DUAw

03/07/2026

Thank you to Public Utilities Commission of Ohio hazardous materials grant department for funding today’s course HazMatFun with HazMatOhio 27 volunteer firefighters attended &
What a day! We got to spend some time with the best fire department & firefighters in Holmes county! East Holmes Fire & EMS taking a weekend day from their families to better their community. 15 years training with HazMatOhio. We are training you can trust !!!!!

FYI - It was a non promotional type of day. If you know you know!!

Great job!

02/16/2026

East Holmes Fire & EMS is offering a CPR, AED & First Aid class on February 24th at the fire station 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. To register for this class call 330-893-2117, Limited class size available. Cost of the course is $35. ( optional certification card from AHA $20 )
Heartsaver® First Aid, CPR is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until emergency medical services arrives. Skills covered in this course include first aid; choking relief in adults, children, and infants; and what to do for sudden cardiac arrest in adults, children, and infants.
This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and First Aid to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements

02/14/2026

East Holmes FD squad crew had the privilege of volunteering as squad standby for a Night to Shine at Grace Church. What a blessing for the crew to experience this event. God bless.

01/25/2026

At 2:40 this morning we were dispatched to a structure fire on CR 207. On arrival we had a fully involved building with roof collapse and several other buildings nearby. We focused our efforts on saving the surrounding buildings and the large amount of lumber that was stacked up against the outside of the building. The extreme cold temperatures proved challenging in preventing hose lines and trucks from freezing up. A 2nd alarm was activated to bring additional trucks needed for shuttling water to the fire scene. Thank you to our mutual aid partners for assistance Winesburg Volunteer Fire & EMS, Sugarcreek Fire & Rescue, Holmes Fire District #1, Prairie Twp Fire Dept-Holmesville also to Holmes County Highway Department for bringing salt to treat all the ice covered roadways and fire scene area.

01/24/2026

Flashback Friday - of a fire scene in Charm back in the day,

01/17/2026

Last evening (Jan 16th) we held our annual banquet at the Venue at Highpointe.

The 90 attendees included current members, honorary members & district board members. Fortunately we didn’t have any emergency calls last evening but nevertheless we thank the crew from Sugarcreek Fire & Rescue for standing by at our station ready to respond to any calls if needed.

2025 we were dispatched to 847 emergency calls.
264 Fire runs
583 EMS runs

2025 Firefighter of the year was awarded to Isaak Yoder
2025 EMT of the year was awarded to Inez Yoder

Years of service pins awarded as follows
5 yrs - Sam Erb, David Mast
10 yrs - Jesse Miller, Nathan Shrock
15 yrs - Lavon Wengerd
25 yrs - Lt. Cornelius Martin
45 yrs - Roger Clark

We currently have a roster of 45 members
26 with training in both fire & EMS
11 with Fire only training
8 with EMS only training

Address

5257 County Road 77 , PO Box 186
Berlin, OH
44610

Telephone

+13308932117

Website

http://eastholmesfire.org/

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