Cleveland ARFF Paramedics

04/08/2026

The Cleveland ARFF Paramedics’ thoughts are with those who worked along side Chief Meklemburg, his family and friends and our friends at Seven Hills FD and Valley View FD.

The City of Seven Hills mourns the loss of Fire Chief James A. “Jamie” Meklemburg, Jr., who passed away on April 5, 2026, at the age of 47.

Chief Meklemburg dedicated his life to the fire service and to the communities he proudly served. He began his career in the fire service with the Valley View Fire Department, where he worked part-time starting October 22, 2001, before transitioning to full-time service on June 6, 2006. He later served part-time with the Brooklyn Heights Fire Department beginning September 15, 2009, where he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on June 19, 2018.

Chief Meklemburg left the Valley View Fire Department to become the first-ever full-time Fire Chief of the Seven Hills Fire Department, where he was sworn in on February 11, 2020. During his tenure, he led the department with dedication, professionalism, and a strong commitment to public safety and service to the residents of Seven Hills.

Chief Meklemburg is survived by his wife, Kelly, and their two children, Sophia and James.

Visitation will be held at Busch Funeral Home, 7501 Ridge Road, Parma, on Sunday, April 12, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Columbkille Church on Monday, April 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., followed by interment at All Saints Cemetery.

The City of Seven Hills and the Seven Hills Fire Department ask that the community keep Chief Meklemburg’s family, friends, and colleagues in their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

03/27/2026

Over the past week, the Cleveland ARFF Paramedics were involved in confined space training.

While our partners over at Cleveland Fire provide our technical rescue services, our crews spend time learning about confined space entry and the tools used by our contractors and employees at the airport.

We’d like to thank Mike Perry from Synto Network for coming to the fire station and providing the training.

03/06/2026

West Side FD Team wins it in a Shootout!

The West Side FD Team beat Dayton FD/ Columbus FD Team in a shootout 6-5 after being tied at 3 after regulation.

Big thanks to Cleveland Fire Fighters Hockey and Cleveland Fire Fighters IAFF Local 93 for putting on a fantastic tournament to raise money for a great cause!

03/06/2026

Our very own ARFF Paramedic Darby Sandor is competing in the World’s Strongest Firefighter competition down in Columbus today.

Go get ‘em Darby!!!

Welcome to the official livestream of the 2026 World’s Strongest Firefighter Divisional Championship! Watch elite firefighters from around the world compete ...

03/06/2026

Come out today at 4pm to see our very own ARFF Paramedic Matt Urie along with a number of players from our mutual aid partners and surrounding West Side Fire Departments including Brook Park Firefighters Local 1141, Strongsville FD, Lakewood FD, Avon Lake FD, Westlake Fire Fighters Local 1814, North Olmsted Firefighters Iaff, North Ridgeville FD and Elyria Township FD take on Dayton FD/Coulmbus FD in the championship game today at 4pm down at Rocket Mortgage.

This will roll right into the Cleveland Monsters taking on the Grand Rapids Griffins tonight.

All the money raised between yesterday and today goes to support Ohio’s fallen firefighters families.

03/05/2026

Today is the first day of games out at C.E Orr Rink in Euclid l.

Come out and support Cleveland Fire Fighters Hockey and Cleveland Fire Fighters IAFF Local 93.

One of own Cleveland ARFF Paramedics, Matt Urie will be lacing them up with West Side Fire at 9am vs Euclid Fire.

Games will be all day today at CE Orr Rink

03/03/2026

The Cleveland ARFF Paramedics extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of two individuals closely connected to the Cleveland ARFF Department.

We mourn the recent passing of retired Cleveland ARFF Firefighter Charlie Russo. Although Charlie served long before many of our current ARFF Paramedics began their careers, his dedication and service to the Airport Fire Department remain an important part of our history. His legacy continues through the stories and traditions shared by our senior firefighters.

We also extend our heartfelt sympathies to retired Cleveland ARFF Chief Roosevelt Davis and his family following the tragic passing of his son. Chief Davis led the Cleveland ARFF Department for 8 years with strength and compassion, and it was always evident how deeply he loved and cared for his children. Services will be at Calhoun Funeral Home. Viewing March 13th 3:30pm, Funeral March 14th. Repast Bedford Heights Community Center in Bedford Heights Ohio

During this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with the Russo and Davis families.

02/25/2026

The Cleveland ARFF Paramedics thoughts and prayers are with Darrell’s family, friends and colleagues at IAFF 5390 Bainbridge Township Fire Department.

Bainbridge Firefighters are mourning the loss of Firefighter/Paramedic Darrell Rose. Darrell was a dedicated member since 2005, and charter full-time member since 2017. He loved his 2 children. Darrell will be missed. Please keep his family in your prayers.

01/30/2026

Come out both days and watch some fantastic hockey!

Friday March 6th is Downtown at Rocket Mortgage with games prior to the Monsters game at 7pm vs Grand Rapids Griffins.

You can buy your tickets at the link in the post below. Money from each ticket goes towards IAFF Memorial families.

🏒 SAVE THE DATE 🚨
Fire Fighters Hockey Fest 2026!
4th Annual Charity Tournament

📅 Day 1 (March 5): at Euclid Firefighters Arena
📅 Day 2 (March 6): at Rocket Arena

❤️GIVING BACK: All proceeds benefit our fallen Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters families!

🎟️ GRAB YOUR TICKETS: https://bit.ly/HockeyFest2026

💙$5 of every ticket sold via this link goes to Memorial families.

🔥 BONUS: Your ticket is a "Full Access Pass" for all 4 First Responders games with Cleveland Fire Fighters Hockey + the Cleveland Monsters game at 7:00 PM!
(Reminder: All players and spectators need a ticket to enter the FieldHouse!)

🎟️ GRAB YOUR TICKETS: https://bit.ly/HockeyFest2026

01/15/2026

The Cleveland ARFF Paramedics on C-Shift today are working this snow event and ensuring that all passengers and staff are safe.

During an Alert 2 this morning, weather conditions were making movement of all vehicles and aircraft on the ground difficult in addition to having an aircraft coming in with an emergency.

We’d like to thank our friends in the Air Traffic Control Tower at CLE for their professionalism, patience and commitment to ensuring that our crews were taken care of and safe but also ensuring that things were running as smoothly as possible.

Outstanding work.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year to all our friends out there celebrating 2026.

The Cleveland ARFF Paramedics ended 2025 with 1,384 calls for service.

Included in this was 40 different calls for aircraft emergencies, 68 standbys for Hot Fueling of Aircraft, 342 fire calls and 934 EMS Calls.

We look forward to sharing our unique fire department and highlighting some of the outstanding things that our crews do!