Indian Harbour Beach Volunteer Fire Dept

12/18/2025

Santa will be traveling through Zone 4 tonight as a makeup from Tuesday! We leave the station right at 6:00pm. Listen for the sirens to let you know he is nearby!

Follow our progress and see our current location here: https://glympse.com/!ihbfd (tracker will update when we leave)

As a reminder- we strongly request that you remain in your driveway or yard and DO NOT enter the roadway! Our firefighters will come to you to hand out candy canes. The safety of our citizens is our top priority, and we want everyone to be able to safely enjoy this event.
*Please Note: IHBVFD reserves the right to alter or change the Santa Run at any time for any reason, including but not limited to: fire calls, weather, safety, personnel, mechanical, or any other reason. Any important updates will be posted to this page as soon as possible

12/17/2025

Santa will be traveling through Zone 5 tonight! Last night’s mechanical issues have been resolved. We leave the station right at 6:00pm. Listen for the sirens to let you know he is nearby!

Follow our progress and see our current location here: https://glympse.com/!ihbfd (tracker will update when we leave)

Special thanks to Ryan from Napa at Truck Centers for sourcing the part and city mechanic Justin for getting it installed!

As a reminder- we strongly request that you remain in your driveway or yard and DO NOT enter the roadway! Our firefighters will come to you to hand out candy canes. The safety of our citizens is our top priority, and we want everyone to be able to safely enjoy this event.
*Please Note: IHBVFD reserves the right to alter or change the Santa Run at any time for any reason, including but not limited to: fire calls, weather, safety, personnel, mechanical, or any other reason. Any important updates will be posted to this page as soon as possible.*n

12/16/2025

***ATTENTION: Due to mechanical issues with the vehicle, tonight’s run has unfortunately been CANCELED. We are rescheduling Zone 4 for Thursday 12/18. We are working diligently to make repairs and are hopeful that tomorrow’s run will be on schedule. Any updates will be posted here***

Santa will be traveling through Zone 4 tonight! We leave the station right at 6:00pm. Listen for the sirens to let you know he is nearby!

Follow our progress and see our current location here: https://glympse.com/!ihbfd (tracker will update when we leave)

As a reminder- we strongly request that you remain in your driveway or yard and DO NOT enter the roadway! Our firefighters will come to you to hand out candy canes. The safety of our citizens is our top priority, and we want everyone to be able to safely enjoy this event.
*Please Note: IHBVFD reserves the right to alter or change the Santa Run at any time for any reason, including but not limited to: fire calls, weather, safety, personnel, mechanical, or any other reason. Any important updates will be posted to this page as soon as possible.*

12/15/2025

Santa will be traveling through Zone 3 tonight! We leave the station right at 6:00pm. Listen for the sirens to let you know he is nearby!

Follow our progress and see our current location here: https://glympse.com/!ihbfd (tracker will update when we leave)

As a reminder- we strongly request that you remain in your driveway or yard and DO NOT enter the roadway! Our firefighters will come to you to hand out candy canes. The safety of our citizens is our top priority, and we want everyone to be able to safely enjoy this event.
*Please Note: IHBVFD reserves the right to alter or change the Santa Run at any time for any reason, including but not limited to: fire calls, weather, safety, personnel, mechanical, or any other reason. Any important updates will be posted to this page as soon as possible.*

12/14/2025

Santa will be traveling through Zone 2 tonight! We leave the station right at 6:00pm. Listen for the sirens to let you know he is nearby!

Follow our progress and see our current location here: https://glympse.com/!ihbfd

As a reminder- we strongly request that you remain in your driveway or yard and DO NOT enter the roadway! Our firefighters will come to you to hand out candy canes. The safety of our citizens is our top priority, and we want everyone to be able to safely enjoy this event.
*Please Note: IHBVFD reserves the right to alter or change the Santa Run at any time for any reason, including but not limited to: fire calls, weather, safety, personnel, mechanical, or any other reason. Any important updates will be posted to this page as soon as possible.*

12/13/2025

https://glympse.com/!ihbfd

Follow santa tonight with this tracker!!!!!

Click here to see live updates for ihbfd.

12/13/2025

We're very excited to kick off the 2025 Santa Run with Zone 1 tonight! We leave the station right at 6:00pm. Listen for the sirens to let you know he is nearby!

Follow our progress and see our current location here: https://glympse.com/!ihbfd

As a reminder- we strongly request that you remain in your driveway or yard and DO NOT enter the roadway! Our firefighters will come to you to hand out candy canes. The safety of our citizens is our top priority, and we want everyone to be able to safely enjoy this event.
*Please Note: IHBVFD reserves the right to alter or change the Santa Run at any time for any reason, including but not limited to: fire calls, weather, safety, personnel, mechanical, or any other reason. Any important updates will be posted to this page as soon as possible.*

12/11/2025

Santa Claus is getting ready to visit our city again this year! We will continue to hand out candy canes to children along the way. Santa and his elves are very excited to see everyone!

The Schedule will be as follows:
Saturday, Dec 13th - Zone 1
Sunday, Dec 14th - Zone 2
Monday, Dec 15th - Zone 3
Tuesday, Dec 16th - Zone 4
Wednesday, Dec 17th - Zone 5
No run on Thursday, December 18th
Friday, Dec 19th - Make-up day

As a reminder, we strongly ask that you remain in your driveway or yard and DO NOT enter the roadway! Our firefighters will come to you to hand out the candy canes. Please do not approach the vehicle as nothing will be taken or handed out from the vehicle itself. The safety of our citizens and firefighters is our top priority, and we want everyone to be able to safely enjoy this event. Thank you for your cooperation.

***IHBVFD reserves the right to alter, change, or cancel this Santa Run at any time and for any reason, including but not limited to: fire calls, weather, safety, personnel, mechanical issues, or any other reason at the sole discretion of the fire chief or officer in charge. Any important updates will be posted to this page as soon as possible.

10/19/2025

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Your generous donations are used to support the volunteers who give their time to protect our city.

We appreciate each and every donation and thank you for your continued support of your volunteer fire department!

10/01/2025

09/29/2025

Come visit us at any of our upcoming events in October!

**Please note updated times:**
National Night Out on Oct 1 will be 6-8pm
Trunk-or-Treat on Oct 24 will be 5-630pm

05/02/2025

Congratulations Chief! From all of us at IHBFD, it’s been a pleasure to work with you over the years. Good luck in your future endeavors!

🚒 Honoring Fire Chief David Abernathy – 40 Years of Service 🔥

Today, we celebrate the incredible career and well-deserved retirement of Fire Chief David Abernathy, who has dedicated 40 years to serving and protecting our community.

From his first call to his final day in uniform, Chief Abernathy has been a symbol of courage, leadership, and unwavering commitment. His legacy includes not only the countless lives he helped save, but also the generations of firefighters he mentored and inspired along the way.

Chief Abernathy, your impact on this city will never be forgotten. Thank you for four decades of service, sacrifice, and strength. We wish you all the best in this next chapter - you’ve more than earned it. Please join us in congratulating Chief Abernathy on his retirement and in thanking him for 40 remarkable years! 🎉 👏🔥