| Fire Queen attends Central District contest. |
| Fri. Aug 20th 2010 |
The Bedford Fire Dept. would like to thank our Fire Queen Katlyn Diehl for attending and participating in the Central District Fireman’s Convention fire queen contest. Katlyn did a wonderful job in the contest and represented the department in such a classy manner. We would like to thank...
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| Sears/Craftsman Donates New Tractor to BFD |
| Sat. Aug 14th 2010 |
On Saturday, August 14 a crew from Co. 31 made their way to the Sears on the Mile Level to accept a tractor from Sears. Sears and Craftsman have a program called Craftsman Across American www.craftsmanacrossamerica.com that has a gentleman, Lucas Van Engen crossing America on a Craftsman ...
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| Co. 31 elects new Queen and Runner-up |
| Wed. May 5th 2010 |
On Tuesday May 4 Co. 31 held its annual Fire Queens contest at the Bedford High School LGI. A total of 3 girls competed this year. The competition consisted of the girls answering a series of questions presented to them by 3 judges. After the competition was over the results are as...
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| 2009 was another Busy Year for Co. 31 |
| Fri. Jan 15th 2010 |
The year 2009 saw Co. 31 answer 233 calls. This is 5 calls shy of the most ever run in the 205 year history of the Dept. The Dept. averaged 10 firefighters per call with a total of 276 1/2 hours in-service time for the 233 calls. The estimated (non-vehicular) property damage totale...
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| Fall Foliage |
| Tue. Oct 6th 2009 |
The 44th Annual Fall Foliage Festival kicked off this past weekend in downtown Bedford. The festival runs on Oct. 3 & 4 and Oct. 10 & 11. The Bedford Fire Dept. had our Food stand in front of the St. Thomas Catholic school hall again this year, serving steak sandwiches,...
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| Co. 31 completes Water Rescue Phase III training |
| Sun. May 31st 2009 |
On the weekend of May 30 & 31 several Co. 31 members, along with members from Shawnee Valley and Cumberland Valley fire depts., completed Water Rescue Phase III, Line Systems, training at Co. 31 station. This course went over how to setup static lines across open water areas and ...
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| Vehicle Extrication Demo at Bedford Ambulance Open House |
| Sat. May 23rd 2009 |
On Saturday, May 23 Bedford Area Ambulance (Unit 11) held an Open House for the public. The Ambulance asked Co. 31 to participate in there Open House by putting on a vehicle extrication demonstration. 31 Deputy, 31-4, Chief Engineer, FF Blackburn, FF Harrison and FF Lange all participate...
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| Co. 31 completes Ropes & Riggins training |
| Tue. Mar 24th 2009 |
On March 15 & March 22, Co. 31, along with personel from Co. 32, Co. 37, and Co. 38 completed a 16 hr. State Certified Ropes & Riggins course at our station. A special thanks to Instructors Bill Cornell, Jim Boyle, and Rob Tauber for teaching the class.  ...
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| Co. 31 completes Ice Rescue Training |
| Mon. Feb 2nd 2009 |
This past weekend (Jan. 31 & Feb. 1) Co. 31, along with several other area fire depts., completed a State certified Ice Rescue & Emergency Response class. This course was intended to better prepare personnel for ice emergencies, in the event one should incur. Co. 31 would li...
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| Ice Rescue Sled Training |
| Mon. Jan 19th 2009 |
On Sunday, January 18 Co. 31 members took some time to take our newly purchased ice rescue sled out for some training. With the help of some donations from some local businesses the department was able to purchase an Angle Guard Rescue Alive ice rescue sled to compliment the equipment that we alread...
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