Fire Department

Michael A. Cek, Chief of Fire Deptment

The Fire Department provides twenty-four hour fire protection and rescue service with both full and part-time staffing, including paramedics. The department is equipped with a pumper, two rescue vehicles and a truck company aerial ladder, and has the ability to fight all types of fire emergencies, including emergencies involving aircraft. The rescue squads are available for emergency service to local hospitals.

If a tour of the Fire Department is desired, contact the business office of the department at 216-383-6325, during regular business hours.

• 9-1-1 Emergency Phone Stickers:

  Included with this information is a sticker for your phone. You will note that in a police, fire, or rescue emergency you need only dial 9 - 1 - 1. Anyone within the City of Richmond Heights having an EMERGENCY (a life threatening situation) need only dial 9 - 1 - 1. Immediately upon the dispatcher answering the phone, the caller's name, address and phone number will appear on a screen in front of the dispatcher.

  It will then be necessary for the caller to give the dispatcher information necessary for the city's appropriate department to respond to the call. It is stressed that this is for EMERGENCY ONLY and is not to be used for dog-at-large complaints, rubbish complaints, or anything not considered an emergency.

  Parents should instruct their children on the proper use of the phone and NO TEST CALLS should be made to see if it works. It is illegal to use emergency phone lines for anything other than their intended use. Any non-emergency calls received on 9-1-1 will be investigated for possible prosecution.