The remnants of Hurricane Debbie brought unprecedented rain to the Canton area on Friday August 9th. Over 5 inches of rain were received over the course of 4 hours, resulting in flooding the likes of which have not been previously seen here in anyone’s memory. The Canton Fire Department received 85 calls for assistance in just the first 10 hours of the storm and another 20 calls over the following ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday May 27, 2024 (Memorial Day) at 1848 hours, Canton Fire was dispatched to the intersection of State Highways 11, 68 and 310 for traffic control after a storm had just rolled through the area knocking out power to the entire north side of the village. Five members responded along with Canton Police and were on scene at 1853. The power outage affected several businesses in the area with several ... (Full Story & Photos)

This evening the members of the Canton Fire Department held their annual elections. The results are as follows:

Chief Engineer - Shawn McGregor

1st Assistant Chief- Bob Crowe

2nd Assistant Chief - Matt Kroeger

3rd Assistant Chief - Steve Cary

Secretary - Don Thompson

Treasurer - Mike Morgan

Assistant Treasurer - Mike Dalton

Members at Large - Dave Witherhead, Jim Burdick ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 1458 hours, Canton Fire was dispatched on a mutual aid response to West Potsdam Fire for a house fire at the intersection of County Route 14 and the Buck Road. The initial request was for a tanker and manpower to the scene. Rescue 1 (B. McCluskey) was enroute at 1500 with Rescue 36 (Morgan) and Tanker 20 (E. Johnson) responding shortly after. After arriving on scene, crews were assigned to assist ... (Full Story & Photos)

Pyrites Fire, Canton Fire, Canton Rescue and County Car 4 were dispatched at 1350 hours to at two vehicle MVA at the intersection of County Route 25 and the Pink Schoolhouse Road. Chief Crowe (4-1) responded immediately with Rescue 1, Rescue 36 and Engine 8 all responding at 1356. Upon arrival, all patients were out of the vehicles awaiting evaluation by EMS personnel from Canton Rescue. As units ... (Full Story & Photos)

Canton Fire was dispatched at 0909 to a motor vehicle accident in front of 1494 State Highway 310. West Potsdam Fire requested Rescue 1 and manpower for extrication. Arriving on scene at 0929, the crew worked with West Potsdam Fire personnel in frigid temperatures to free the accident victim using both hand tools and hydraulic extrication tools from both departments. The patient was removed from the ... (Full Story & Photos)

With the first storm of the new year in the books, members are thankful for a day or two of calm. Canton Fire personnel began staffing the fire station at 6 pm on Tuesday. Our first call came in at 9:34 pm. Over the next 15 hours the department was dispatched to 26 incidents. In addition, members stopped multiple times responding to, or returning from, the dispatched calls to remove road hazards that ... (Full Story)

Canton Fire, Canton Rescue, Canton Police, and County Car 4 were alerted at 2237 hrs to a report of someone in the roadway on Main Street near the intersection of Riverside drive yelling for help and possibly struck by a vehicle. Units were on scene in minutes to find 2 persons laying in the road, injured. The victims were being cared for by members of the Ogdensburg Volunteer Rescue Squad, who had ... (Full Story)

At 1834 hours, Canton Fire, along with Canton Rescue and Canton PD, were dispatched to a reported car fire at the Mountain Mart on East Main Street. Captain Dan Holcomb was on scene within 2 minutes reporting a fully involved car fire parked in front of the Mountain Mart threatening the building. Assistant Chief Shawn McGregor and Chief Bob Crowe arrived right after Captain Holcomb and deployed the ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 1753 hours Canton Fire, Canton Rescue, and County Car 4 were dispatched to the residence across from 25 Dies Street for a reported house fire. Assistant Chief McGregor (4-2) went enroute and was advised by Canton PD officer on scene that they had a working fire. Captain Gavin arrived and gained access to the house and performed a quick primary search of the first floor to verify no one was home ... (Full Story & Photos)