BATAVIA/Coloring contest winner gets a ride to school on Ladder 15

Coloring Contest Winner Amara Lee Thomas, a 3rd grade student in Ms. Austin’s class, received a ride with City Fire today on Ladder 15 after coming in first place in the 2024 City Fire Coloring Contest. Thomas arrived right on time for school at John Kennedy School thanks to Lt. …

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BATAVIA/Meet the City Fire Department Coloring Contest winners for 2024

Front- left to right–Maiya Holman, Ada McCracken, Massiah Ayala, Isabella Herdlien, back row-left to right-Amara-Lee Thomas, Blessing Brobey, Cecilia Dejaneiro, Josie Varland (not pictured Payton Ford) Winners in the 10th Annual Fire Prevention Coloring Contest enjoyed a pizza lunch and checking out City Fire Headquarters on Saturday afternoon and were …

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BATAVIA/City Fire announces winners of the 10th Annual Fire Prevention Coloring Contest

The City of Batavia Fire Department is proud to announce the winners of our 10th Annual Fire Prevention Coloring Contest. With over 400 entries from Batavia Schools, this contest was very difficult to judge. Congratulations to the following winners: Grade K-1: First Place- Isabelle Herdlein- 1st Grade Jackson Elementary, Miss …

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GENESEE COUNTY/The City of Batavia Fire Department rolls out platform to better engage residents to prepare for emergencies and help keep their community safe

Press release Batavia, NY – The City of Batavia Fire Department released a new technology to assist in emergencies back in 2022. In honor of Fire Prevention, which starts in October, we are working to add more participants in our free Community Connect application. This application is focused on protecting …

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BATAVIA/Child Passenger Safety Week/ September 21st is National Seat Check Saturday

The City of Batavia Fire Department Is Offering Free Car Seat Checks by Certified Technicians Press release Every year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) partners with local communities to hold Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs this year from September 15-21. The annual safety …

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