Chances are about 96 percent of households have a smoke alarm in your home. However, 23% of them do not work due to old or missing batteries. This means that 26 million homes, nationwide are at risk. A working Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm can mean the difference between life and death. Over 6,000 deaths occur in house fires each year. Most people die from smoke and toxic gases rather ... (Full Story & Photos)

At times, a fire department runs into a problem finding or accessing a fire hydrant. This is not because the fire hydrant has been moved, rather because it is hidden from view. One of the most prevalent problems occurs after a snowstorm, when either the amount of snow accumulation is great, or the snow has been plowed high against the fire hydrant. If this occurs, please take the time to clear the ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday morning 12/16/24, Mohegan FD responded to numerous incidents just over a 2 hours span. These incidents occurred as the area was cleaning up from a few inches of snowfall overnight. The incidents were:

1) 8:26am: Wires Down on Old Oregon Rd. Car 2263, 2267, Engine 254, Rescue 32 handled. Cable line only, no hazard.

2) 9:43am: Residential Carbon Monoxide Alarm on Rick Ln. Car 2266, Engine ... (Full Story & Photos)

On behalf of the Mohegan Volunteer Fire Association Fire Prevention Team, we would like to thank all those who made our Fire Prevention Program this year a true success! Our members worked hard to teach fire prevention lessons by communicating with children and adults at numerous schools and community events. Some of the props utilized to teach included Freddie the Fire Truck, Sparky the Fire Dog, ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Mohegan Volunteer Fire Association is proud to announce the 2024 Candy Cane Runs will be held on Saturday December 7, 2024 and Sunday December 8, 2024. For those who do not know what this is, this is a time where we, Mohegan Firefighters, escort Santa Claus around the Lake Mohegan Fire District by Fire Truck to hand out candy canes to the children. This year's schedule has been completely revamped ... (Full Story & Photos)