Medina County Mass Notification System

Get alerted about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for our Notification System. This notification system enables the City to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons, and evacuation of buildings or neighborhoods.  You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you specify, such as your home, cell, or business phone, email, text messages, hearing impaired receiving devices, and more. You pick where, you pick how.  Individuals with disabilities who need assistance can register by calling The Medina County Emergency Management Agency at (330) 722-9240. Click HERE to Sign up

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Hurricane Sandy

Tuesday, October 2, 2012   Valley City Fire Department responded to many calls for various storm related problems on Monday night and Tuesday. Trees/Power lines down and flooding could be found it many areas of Valley City. West River Rd and Columbia Rd were closed Monday night due to trees and power lines down across the road. Station Rd, West River Rd, and Columbia Rd were all closed on Tuesday due to the flooding. Grafton Rd and Neff Rd were also flooded in areas but were not closed to traffic. Mill Stream Park was completely underwater. There were no storm related injuries reported.

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Tree and Lines down across Columbia Rd       North of Grafton	Columbia Rd flooded North of Grafton
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MVC Center & Lawn

Friday, September 28, 2012  VCFD responded to a 2 vehicle accident at Center Rd. and Lawn St. Engine 11 and Squad 17-2 responded. One person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Minor damage was sustained to Steffien Salon.

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Thank You

Gene Schaefer receiving his 35 year       plaque Thank You to the following members for their time and dedication during their service to the Valley City Fire Department. Gene Schaefer 1977-2012 Jason Schneider 2002-2012 Rodney Hurkman 2008-2012

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Valley City Street Fair Winners

Sunday, August 26, 2012   Congratulations to all the Winners of the Valley City Street Fair.  The winners of the drawings were: Friday Night  - $500.00 - Jeffrey Clevenger - Valley City Saturday Night - $500.00 - Deanna Bir - Strongsville Sunday Night - $3000.00 - Lisa Baeppler - Medina   HO Train - James Harn - Valley City Thomas Train - Candy Taskey - Broadview Hts. Mower - Russell Hammon - Valley City Quilt - Edmund Glinka - Valley City Crossbow - Dominic Pasquarelli - Valley City Shot Gun - Linda Nau - Brunswick Muzzel Loader - Frank Lewandowski - Valley City The winners of the Pizza Contest were: 1.Ron Boryk 2.Jeremy Cain 3. John Stahl The winners of the Pie Eating Contest were: 1. Rose Austin 2. Tristin Secrist 3. Doug Borling  The winners of the Kiddy Tractor Pull were: The Tractor Pull 3-4 year olds 1. Caden Fike 2. Kyle Landis 3. Joey Dosey 5-6 year olds 1. Andy Schneider 2. Carter Landis 3. Curtis Gunkleman 7-8 year olds 1. Lilly Sprinkle 2. Connin Som 3. Caid Som The winners of the Big Wheel Rally were: The Big Wheel Rally 3-4 year olds 1. Vaughn Wagner 2. Tommy Wilson 5-6 year olds 1. Jacob Wagner 2. Jillian Schraibman 3. Turner Dolata 7-8 year olds 1. Elise Wagner 2. Jolia Schraibman 3. Tyler Wilson

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Street Fair 2012

Thank You for another successful Street Fair.


New Pictures Added 10/28 click HERE

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Street Fair 5K Race Results

Saturday, August 25, 2012   Click HERE for 5K Race Results

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Medina County All Hazard Response Team

Wednesday, August 8, 2012   The Medina County All Hazards Response Team presented their trailers and equipment to the Medina County & Wayne County Fire Chiefs at their monthly meeting.  Team members were present to demonstrate equipment to the fire chiefs. The team has 5 trailers that are supplied with equipment to handle incidents involving hazardous materials, ropes, trench, & confined space/structural collapse. There are also 3 MCI trailers to handle large scale incidents involving multiple casualties. The Medina County Emergency Management Agency also has a mobile command vehicle to handle large scale incidents. Valley City Fire Department currently has 5 members that are members of the All Hazards Response Team.

 

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Hazmat Operations Class

Sunday, July 22, 2012   On July 22,2012 members of the Valley City Fire Department and other local departments, participated in the Hazmat Operation Class as part of the firefighter 1 course. As part of the training, the class went through the Medina County Hazmat trailers. The class also learned about the decon process and how to deploy the decon tents in the event of a hazmat situation.




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Mobile Command Viewed by VCFD and Township Officials

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  Medina County Mobile Command was viewed by VCFD Personnel and Liverpool Township Officials. Mobile Command is a specially outfitted vehicle used to create a Command Post for incidents that occur in Medina County that require large scale resources and/or specialized communications. The vehicle was purchased in 1998 and recently had renovations added including a light tower with video camera, a mobile radio repeater, and a leveling system. These improvements were funded by grant funds. Thanks to Dennis Miller from EMA for demonstrating the vehicle's capabilities. Township Officials also attended an Incident Command System course, ICS 402 Overview for Senior Officials provided by Asst. Chief Greg Smith.

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