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1. What types of services do you provide?

For an up to date list of the services provided, visit the Fire Division page.

2. How can I prevent fires and make my home safer?

Here are some tips to help keep your home safe:

• Have a working smoke alarm on every floor. Place near bedrooms and away from steam from bathrooms (hopefully in every bedroom)
• Test your smoke alarm every month by pushing the test button
• Change the battery in your smoke alarm at the same time you adjust your clocks for daylight savings time
• Replace your smoke alarm every 10 years
• Have a working Carbon Monoxide alarm
• Don't overload electrical outlets by using extension cords or multi-adapters
• Don't leave flames unattended, such as:
  • Camp fires
  • Candles
  • Grills
  • Microwaves
  • Ovens
  • Stoves
• Don't cook when you are tired or impaired
• Keep combustibles at least 3 feet away from heat sources such as:
  • Fireplaces
  • Furnaces
  • Hot water tanks
  • Space heaters
• Practice fire drills at home and know 2 ways out of every room, stay low under smoke, have a safe meeting place, and never go back in a burning building
• Teach children to call 911 in an emergency and to know their address
• Teach children about cooking safety
• Set your hot water tank at 120 degrees to help prevent burns in children and elderly
• Never let children swim unattended
• Remove trip hazards from floors for the elderly
• Don't block exits with clutter or trip hazards
• Keep cleaning fluids, matches, lighters, and pills, away from children
• Store gasoline, outside of the home, in approved containers
• Never use gasoline inside a home
• Take a first aid and CPR class
• Visit the Home Safety Council website for more home safety tips.

3. Am I allowed to have a campfire in my backyard?

The Ohio Fire Code provides numerous conditions which must be met before any open burning is permitted. Please contact the Bowling Green Fire Division at 419-352-3106 or visit our Open Burning Regulations page for more information on the regulations concerning open burning.

4. How many responses do you make in a year?

Check out our Call Volumes page for response-related data as well as other interesting information.

5. Why do we conduct a pre-fire survey of local businesses?

The Fire Division maintains a database of information for businesses, schools, apartment complexes, and health care facilities to assist the firefighters when responding to emergencies. The information includes building information, contents and floor plans as well as emergency contact information.