FACT SHEET

The Cardinal Joint Fire District is Canfield's Fire Department serving the Residents and Businesses of both the City of Canfield and Canfield Township.

The Cardinal Joint Fire District (CJFD) is funded:

By the Community passing Levies
By acquiring grants: federal, state or local.
By private contracts, i.e., Canfield Fair, Dog Show, all Fireworks

The Fire Districts DID NOT receive Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES ACT) money or American Rescue Plan Act funds (ARPA)

CJFD requested funds from the City and Township from their CARES ACT distribution, however it only received $28,500 from the Township.

The Fire District helps Homeoners save money on their home insurance:

The Insurance Services Office (ISO) rates how well a Fire Department is able to serve the community.
It assigns a score between 1 and 10, the lower the number the better the score.
Lower ISO scores can decrease home insurance reates, and conversely high ratings can increase insurance rates.
Cardinal Joint Fire District's current rating is:
-City rating is a 3
-Township where fire hydrants are located is a 3, however non-hydrant
areas are a 5.

The ISO Rating is determined by a representative of the Insurance Services Office conducting a field survery and scoring the District in 4 areas using the Fire Supprewssion Rating Schedule. Those areas are:

Emergency Communication Systems
Fire Station Location and Personnel: number covering stations, capabilities, trainign, training, equipment, etc.
Water Supply
Community Fire Prevention Education

ISO also reviews ability to cover the community not only with personnel, but physical station locations for response times.

The District has 3 strategically-located Fire Stations:

Station 1 - 104 Lisbon St., connected to Canfield City Hall
Station 2 - 7075 Herbert Road - also houses District's Business Office
Station 3 - 5007 Messerly Road - next to the Twp's Public Works Dept.

Fire Equipment at each Station:

Each Station has 1 Fire Engine, for a total of 3
Stations 1 and 3 each have a Ladder Truck, for a total of 2
Stations 1 and 2 each have a Tanker Truck for hauling water, for a total of 2
Station 3 houses 1 Reserve Engine
Stations 2 and 3 each have 1 Ambulance
Station 1 has 2 Ambulances (the 2nd one is a backup when the other 3 are on calls.)

The District's Ambulances have advanced lifesaving equipment that Private Ambulance Companies in the Valley don't have, including:

The Lucas Device, an automatic CPR Machine
Video laryngoscopes
LP15 monitors which transmit EKGs to the Hospital
Waveform capnography, continuous measurement of CO2
EZ IO drill for emergency vascular access
Stryker Power Cot to lift and load patients into the ambulance

The Cardinal Joint Fire District's Board Composition

According to the Code of Regulations of the Cardinal Joint Fire District, Ariticle III Trustees:

One Trusteeship shall be designated the "City of "Canfield Council Member Seat," currently filled by John Morvay
One Trusteeship shall be designated the "Township Trustee Seat," currently filled by Joe Paloski
One Trusteeship shall be designated "City of Canfield Resident Seat," currently filled by Rich Russo, former Youngstown City Fire Battalion Chief
One Trusteeship shall be designated "Canfield Township Appointed Seat," currently filled by Nikunj Patel
One Trusteeship shall be designated the "At Large Seat," currently filled by Greg Bestic

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