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The Daily Jeffersonian An apartment building on North Fifth Street in downtown Cambridge sustained extensive fire, smoke and water damage during a blaze Saturday afternoon. No injuries were reported by occupants. Firefighters from the Cambridge and Cassell Station departments responded to the scene to extinguish the fire while Byesville firefighters provided mutual aid by covering the city department while crews worked at the scene. "The cause remains under investigation," said Cambridge Fire Chief Jeff Deeks. "We contacted the State Fire Marshal's Office and an investigator will be sent to h...

Cambridge Fire Department is replacing it's 30-year-old pumper truck with a new one without taking out a loan for the purchase.

2020 was a year of perseverance and unity for Cambridge officials The Daily Jeffersonian City department heads gathered at the Cambridge City Council meeting on Monday to present their year end reports as part of the State of the City Address.  Among all the reports were several common threads; each echoed the sentiment of what a year 2020 had been, perseverance and how they worked together to get through the year. Safety Departments: Fire Cambridge Fire Department Chief Jeff Deeks began by telling the council members and audience that 2020 was challenging not just for his department but...

The Daily Jeffersonian People are at more risk for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning during the winter months when temperatures drop and they start to heat their homes.  More than 500 Americans die each year from unintentional CO poison and several thousand individuals end up in the emergency room for treatment of CO poisoning, according to the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Safety. "Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas that can cause sudden illness and death," according to www.weathersafety.oh.gov. "Carbon monoxide is commonly known as the silent killer." It is abso...