On Thursday, November 3rd at 2120 Hamilton Township Fire Rescue was alerted to a structure fire in the 200 block of South Wind Court. Hamilton Township Engine 76, Tanker 76, Engine 77, Chief 76, and Chief 77 responded with Mutual Aid assistance from Deerfield Township Ladder 57 and Engine 58, South Lebanon Engine 46 and Chief 46. Upon arrival units found heavy fire showing from the garage area. The crew of Engine 76 made a quick stop on the fire which was contained to the gas meter on the outside of the house. Engine 77's crew forced entry into the house and checked for fire extension and to ventilate smoke from the home. Thanks to the quick work of Engine 76 the house sustained minimal damage. No injuries were reported.

Hamilton Township Fire Rescue has declared Sunday October 30, 2005 Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery day in Hamilton Township. The program is sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Energizer brand batteries, the program urges you to adopt a simple lifesaving habit: Change all of your Smoke Alarm batteries when you change your clocks back to Standard Time on October 30, 2005. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that every year in the United States, about 3,000 people lose their lives in residential fires. Most fire victims die from inhalation of smoke and toxic gases, not as a result of burns. Most deaths and injuries occur in fires that happen at night while victims are asleep. Hamilton Township Fire Rescue reccomends you change the betteries in all your smoke detectors yearly, as well as testing the smoke alarm monthly.