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No injuries in fire at Ralph’s Meat Market
UPDATE: Ralph’s Meat Market, at 79 Main Street in Picton has closed temporarily following a fire inside Friday morning. Upon arrival, after 8 a.m. Friday, personnel from Fire Station 1 quickly extinguished a basement fire limiting further damage to the building. “The crew made excellent use of their training and teamwork to locate and extinguish […]
Firefighters knock down house fire, limiting damage
Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue responded to a fire at a house on Barker Street in Picton at about 6 a.m. this morning after a passing pedestrian observed the flames and called 911. Fire Chief Chad Brown said crews quickly extinguished the fire and limited further property damage. The house was vacant at the […]
Picton Firefighters’ Association boosts tractor project at PECI
Picton Firefighters’ Association members and family met recently with students restoring an old tractor as part of their technology program at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute. The association presented $500 in support of the program.
Retiring firefighter honoured for 31 years service
At a regular meeting of the Picton Firefighters’ Association family members were present with friends to honour the retirement of firefighter Paul Vidito following 31 years of service to the Picton Fire Department and more recently, Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue. Vidito’s dedication was honoured by receiving various tokens of appreciation from the mayor’s […]
Wilson Road home destroyed in fire; friends set up Go Fund Me page to help
Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue responded to a structure fire on Wilson Road shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday night. Fire Chief Chad Brown states two occupants were home at the time of the fire, and escaped without injury. “The structure was fully involved when crews arrived and took about an hour and a half […]
Garage fire contained quickly on Cty. Rd. 1
Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue crews from Station 2 Bloomfield, with support from Station 1 Picton, responded to a fire on County Road 1 just after 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30. Deputy Fire Chief Tim Kraemer reported firefighters arrived to a working structure that was contained to a detached single car garage. “The […]
Pet dies in Consecon home fire Christmas Day
County Fire and Rescue crews responded to a fire in Consecon shortly after 11 a.m. Christmas morning. Prince Edward County Fire Chief Chad Brown reports firefighters arrived to a working structure fire that quickly spread throughout the residence. “The fire was quickly knocked down by fire crews. Nobody was home at the time of the […]
PEC Fire and Rescue open houses to help residents plan their escape
Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue asks residents to remember ‘Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape’ – the theme of this year’s 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 9 – 15. PEC Fire Prevention Officer Greg Gorsline hopes residents will embrace the fire prevention week theme. “It’s important for everyone to plan and practice […]
Help ‘fore’ Picton Firefighters Association to send burn victims to camp
The Picton Firefighters Association gives a shoutout to local businesses, companies, sponsors and participants who help them raise $5,000 at a golf tournament in support of Camp Bucko, a summer camp dedicated to burn victim survivors ages seven to 17. The camp is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and this August hosted more than […]
Power outage due to fire at a Hydro One station
Hydro One states power has been restored to all affected customers in Saturday’s wide-spread outage. The power outage was caused by a fire at the Lennox Generating station in Napanee. The outage affected more than 25,000 homes and businesses in Prince Edward County, as well as outages in surrounding areas. While some County residents had […]
