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Rescue training puts firefighters on thin ice
Prince Edward County firefighters fell through the ice into the freezing water at Picton harbour Tuesday night – all part of a regular training exercise in ice and water rescue. One by one the firefighters experience what it’s like to rescue, and be rescued. Trainer/facilitators Jim Young and Dan Claxton watch closely as single and […]
Gas leak under control
PEC firefighter Jerry Ferguson uses a gas detector to determine the extent of a leak at the end of the Town & Country Video building downtown Picton. Neighbours called the fire department at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday after smelling the “rotten egg” odour added to odourless natural gas. The leak was determined to be small […]
Chimney fire knocked down quickly
PEC firefighters quickly knocked down a chimney fire near the Girl Guide Camp at Waupoos Monday – saving the family dogs and almost all of the tenants’ belongings. The blaze was spotted by a passerby who called 911 from a neighbour’s house.
PEC firefighters ‘feel the heat’
When would you see a firefighter adding straw to a fire? When they need to feel the heat as one part of an intensive Ontario Fire College training program. Visit our new PEC Firefighters’ Page to see what they learned.
