Kincardine firefighters busy with seven calls since March 1

Kincardine firefighters continue to be busy in 2015 with seven responses since March 1, says fire chief Kent Padfield.

 

March 2, at 7:20 a.m., the fire department was dispatched to a chimney fire on Inverlyn Crescent in Kincardine. The fire was contained to the chimney and no damage was reported.

 

March 3, at 8:15 p.m., crews responded to an oven fire on Olde Victoria Street in Kincardine. Firefighters cleared smoke from the residence and the damaged appliance was removed from the house.

 

March 4, at 11:36 a.m., Kincardine and Tiverton fire stations responded to a tractor fire inside a farm building on the Northline in Kincardine. The fire was contained to the tractor with no damage to the building.

 

March 4, at 6:30 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a dumpster fire on Saugeen Street in Kincardine. The fire was extinguished and no damage was reported.

 

Crews also responded to alarms sounding in a building on Highway 21, and assisted Bruce County paramedics on two medical emergencies.
 

Frank Merkt, fire prevention officer for the Kincardine Fire Department, reminds everyone of the importance of working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.
The new CO alarm regulation, which came into effect Oct. 15, 2014, updates Ontario's Fire Code and requires existing residential occupancies, where a single dwelling has an attached garage and/or a fuel-burning appliance, to install CO alarms outside all sleeping areas.
CO alarms are also required in the service rooms, and adjacent sleeping areas in multi-residential units. These alarms can be hardwired, battery-operated or plugged into the wall.