Belleville Fire and Emergency Services
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Official Twitter Account for Belleville Fire and Emergency Services.
Belleville, Ontario
Joined April 2011
Parents: A new social media “challenge” involves tampering with Chromebook batteries—and it’s already led to fire incidents. Talk to your teen. This is more than a bad idea—it’s a serious fire hazard. #ChromebookChallenge
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With the upcoming long weekend, we want to take a minute and remind everyone about being safe when having campfires and setting off fireworks.
Fire & Emergency Services | Make sure you are practicing fire safety this weekend when it comes to fireworks and campfires. Here's what you need to know: 👇 🎆Fireworks Victoria Day is one of the only times of year when consumer fireworks are allowed to be set off. Fireworks are
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Firefighters from Station 3 and 4 attended Harmony Public School to participate in the fun fair held this past week. Participants had a chance to meet Sparky, learn about fire safety, and see equipment used by firefighters.
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Emergency Preparedness | Building an emergency kit helps you stay prepared! Here are some things you may want to add to your kit: 👇 🩹First aid kit 🧻Toilet Paper 🤧Tissues 🖐️Hand sanitizer 🚮Garbage bags Each month, we are adding new items to our emergency kit. So far, our
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This past week, firefighters from Station 3 and 4 used their training night to train on portable pumps and setting up water sources where we do not have hydrants. Firefighting in a rural setting can look quite different than firefighting in an urban setting.
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On April 7th, D Shift - Pump 2 crew saved the life of a 6 month old child. This is operational excellence and our entire BFES team could not be prouder! @BellevilleFire @BellevilleON @BPFFAlocal497
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Adventure bound this spring? Make sure you have downloaded the What3Words app before heading out.
Emergency Preparedness | Spring is here, and we want to remind you to download the What3Words app before heading out on your next adventure! 🚶🚵🏕️ This free app converts your location into a unique combination of three words that you can provide to 911 dispatch so they can
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Thinking about having an outdoor fire. 🔥 Make sure you have purchased your 2025 burn permit. 🔥 Make sure you have read and understand the requirements set out in the Open Air Burn By-Law 🔥 Permits can be obtained by following this link https://t.co/yr3wMNKE1Q
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2 more new recruits joined our volunteers ranks tonight. Welcome to Stn 3 and @BellevilleFire !
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For the month of March, we are adding power banks and phone chargers to our emergency kits.
Emergency Preparedness | Building an emergency kit helps you stay prepared! Some things you might consider adding to your kit are: 👇 📱Phone chargers 🔋Power banks Each month we are adding new items to our emergency kit. So far our kit includes food, water, a radio,
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Check your smoke alarms this weekend!
Fire & Emergency Services | Check your smoke alarms this weekend! 🚨⏰ The clocks spring forward early Sunday morning, which is a good reminder to test all of your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms to ensure they are properly working and replace the batteries if needed. 🪫
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Congrats Stn Commander Philips on receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal! @BellevilleFire @BellevilleON @shelbykramp
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Congratulations, Captain Noyes, on 25 years of service. Thank you for your continued dedication to Belleville Fire.
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Emergency Preparedness | Building an emergency kit helps you stay prepared! Some things you might consider adding to your kit are: 👇 📻Radio 🔦Flashlights 🔋Extra batteries Every month we are adding new items to our emergency kit. So far our kit includes food, water, a radio,
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Congratulations, Firefighter Chris Fry on retiring after 27 years with Belleville Fire, and over 35 years in the fire service. Chris always showed a calm and dedicated approach to everything he did. Wishing you many years of happiness ahead in your retirement.
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See below the steps to take to register to receive notifications for large-scale emergencies.
Fire and Emergency Services | Today we are excited to launch Belleville Alerts! ⚠️ This new emergency notification system will be used to alert the public of large-scale emergencies and significant events which could affect their health and safety. In order to receive
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Being prepared in an emergency is important, and a good first step is to create an emergency kit. Please see below helpful tips to starting your own emergency kit for your home.
Emergency Preparedness | Building an emergency kit can help you stay prepared! Some items that you might consider putting in your emergency kit include: ➡️Water (for drinking and hygiene) ➡️Non-perishable food & snacks ➡️Manual can opener Stay tuned as we continue to add
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This week, we said goodbye to our co-op student, Broedy. The semester spent at Belleville Fire confirmed that preservice as a post secondary choice was the right path for Broedy. Thank you, Broedy, for your hard work and best wishes on your fall start for preservice.
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Below is A/C Baker getting a new set of helmet stickers as he celebrates a promotion from A/C to Captain. Congratulations Captain Baker on the promotion.
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