News of interest to firefighters

MOTEL UNITS DAMAGED BY FIRE A two alarm page for a fire at the rear of the former Honey Hill Motel in Dayton kept firefighters at the scene for more than 4 hours last Wednesday night. The first page sounded at 8:52 pm and first arrival, Deputy Chief John Wainwright reported smoke showing and a working fire. He immediately requested a second alarm and the Port Maitland tanker to respond. Several 1 ∏” hose lines were advanced with backup water from two YFD tankers and one from Port Maitland. Fire was mainly contained to the center of the 12 units although heat and heavy smoke caused damage to the adjacent living quarters. There were no injuries as the occupants had all safely exited. An investigation by Fire Officials and RCMP took place after the knockdown.

FUN DAY SUCCESSFUL The first annual Open House and Fun Day hosted by the YFD Auxiliary was a great success. The turnout of adults and children made the cool day a lot of fun and a successful fund raiser for the Auxiliary. The dunk tank with John Levac, Phil Mooney and Jim McRae Jr. the targets for the day kept many busy trying to get them into the water. The yard sale, sucker pull and other assorted games were active throughout the day. The winner of the treasure chest was Corey Vail. Keesha Fiander who guessed 143 jelly beans in a jar was the winner, 150 being the exact number. The treasure chest included the autographed hockey stick and $300.00 worth of gravel. $150.00 worth of gravel was won by Robert Thibeau and a $110.00 motor bike helmet went to Kim Pitman. President Wendy and the Auxiliary membership would like to thank those who donated prizes and everyone who turned out to make the first one fun and successful.

HAZMAT RESPONSE On Tuesday, June 3 at 9:26 am the YFD HazMat team and equipment were paged out to 74 Main Street to investigate an unknown spill in one of the apartments. The area was cordoned off as members using breathing apparatus entered and examined the contents on the floor. This was discovered to be a non toxic powder which would not cause a breathing problem and was quickly cleaned up. Platoon Chief Hank Nickerson stated after that the safest way to prevent a serious happening was to alert the Fire Department allowing trained personnel to assess the problem.

BOWLING BANQUET The season ending Bowlers Banquet is this Tuesday, June 10 at the Austrian Inn in Dayton at 6:30 pm. All team members are invited to attend. Winners of schedule and playoffs will receive their awards.

WEDGEPORT AND DISTRICT FUND RAISER A yard sale and car wash at the Wedgeport and District Fire Hall is scheduled for Saturday, June 14 from 9am to 3pm. Your attendance would be appreciated. The department is also looking for participants to take part in their July 6 parade. Any Fire Department or other groups should contact Joyce at 663-4461.

COUNTERFEIT A.C. ADAPTERS Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying consumers that there are counterfeit AC adapters with UL mark in Canada and the United States. The adapters are known to be sold with Nintendo WII games. The name of the product is model PG-WIG 17. The counterfeit products have a plug that has rectangular blades and a non-standard configuration. The authorized product uses the familiar blade configuration. Identification on the package is:

PEGA

WII

AC Adapter

Model PG-WIG17

Made in China

HAPPY BIRTHDAY St. George Vet Owen Nickerson will be 87 years young on June 13. Many happy returns of the day Owen.

HAZMAT CONFERENCE YFD Platoon Chief Hank Nickerson was one of five Nova Scotia HazMat leaders who took in a conference in Baltimore, May 28 to June 1. Hank found this to be very interesting and educational and has a number of pictures of the many types of equipment used in Hazmat response.