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  • Watch for the Green Lights!

    Watch for the Green Lights!

    Flashing Green Lights

    The Bancroft Fire Department, as well as the other surrounding municipal fire departments, are comprised almost entirely of volunteers. As such, volunteers may not necessarily be close to the fire hall when paged to an emergency call. Our volunteers rely on the use of flashing green lights on their personal vehicles to respond quickly to an emergency, whether it be to the fire hall to respond with emergency apparatus, or to the scene directly.

    The purpose of the flashing green light is to inform other motorists that a firefighter is en route to an emergency call such as a fire. To help support our volunteers you can, if safe to do so, yield the right-of-way by slowing down and pulling over to let firefighters pass by. This will help to ensure a quick response and could help save lives!

    While it is the law to pull over and slow down safely for emergency vehicles with flashing lights such as fire trucks, police and ambulances, it is not the law to do so for volunteer firefighters running green lights. The flashing green light does not give volunteer firefighters exemptions from, or extra privilege’s within the Highway Traffic Act. We must still abide by the rules of the road and are held accountable just the same. Pulling over and yielding the right of way to a firefighter with flashing green lights is merely a courtesy, and will help allow the firefighter to get to the station or scene during an emergency call quickly.

    Keep and eye out for these signs around the Town of Bancroft, neighbouring municipalities, and across Ontario.

    For more information, check out “A Lesson in Flashing Lights,” an excellent article on the Durham Region website. Also this article from CBC Windsor.

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  • Test Your Smoke Alarm Day!

    Test Your Smoke Alarm Day!

    Saved By The Beep Day

    Test Your Smoke Alarm Day! As a new annual event, September 28th is a day long event geared towards reminding all to check and test your smoke alarms. In 2022 there were 133 fatalities in the province due to fire, most of which were due to non-functioning or complete lack of smoke alarms. This is the most fire related fatalities seen in the province in 20 years!

    During Test Your Smoke Alarm Day, everyone is encouraged to check and test every smoke and CO alarm in their homes. If you live in an apartment building, make sure you check with your landlord to see if you have interconnected alarms with other units before testing, as they may cause all smoke alarms to sound the test. To learn more about smoke alarms, check out the “Smoke Alarm” drop-down menu above.

    We’re also encouraging you to learn more about fire safety in your homes and work places, as well as home fire escape and emergency planning! For more info on how to create a home fire escape plan, check out the “Fire Prevention” drop-down menu above.

    Want a simple way to participate? Take a selfie or picture of family members testing your household smoke alarms and post it to your social media platform of choice! Don’t forget to add the hashtag #SavedByTheBeep and tag @bancroftfire as well! Challenge your friends and other family members to do the same to help spread this simple yet effective message!! For more information on the event, check out www.savedbythebeep.ca

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  • Hastings Centennial Manor Evacuation Drill

    Hastings Centennial Manor Evacuation Drill

    Hastings Centennial Manor is planning an evacuation exercise that will take place on September 25th 2024. The exercise will commence at 10:00 AM and continue until approximately 12:00 noon.

    The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care requires all long-term care homes to complete an evacuation exercise every 3 years so that staff and manor residents can be prepared in the event of an emergency.

    Emergency services and first responders, Bancroft Fire Department, OPP, Community & Human Resources, Quinte Healthcare North Hastings and the Bancroft Family Health Team will be participating in the scenario with us. As a result of the exercise, Oak Street will be blocked off from Hastings Centennial Manor Service Road to the Bancroft Family Health Team facility.

    Residents and visitors in the vicinity of the hospital may notice increased activity and the presence of emergency vehicles and personnel during the drill, and these personnel will be responding to the drill with lights and sirens activated. We assure the public that this is a planned exercise and there is no cause for alarm.

    Thank you for your cooperation while we complete this mandatory exercise

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