FERGUS – Chase MacLeod-Carberry was named junior fire chief for the day on June 18.
Centre Wellington Fire Rescue
Key projects open house on Oct. 22
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The township is bringing its Connect CW concept to residents with an open house.
Centre Wellington Fire Rescue offers fire safety, prevention tips
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Deputy fire chief Jason Benn with the Centre Wellington Fire Rescue offered a few tips for fire prevention that everyone should know.
Fergus Lions Club donates $40,000 to Groves Hospital Foundation
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Fergus Lions Club donated $40,000 to the Groves Hospital Foundation at the club’s 45th annual Home and Leisure Show on May 28.
Centre Wellington Fire Rescue holds open house
ELORA - Centre Wellington Fire Rescue held an open house at the Elora station on Oct. 14.
Church hosts free seniors’ safety seminar
FERGUS – St. James Anglican Church is holding a free safety seminar for seniors on May 31.
Enbridge Gas donates $5,000 to Centre Wellington Fire Rescue for training materials
FERGUS – A table was filled with training manuals and other items at the Fergus fire hall on Feb. 2 thanks to a donation of $5,000 from Enbridge Gas.
Centre Wellington Fire Rescue held a fire prevention safety event
Fire safety – Members of Centre Wellington Fire Rescue invited Sparky and the public to attend…
Fergus firefighters respond to grass fire on 5th Line
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Firefighters from the Fergus station responded to a grass fire on the 5th Line on Aug. 11, but the fire was contained and out by the time they arrived.
No news is good news at fire station
ELORA – A water rescue on the Grand River in Elora on July 16 turned out to be nothing, said deputy fire chief Jonathan Karn.
Puslinch and Centre Wellington to share fire chief
ABERFOYLE – Puslinch and Centre Wellington will soon share a fire chief. Puslinch council voted in favour of a motion to enter a shared service agreement with Centre Wellington for Tom Mulvey to be fire chief for both municipalities.
Chimney fire in Elora turned out to be minor
ELORA – Elora and Fergus firefighters were called to a chimney fire around noon on Jan. 4 on 1st Line, Elora, but thankfully, the fire was contained and quickly extinguished.
Fergus Zehrs reopened after compressor explosion, release of Freon gas
FERGUS - The Zehrs at 800 Tower Street in Fergus was closed after what is being described as an explosion in a compressor room, resulting in the spreading of Freon gas in the store.
Centre Wellington Fire and Rescue ramping up training after pandemic lull
Volunteer firefighters back in the smoke after COVID-19 pushed training behind the screen.
Centre Wellington Fire Chief Brad Patton retiring next month
CENTRE WELLINGTON – After 38 years of being tied to a cell phone or pager, Centre Wellington Fire Chief Brad Patton is retiring this spring. His official end date is May 28, but with several weeks of vacation time owed, he’ll be wrapping it up sometime in April.