Belleville Fire and Emergency Services

09/11/2026

08/25/2026

Congratulations on Your Promotions!

Belleville Fire & Emergency Services is proud to congratulate three of our members on their well-deserved promotions:

🚒 Acting Captain Buskard – Station 3

🚒 Captain Wannamaker – Station 4

🚒 Captain Fry – Station 5

Congratulations to all three on this exciting next step in your service with Belleville Fire and Emergency Services. Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to our department and community are greatly appreciated.

Please join us in congratulating Acting Captain Buskard, Captain Wannamaker, and Captain Fry!

08/05/2026

🚒 Training Makes the Difference 🚒

Recently, Belleville Fire and Emergency Services firefighters from Station 1 and 2 had the opportunity to sharpen their vehicle extrication skills during a hands-on training session.

Using several scrap vehicles, our firefighters practiced a variety of rescue techniques and refined the skills needed to safely and efficiently remove patients from damaged vehicles. Regular training like this helps ensure our crews are prepared to respond when every second counts.

A sincere thank you to Quinte Towing and Recovery for generously supplying the vehicles used during this valuable training. Community partnerships like these play an important role in helping us maintain the highest level of emergency response for the residents of Belleville.

08/01/2026

🚒 Training Today = Prepared Tomorrow 🚒

Recently, crews from Stations 3, 4, and 5 joined members from Station 1 at the fairgrounds outside the city for a relay pumping and water shuttle training exercise.

During the training, tankers shuttled water from nearby hydrants and supplied portable water tanks (porta tanks). Pumpers then drafted water from the porta tanks to supply handlines, allowing firefighters to simulate providing a continuous water supply in areas where fire hydrants may not be readily available.

Reliable water supply is one of the most critical components of successful fire suppression, especially in rural areas. Training like this gives our firefighters the opportunity to build and refine the skills needed to efficiently establish water supply systems under real-world conditions.

Regular, hands-on training ensures our crews are prepared to work safely, effectively, and as a team—so when an emergency happens, they’re ready to provide the highest level of service to our community.

A big thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this valuable training a success. 💪🚒

07/15/2026

🚨 Smoke in the Air? Here’s What You Need to Know 🚨

Belleville Fire & Emergency Services has been receiving reports from residents regarding the smell of smoke in our community.

The smoke is drifting into the Quinte region from active wildfires burning in Northern Ontario and may result in hazy skies, reduced visibility, and poor air quality over the coming days.

If you see flames, smoke coming from a structure, or another emergency, call 9-1-1 immediately.

If you only notice the smell of smoke and do not see an active fire, please do not call 9-1-1. Keeping emergency phone lines available ensures we can respond quickly to life-threatening

Thank you for helping keep our emergency lines available for those who need them most.

Belleville Fire & Emergency Services

07/01/2026

🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day from Belleville Fire & Emergency Services! 🇨🇦

From all of us at Belleville Fire & Emergency Services, we wish everyone a safe, fun, and memorable Canada Day!

Whether you’re spending the day with family and friends, enjoying local celebrations, or taking in the fireworks, we hope you have a fantastic holiday.

As a reminder, consumer fireworks are only permitted in rural areas of the City of Belleville on June 30, July 1, and July 2. Consumer fireworks are not permitted in urban areas of the city. If you’re enjoying fireworks, please leave them to the professionals at the City’s Canada Day celebration or ensure you’re using them only where they are permitted.

If you are setting off fireworks in a permitted area:
🎆 Keep a hose or bucket of water nearby.
🎆 Only adults should light fireworks.
🎆 Keep spectators a safe distance away.
🎆 Never relight a firework that fails to ignite.
🎆 Soak used fireworks in water before disposing of them.

Let’s all do our part to keep our community safe so everyone can enjoy the celebration.

Have a safe and Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦🚒

06/27/2026

Recently we had the pleasure of welcoming retired firefighter Norm Mitts back to Belleville Fire & Emergency Services to receive his long service medals.

Norm was presented with his 25, 30, and 35-year Provincial and Federal Long Service Medals, recognizing his many years of dedicated service and commitment.

It was wonderful to see Norm back at the fire hall and to celebrate this well-deserved recognition. Thank you, Norm, for your decades of service, professionalism, and dedication. Congratulations on this outstanding milestone!

06/25/2026

Fire & Emergency Services | Planning to celebrate Canada Day with fireworks? Here's what you need to know. 🚒🎆

❗Consumer fireworks are prohibited year-round in the urban areas of Belleville.

Consumer fireworks may only be discharged in the rural areas of Belleville on June 30, July 1 or July 2.

If you're planning to set off fireworks in a rural area, remember to:
✔️ Keep a water source and fire extinguisher readily available
✔️ Ensure only adults handle and never use fireworks while impaired
✔️ Maintain a safe distance from people, houses and flammable material
✔️ Never light or discharge fireworks from your hands
✔️ Dispose of used fireworks safely by soaking them in water before discarding them

Looking for a fireworks show? Join us at West Zwick's Park on July 1. Fireworks will begin at dusk (between 9:30 and 10 p.m.). 🎇

Violations of the fireworks by-law involving unsafe discharges in Belleville’s urban areas are enforced by the fire department. If you observe fireworks being discharged in an unsafe manner in an urban area, call 9-1-1.

View the full fireworks by-law here: https://www.belleville.ca/home-and-property/by-law-and-animal-services/commonly-requested-by-laws/ -law

06/21/2026

🚒 Thank You, Taya! 🚒

Belleville Fire and Emergency Services would like to thank co-op student Taya for spending her final semester with us. Throughout her placement, Taya brought a positive, hardworking, and enthusiastic attitude to the firehall.

We appreciate her dedication and willingness to learn, and we are grateful for the time she spent with us.

As Taya takes the next step toward becoming a firefighter and heads off to pre-service training this fall, we wish her nothing but success in the future. We have no doubt she has a bright career ahead of her.

Thank you, Taya, and best of luck from everyone at Belleville Fire and Emergency Services! 🚒👏

05/18/2026

Belleville Fire & Emergency Services wishes everyone a happy and safe Victoria Day celebration.

As a friendly reminder, the discharge of fireworks is prohibited within the urban areas of Belleville. Fireworks are only permitted in designated rural areas.

For more information, please refer to Fireworks Bylaw 2025-142 (tel:2025-142) at:
https://www.belleville.ca/en/home-and-property/property-standards-and-by-law-enforcement.aspx

Thank you, and we hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Victoria Day weekend!