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"The new fire alarm siren has been installed and some time Friday evening an alarm will be sounded to test the system and also the response of the firemen to the new alarm.
The brigade will hold a meeting during the evening to discuss general business."

Article about the Post Office fire which occurred on April 29, 1981.
Photo at the bottom of the article was captioned: "Cleaning Up, I the aftermath of last week's post office fire, postal worker Bill Marks shows a gentleman all that's left of a letter he mailed. In the photo at the right [see Related Description], postmaster Keith Stevens sifts through some of the identifiable mail. While 125 pieces were identified, at least as many - and likely more - were destroyed, Mr. Stevens estimated. More details on this page."

"Firefighters battle stubborn 7-hour blaze which ripped through industrial complex last Friday afternoon

On April 28, 1988 at approximately 2:20 p.m., a major fire broke out in an industrial complex on Bridge Street (Hwy. 11) in the Town of Bradford, which necessitated the closing of Hwy. 11 both northbound and southbound for a period of six hours." ...

"Rybka Bros. Produce, 251 Holland Street East, Bradford, located immediately west of the C.N.R. station, was completely destroyed by fire, with its contents, late yesterday afternoon." ...

"Firemen were called to The Village Inn about 10 a.m. on Sunday when fire was discovered in one of the bedrooms about two hours after the occupant of the room on the previous night had left the building. The mattress on the bed and the bedding, were burning when firemen entered and these were thrown from a window, thus ending the smoke in the building. It is supposed that a cigarette was the source of the fire."

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Community : Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Concession :
Description : House Damaged by Early Morning Fire

Passerby and the Fire Brigade Control Blazes at Home of Mrs. Geo. Mapes

Fire which is thought to have started from a spark from a freshly lighted stove in the summer kitchen of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Mapes, almost completely destroyed the summer kitchen (a frame extension to the main building), together with many kitchen utensils, grocery supplies, electric washing machine and other household articles, about 6.30 a.m. Friday.

Mr. Mapes had just kindled the fire in the summer kitchen and was in the adjoining room about five minutes later when he heard a sound beyond the door which he thought to be the family cat prowling about there. Upon opening the door leading to the summer kitchen, however, he was met by a sudden burst of flame which enveloped him and scorched his hair and whiskers.

Mr. Mapes rushed outdoors, shouting "Fire!" Mr. Harvey Aikens, his nearest neighbour, already up but not completely attired, heard the shout and at once made all haste to the fire hall, where he rang the fir alarm bell and then started the engine of the fire truck and got it on its way, picking up members of the fire brigade along the route.

In the meantime, Mr. Newman, proprietor of Bradford Dairy, who was passing on his delivery route when Mr. Mapes called, went to the latter's assistance. At this juncture a pail or two of water probably would have quenched the blaze, which appeared to be confined to a small space between the stove and wall of the summer kitchen. No pail was available, however, and the blaze made rapid headway during the very few minutes of delay. Mr. Newman then procured the garden hose, attached them and played water on the house until the arrival of the fire brigade, when the blaze was soon under control.

The summer kitchen was destroyed and all contents. The dining room was badly damaged with water and goods stored in the room above were destroyed. The repair work to be done will be considerable because as well as fire and water damage to the rear wing of the building the whole house was badly smoked. The loss is largely covered by insurance.

An article about a highly destructive fire that swept through Holland Street, destroying multiple buildings, businesses and homes. The original article appeared in the May 22nd, 1871 edition of the Toronto Daily Telegraph and was reprinted in 1901 as part of the "Looking Backward" series.

Onion topper in the Verkaik's barn after Hurricane Hazel.

G. Van der Kooi, F. Weening and Sjeord Van der Kooi stand with the flooded Marsh behind them.