Italy Cross/Middlewood & District Fire Department

The Italy Cross/Middlewood & Dist fire department monthly meeting is this evening beginning at 7. If you are interested in becoming a firefighter, junior, etc.. come over this evening and join us.

A sincere Thank You to all the fire departments, and firefighters for all your help last night and the firefighters and lands and forestry guys this morning at the forest fire in Middlewood. Everyone worked extremely hard and efficiently to knock that fire down as quickly as we did. You are all awesome. Also thank you to the dispatchers, without you things wouldnt have gone so efficiently you are all great. Its amazing that in just a short time we can have so much help. Thank you all again from Italy Cross FD chief and firefighters.

Burning restrictions for Aug 25 at 2 PM - Aug 26 at 8 AM are as followed: A complete fire ban continues to be in place in the following counties: Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Kings, Yarmouth, Pictou, Annapolis, Antigonish, Digby, Guysborough, Halifax, Hants, Colchester, and Cumberland due to extreme fire conditions. Which means no fires are permitted. (Red on burn-map)... Burning is restricted in the rest of the province, including: Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria. Which means you may burn after 7 PM this evening. (Yellow on burn-map) If you feel it is unsafe to burn, dont burn. Fireworks restrictions are set by the Office of the Fire Marshall. The Office of the Fire Marshall is placing a ban on consumer fireworks when the burnsafe map is red ("no burn"). When the burnsafe map is red (designated "no burn") Propane or charcoal fueled appliances such as barbecues, propane or natural gas fire bowls and Coleman style camp stoves can be used. Please note: there is no burning permitted between the hours of 8 AM and 2 PM daily. During the wildfire-risk season, it is required that you check burn restrictions before you ignite a fire in the woods or within one thousand feet (approx. 300 metres) of the woods. In counties coloured red on the burnsafe map (designated "no burn") open fires are not permitted. In counties coloured yellow on the burnsafe map (designated as "restricted") domestic brush burning is permitted ONLY between 7pm and 8am. In counties coloured green on the burnsafe map (designated "burn"), domestic brush burning is permitted between 2pm and 8am. Burning conditions are reassessed and posted every day at 2 PM at, https://novascotia.ca/burnsafe/ Burning restrictions by county also available by toll free phone line, recorded message updated daily: 1-855-564-2876(BURN).

STILL MISSING IN THE COMMUNITY ITALY CROSS NS Please share to help bring the dog home! The following is from Nova Scotia Lost Dog Network: ... LOST DOG: Italy Cross/ 17691 Hwy-103/ Lunenburg County FEMALE: Golden Retriever, 5 years old, light golden coat, wearing a Breast Cancer awareness collar, has a thyroid condition and needs medications. NAME: Hope She went missing on Aug. 14/20. Please cross post and if you have any information contact JoAnne at 902-543-2856 or tcall/ text 902-541-0576 or Katie at 902-298-0210 or 902- 543-2856. #NSLostDogNetHope MAP: https://www.bing.com/maps

Burning restrictions for Aug 24 at 2 PM - Aug 25 at 8 AM are as followed: A complete fire ban continues to be in place in the following counties: Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Kings, Yarmouth, Pictou, Annapolis, Antigonish, Digby, Guysborough, Halifax, Hants, Colchester, and Cumberland due to extreme fire conditions. Which means no fires are permitted. (Red on burn-map)... Burning is restricted in the rest of the province, including: Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria. Which means you may burn after 7 PM this evening. (Yellow on burn-map) If you feel it is unsafe to burn, dont burn. Fireworks restrictions are set by the Office of the Fire Marshall. The Office of the Fire Marshall is placing a ban on consumer fireworks when the burnsafe map is red ("no burn"). When the burnsafe map is red (designated "no burn") Propane or charcoal fueled appliances such as barbecues, propane or natural gas fire bowls and Coleman style camp stoves can be used. Please note: there is no burning permitted between the hours of 8 AM and 2 PM daily. During the wildfire-risk season, it is required that you check burn restrictions before you ignite a fire in the woods or within one thousand feet (approx. 300 metres) of the woods. In counties coloured red on the burnsafe map (designated "no burn") open fires are not permitted. In counties coloured yellow on the burnsafe map (designated as "restricted") domestic brush burning is permitted ONLY between 7pm and 8am. In counties coloured green on the burnsafe map (designated "burn"), domestic brush burning is permitted between 2pm and 8am. Burning conditions are reassessed and posted every day at 2 PM at, https://novascotia.ca/burnsafe/ Burning restrictions by county also available by toll free phone line, recorded message updated daily: 1-855-564-2876(BURN).

You may now burn after 7 PM in Cape Breton.

Reminder of the yard sale tomorrow afternoon, beginning at 10 AM!

The ban continues. Rain is much needed everywere in the province.

The burn ban continues

Fire ban continues due to EXTREME fire conditions.

The fire ban continues

Missing in the community, Please share to help the dog come home.

The burn ban continues.

The fire ban continues for all of Nova Scotia due to extreme fire conditions.

BREAKING: All of Nova Scotia is under a complete burn ban, which means no fires are permitted.

The yard sale that has previously been canceled has been rescheduled for Saturday August 22, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. To book tables, call: 902-543-3782.

Red, No Burn Yellow, Ok burning after 7 PM

Burning restrictions for Aug 8 at 2 PM - Aug 9 at 8 AM are as followed: A complete fire ban continues to be in place in the following counties: Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Kings, Yarmouth, Pictou, and Cumberland due to extreme fire conditions. Which means no fires are permitted. (Red on burn-map) Burning is restricted in the rest of the province, including: Annapolis, Antigonish, Cape Breton, Digby, Guysborough, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Colchester, Richmond and Victoria. ...Which means you may burn after 7 PM this evening. (Yellow on burn-map) If you feel it is unsafe to burn, dont burn. When the burnsafe map is red (designated "no burn") Propane or charcoal fueled appliances such as barbecue, propane or natural gas fire bowls and Coleman style camp stoves can be used. Please note: there is no burning permitted between the hours of 8 AM and 2 PM daily. Burning conditions are reassessed and posted every day at 2 PM at, https://novascotia.ca/burnsafe/ Burning restrictions by county also available by toll free phone line, recorded message updated daily: 1-855-564-2876(BURN).

Burning restrictions for Aug 7 at 2 PM - Aug 8 at 8 AM are as followed: A complete burn ban has been put into place in the following counties: Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Kings, Yarmouth, Pictou, Colchester, and Cumberland due to extreme fire conditions. Which means no fires are permitted. Burning is restricted in the rest of the province, including: Annapolis, Antigonish, Cape Breton, Digby, Guysborough, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria. Which means you ma...y burn after 7 PM this evening. If you feel it is unsafe to burn, dont burn. When the burnsafe map is red (designated "no burn") Propane or charcoal fueled appliances such as barbecue, propane or natural gas fire bowls and Coleman style camp stoves can be used. Please note: there is no burning permitted between the hours of 8 AM and 2 PM daily. Burning conditions are reassessed and posted every day at 2 PM at, https://novascotia.ca/burnsafe/ Burning restrictions by county also available by toll free phone line, recorded message updated daily: 1-855-564-2876(BURN).

BREAKING: Burning restrictions for Aug 6 at 2 PM - Aug 7 at 8 AM are as followed: A complete burn ban has been put into place in the following counties: Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Yarmouth and Cumberland due to extreme fire conditions. Which means no fires are permitted. ... Burning is restricted in the rest of the province , including: Annapolis, Antigonish, Cape Breton, Colchester, Digby, Guysborough, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Kings, Pictou, Richmond and Victoria. Which means you may burn after 7 PM this evening. If you feel it is unsafe to burn, dont burn. When the burnsafe map is red (designated "no burn") Propane or charcoal fueled appliances such as barbecue, propane or natural gas fire bowls and Coleman style camp stoves can be used. Please note: there is no burning permitted between the hours of 8 AM and 2 PM daily. Burning conditions are reassessed and posted every day at 2 PM at, https://novascotia.ca/burnsafe/ Burning restrictions by county also available by toll free phone line, recorded message updated daily: 1-855-564-2876(BURN).

Burning restrictions for Aug 5 at 2 PM - Aug 6 at 8 AM are as followed: The burn ban has changed to restricted in the following counties: Lunenburg, Queens, Annapolis, Antigonish, Cape Breton, Colchester, Cumberland, Guysborough, Hants, Inverness, Kings, Pictou, Richmond, Shelburne, Victoria and Yarmouth. Which means, you may have a fire after 7 PM this evening. There is no burn ban in place in Digby and Halifax counties, which means you can burn after 2 PM.... If you feel it is unsafe to burn, dont burn. Please note: there is no burning permitted between the hours of 8 AM and 2 PM daily. Burning conditions are reassessed and posted every day at 2 PM at, https://novascotia.ca/burnsafe/ Burning restrictions by county also available by toll free phone line, recorded message updated daily: 1-855-564-2876(BURN).

BREAKING: Tuesday August 4: The fire ban is once again in affect for the following counties: Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne and Yarmouth due to EXTREME fire conditions. Which means no fires are permitted.... You may burn after 7 PM in the rest of the province.

You can burn after 7 PM for all of Nova Scotia.

The fire ban remains in effect through today due to extreme fire conditions. Rain is much needed on the south shore with no rain in the forecast until the end of next week.

The fire ban remains in effect today.

This Monday, Aug 3rd at 7 PM is the firefighters monthly meeting. If you are interested in becoming a member of the fire department, firefighter etc, you are welcomed to come join us.

Due to a death in the community the yard sale scheduled for tomorrow (Aug 1) has been cancelled. We will post again if we decide to reschedule this event. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

There is a fire ban in place for Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, and Yarmouth counties today. Which means no fires are permitted.

CANCELLED....Sorry due to a death in the community the Yard sale is cancelled tomorrow. We will keep you posted if we choose to reschedule it.

Fish & Chips supper this Sunday from 2-6 PM Call youre orders in advance after 9 AM: (902) - 543- 2853