Fire at Chiefs House

Jeff Green | Nov 18, 2010

Central Frontenac Deputy Fire Chief Bill Young has responded to many calls over the years, as have his sons Billy and David.

But a call came in two weeks ago that was different from the rest.

Bill Young didn’t hear the call at first, because he was working inside the Parham ambulance station, putting in some stairs. But when he did find out about he contacted one of the other firefighters.

“It’s your house,” the firefighter said.

Fire crews were on the scene quickly and they kept the Young house from burning to the ground, but there is extensive damage to one side of the house and a lot of smoke damage throughout.

“This certainly gives me an understanding of what people go though. I’ve talked to a lot of people at fire scenes but you don’t know what they are going through until it’s your house,” Bill Young said afterwards.

Central Frontenac Fire Chief Mark MacDonald said that normally the Ontario Fire Marshall’s office would not be called in to investigate a fire of this size, but because of Bill Young’s role with the fire department, the Fire Marshall agreed to investigate.

The investigation took place on Friday, November 5, and the house was released back the next day. Foul play is not suspected, but the precise cause of the fire will take time to determine.

No one was home at the time of the fire, which was in the early afternoon.