This week is Fire Prevention Week, and the North East Fire Company wants all Cecil County residents — both two and four-legged — to be safe in the event of a fire.
Last week, Shady Beach Kennel in North East proprietors Alice and Keith Riordan invited the North East Fire Company and other local first responders to tour its facilities and educate themselves and the public about fire prevention and animal fire safety.
"We invited the fire company out to do a little bit of a tour," Alice said. "We're going to look into future planning and emergency preparation. We want to let them know what we have in place, and they're going to give us an evaluation and some pointers. We want to keep all the pets safe in case of a fire."
Alice Riordan is from a family of kennel owners, and said she "always knew this is what she wanted" to do as a career.