09/03/2026
It truly takes a village, and Pie Safe Baking Company is open our normal business hours today!! 🥧 🌟 🍪
When a fire broke out on Monday evening three doors down from us, it left our bakery without power. We didn’t know how long the power would be out, but we knew it wouldn’t be back on until sometime the next day- meaning we had to make some quick decisions to save product. It ended up being out almost 18 hours.
Once emergency personnel allowed us to enter our building safely, we faced a devastating reality: we had to completely empty our freezers and coolers, or our entire inventory would be lost. As a small business owner, facing a total loss from something completely out of your control is absolutely heartbreaking.
But our incredible community stepped right in to save the day.
We owe a massive thank you to our Town Manager, Dr. Janet Mason, for quickly getting on her phone and coordinating emergency logistics.
A huge shoutout goes to the Forest City Fire Department, the Forest City Police Department and the wonderful staff of Butlers Jewelry and Loan!! These amazing first responders and neighbors rolled up their sleeves and did all the heavy lifting to move our products to safety. 🚒 🚓 💎
Most importantly, an enormous thank you to Julio for graciously opening his doors and letting us his walk in cooler across the street to keep everything fresh. ❄️
Because of their quick actions, our inventory was completely saved and our cases are restocked. Come by and see us today- we are incredibly proud to be apart of Forest City. ❤️ 🥧