July 16, 2018, Didsbury, Alta. – A politician says his southern Alberta town is trying to work through what prompted five firefighters to resign this week. Officials in the town of Didsbury, about 80 kilometres north of Calgary, are dealing with a series of complaints from its volunteer force, which have been investigated by a […]
Monthly Archives: July 2018
July 16, 2018, Tl’esqox First Nation, B.C. – An historic Catholic Church in a First Nations community 50 kilometres west of Williams Lake was completely destroyed by fire Saturday. The Williams Lake Tribune reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 16, 2018, Leamington, Ont. – A massive fire ripped through Leamington’s TopLine Farms facility Saturday evening. Fire crews arrived on the scene shortly after being dispatched at 6:30 p.m. to find colossal flames tearing through the business and black smoke filling the sky. The Windsor Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
July 16, 2018, Montreal – Montreal’s fire department responded to a three-alarm fire at McGill University’s McIntyre Medical Building on Friday evening. The fire was quickly brought under control, though it sent smoke through the area. McGill said there were no reported injuries. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered […]
Fire chiefs and commanders must show confidence and provide leadership when they are at a blaze directing crews on the best way to tackle the emergency. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 13, 2018, Halifax – A crew of Nova Scotia firefighters took off from the Halifax airport Thursday to answer a call from their colleagues in Ontario, where resources are stretched to the limit fighting massive wildfires. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 13, 2018, Halifax – A Halifax firefighter was injured while helping contain a fire at Hemlock Ravine Park Thursday, just hours before officials ordered a municipal-wide burn ban in the face of extremely dry conditions. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 13, 2018, Elsipogtog First Nation, N.B. – At least eight families lost their homes in Elsipogtog First Nation after a fire in an apartment building reignited early Thursday and burned for at least an hour before firefighters — who didn’t hear their pagers go off — arrived. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
July 18, 2018, Edmonton – Edmonton police have taken over investigating a suspicious fire that tore through a two-storey building early Wednesday morning, causing an estimated $1.5 million in damage. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 12, 2018, Sarnia, Ont. – A person is recovering in hospital after firefighters here rescued and resuscitated a resident and a cat following a fire that engulfed a home Tuesday evening. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico