Aug. 31, 2018, Vancouver – A new 911 policy designed to improve ambulance response times also has firefighters feeling sidelined during lower-risk medical calls when they could be helping out. B.C. Emergency Health Services changed its dispatch system back in June in an effort to get paramedics out to critical situations faster, and the agency […]
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Aug. 31, 2018, Etobicoke, Ont. – The owners of an illegal rooming house where a basement fire claimed the life of a 21-year-old woman in February have been convicted of multiple fire code violations. 680 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 31, 2018, Brantford, Ont. – An industrial explosion in Brantford Thursday evening is being investigation by the Ontario Fire Marshal. Fire officials say one person was taken to hospital with unknown injuries and all other employees were accounted for after their primary search. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered […]
Aug. 31, 2018, Frog Lake First Nation, Alta. – The remains of two adults were found after emergency crews responded to a fire on the Frog Lake First Nation on Thursday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 31, 2018, Burlington, Ont. – More than $1 million damage was caused when a fire tore through a Burlington auto dealership late Thursday night. InsideHalton.com reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 30, 2018, Vancouver – The B.C. government has extended the provincial state of emergency because of wildfires that have now burned more area than any other season on record. As of Tuesday, more than 12,984 square kilometres of the province had burned, pushing past the previous record set just one year earlier. CBC News […]
Aug. 30, 2018, Ottawa – The City of Ottawa has named Kim Ayotte its new fire chief. The official announcement was made Wednesday. Ayotte had been filling the position in an interim role since former chief Gerry Pingitore retired in April. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 30, 2018, Woodstock, Ont. – At least 20 people have been forced from a motel outside Woodstock after a fire broke out early Thursday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 30, 2018, Weymouth, N.S. – A massive fire has destroyed at least two buildings in a small Nova Scotia village, leaving some people homeless. Weymouth Fire Chief Roy Mullen says the fire was reported at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday. Ten fire departments responded to the scene. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]
Aug. 29, 2018, Comox, B.C. – Comox Fire Rescue firefighters responded to an aggressive fence fire at a residence backing onto the Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Academy in Comox Tuesday morning. The Comox Valley Record reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico