NSW accused of jeopardising Sydney’s water supply with decision to axe firefighters The Guardian NSW National Parks staff are preparing to rally outside NSW parliament over job losses in the parks *service*. Powered by WPeMatico
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Dec. 12, 2018, Halifax – Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency took a request for adjusted response time targets and $1.6 million in funding to add firefighters to staff the Fall River station 24 hours a day, seven days a week to regional council Tuesday. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
Dec. 12, 2018, Parrsboro, N.S. – The cause of the fire at the Glooscap Restaurant and Lounge is still under investigation, after the fire destroyed the building Tuesday morning. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 12, 2018, Ottawa – Three people have been sent to hospital and many other residents are being treated for smoke inhalation early Wednesday morning. Emergency crews received mutiple 911 calls around 5 a.m. for fire inside a high-rise apartment, just east of downtown Ottawa. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
Dec. 12, 2018, Quinte West, Ont. – A massive fire consumed a pig barn in Quinte West, Ont., Tuesday, killing at least 1,300 animals. The community’s fire Chief John Whelan said they got the call around 1 p.m. and quickly called in resources from neighbouring communities to help battle the blaze. CBC News reports. | […]
Firefighters assessed after leak TheChronicleHerald.ca Four firefighters were taken to hospital as a precaution after a refrigerant leak in Wolfville Tuesday night. Wolfville fire chief Todd Crowell said his department … Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 11, 2018, Tracadie, N.B. – Volunteer firefighters, some with 38 years of service, are questioning why they were ousted from the fire department they helped build in the Tracadie area of northeastern New Brunswick. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 11, 2018, Drummond Island, Ont. – Two people have died as result of a house fire on Drummond Island Sunday night. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a “fully engulfed residential structure fire” on the island at approximately 9:50 p.m. SooToday reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 11, 2018, Toronto – One person has been taken to hospital in serious condition following a fire at a rooming house in Toronto’s Church-Wellesley Village neighbourhood Monday afternoon. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Halifax fire chief calls for more firefighters, new response targets TheChronicleHerald.ca Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency took a request for adjusted response time targets and $1.6 million in funding to add firefighters to staff the Fall River station … Powered by WPeMatico