April 10, 2019, Timmins, Ont. – Timmins Mayor George Pirie says the city’s new fire chief is bringing three things to the job: leadership, leadership, leadership. Council appointed Tom Laughren as the new Timmins Fire Department chief at its meeting Tuesday tonight. He has also been appointed as the Community Emergency Management Co-ordinator for the […]

April 10, 2019, Toronto – No injuries were reported after a fire at a restaurant in North York overnight Tuesday. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico

April 10, 2019, Winnipeg – One person is dead and another is in hospital in critical condition after they were unable to escape a house fire Tuesday morning in Winnipeg’s North End. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico

April 9, 2019, Squamish, B.C. – Members of the public were advised to keep windows and doors shut Monday when a legal grow-op went up in flames in Squamish. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico

April 9, 2019, Sudbury, Ont. – In the coming weeks, fire fighters in Sudbury will receive training to administer Naloxone. The training will be provided to all 108 full-time suppression firefighters and between 15 and 20 volunteers. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico

April 9, 2019, Nanaimo, B.C. – A fire broke out at a temporary supportive housing site in the evening hours Monday. Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at Newcastle Place temporary supportive housing site at approximately 5:20 p.m. Smoke could be seen coming from one of the buildings. The Nanaimo News Bulletin reports. […]

April 9, 2019, Esquimalt, B.C. – The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed that a woman in her 60s died in an apartment fire in Esquimalt on Sunday. The Vancouver Sun reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico