Mar. 22, 2019, Toronto – An early-morning fire in Parkdale forced as many as 30 people out of their homes early Friday morning. Emergency crews were called to a four-storey apartment building around 4:30 a.m. Officials said the fire started in a bedroom on the third floor of the building. CityNews reports. | READ MORE […]
Mar. 22, 2019, Chilliwack, B.C. – Chilliwack firefighters are reminding residents to use caution when clearing brush with fire during dry conditions after crews had to put down a blaze to a vacant guest cottage and keep the fire from spreading after one such brush fire got out of hand on Thursday afternoon. Global News […]
Mar. 22, 2019, Calgary – A home in the community of Lake Bonavista suffered damage in a garage fire on Thursday. Firefighters arrived at the scene at around 6 a.m. to find flames and smoke pouring from the home. Global News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Junior firefighters fall for chance at first-hand experience The Tri-City News Coquitlam Fire & Rescue wrapped up its first junior firefighters program for 12 local high school students to expose them to all the aspects of a firefighting job. Powered by WPeMatico
Truro firefighter dies from injuries sustained in training accident TheChronicleHerald.ca N.S. firefighter injured during training session dies from injuries CTV News ‘He was what every firefighter should be’: Truro mourns loss of Skyler Blackie CBC.ca ‘He was a great guy’: N.S. firefighter injured during training session dies from injuries Global News Truro firefighter critically injured earlier this month has […]
Mar. 21, 2019, Mississauga, Ont. – Passersby helped a woman and a child escape from a second-floor window as fire tore through a Mississauga apartment on Wednesday morning, according to firefighters and a witness. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 21, 2019, Truro, N.S. – A popular and well-liked Truro firefighter injured during a recent training accident has died. Skyler Blackie, 29, passed away at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax on Wednesday morning from his injuries after being removed from life support on Tuesday. Truro Daily reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated […]
Mar. 21, 2019, Toronto – Two firefighters were injured in a two-alarm fire at a Toronto restaurant Wednesday night. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
‘The world lost a truly beautiful soul and dedicated firefighter’: Community mourns death of young Truro firefighter HalifaxToday.ca ‘This is an unfortunate tragedy’, said Jim Roper, president of the Fire *Service* Association of Nova Scotia. Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 20, 2019, Edmonton – Edmonton fire crews battled a blaze at an Alberta Environmental Rubber Products plant in the city’s northwest Tuesday. Crews responded to alarms shortly after 12:30 p.m. Maya Filipovic, Edmonton fire spokeswoman, said nine crews along with the hazmat unit had the blaze under control and were cleaning up hot spots […]