Feb. 15, 2019, Hamilton, Ont. – A fire that broke out inside a building on the Juravinski Hospital campus Thursday evening has been extinguished. Firefighters from across the city responded to the multiple-alarm fire around 5:40 p.m. and found flames in the roof of a maintenance building near the exhaust for a boiler, according to […]
Feb. 15, 2019, Wabush, N.L. – Fire crews in western Labrador rushed to the scene of a house fire early Thursday morning that lit up the mining town’s sky with flames. Fire Chief Marv Butler says crews were called to a Wabush home around 6:30 a.m. By mid-afternoon, it was under control and handed over […]
Feb. 14, 2019, Grimsby, Ont. – Damage is being estimated at around $300,000 after a fire ripped through a family home in Grimsby. Fire crews were dispatched to the single-storey house just after 12:30 a.m. The first firefighters arrived about three minutes later to find the south end of the home “fully engulfed in fire,” […]
Feb. 14, 2019, Sydney, N.S. – The Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s fire service is one of the few departments seeking a budget reduction next year. Gilbert MacIntyre, deputy chief of operations, presented a draft budget Wednesday to the CBRM’s fire and emergency services committee in Sydney. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with […]
Feb. 14, 2019, Toronto – Two residents and three Toronto firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation after a two-alarm fire at a Parkdale apartment complex on Wednesday afternoon. CityNews reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Local RM looking at rural firefighting option paNOW Councillors in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert are exploring the possibility of starting their own rur… Powered by WPeMatico
Spotsylvania County lost firefighting ‘legend’ Norman Brooks this week Fredericksburg.com Norman Brooks was among the first four career firefighters hired by Spotsylvania County in 1981. Powered by WPeMatico
Why cancer is deadlier than fire for firefighters in BC Columbia Valley Pioneer The silent threat that is killing firefighters and how the profession is fighting back. Powered by WPeMatico
Firefighters injured in fire at fire station after fire engine catches fire Global News Two Massachusetts firefighters were injured in a fire at a fire station after a fire truck caught fire early Wednesday. Powered by WPeMatico
Why cancer is deadlier than fire for firefighters in BC Surrey Now-Leader The silent threat that is killing firefighters and how the profession is fighting back. Powered by WPeMatico