Feb. 5, 2019, Montreal – Quebec firefighters are seeking help from the provincial government to deal with an increase in the number of reported cases of post-traumatic stress. Data provided by the Montreal firefighters union, known by its French acronym, APDM, shows that the number of diagnosed cases of post-traumatic stress disorder has jumped from […]
Feb. 5, 2019, Chilliwack, B.C. – Firefighters battled to a two-alarm fire at a truck repair shop in Chilliwack Monday afternoon, shortly after 3 p.m. The Abbotsford News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 5, 2019, Caledon, Ont. – The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating the extent of the damage after a weekend house explosion in the town of Caledon left one man dead and up to 35 residents displaced. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 5, 2019, Toronto – The City of Toronto says fire safety companies tasked with conducting inspections at three properties in the city have been fined and put on probation for violations of the Ontario Fire Code. CityNews reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 5, 2019, Toronto – A high-rise building in Etobicoke was without power and water for at least several hours overnight Monday after a hydro vault fire. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 4, 2019, Hamilton, Ont. – Pike Krpan, a Hamilton firefighter and vice-president of the Fire Service Women Ontario (FSWO) has been nominated for the YWCA Hamilton’s Women of Distinction Award in Education/Mentorship.Krpan has been promoting positive change for women in the fire service, not only in her role within FSWO, but also her leading […]
Feb. 4, 2019, Bathurst, N.B. – A Purolator distribution centre in Bathurst, N.B., has been heavily damaged after a fire on Saturday evening. Global News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 4, 2019, Sydney, N.S. – Fire officials say it’s too soon to know the extent of the damage to Chants Funeral Home in Sydney following a fire Saturday evening. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 4, 2019, Clarenville, N.L. – Fire has left much of the Wave Hotel and Fitness Centre in Clarenville in rubble, in a blaze so intense that crews remained at the scene for nearly eight hours beginning Saturday night and into Sunday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
How does the water not freeze? Calgary firefighting behind the scenes CBC.ca As Calgary firefighters worked for hours trying to bring the Enoch Sales house fire under control Saturday, frigid temperatures and a wind chill making it feel … Powered by WPeMatico