Sept. 26, 2018, Vancouver – Vancouver firefighters say they’re short-staffed when compared with “industry best practices” and need another 21 firefighters per shift or 84 altogether. Vancouver Firefighters Union spokesperson Lee Lax says there were 200 more fires last year over 2016 and they responded to 6,200 overdoses. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
Sept. 26, 2018, Toronto – No injuries were reported following a fire at a highrise apartment building in East York Tuesday morning. The two-alarm blaze broke out at around 5:20 a.m. in a ninth-floor garbage room. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 26, 2018, Peterborough, Ont. – A man has died following a fire Monday morning in a bedroom on the second storey of a rooming house in Peterborough. The cause of death is yet to be determined, Peterborough Fire Services Deputy Chief Chad Brown stated, and remains under investigation. The Peterborough Examiner reports. | READ […]
Sept. 25, 2018, Vancouver – The Vancouver Fire Department says $81 and penalty points are not enough to fine drivers for motoring over their hoses. Speaking with CKNW’s The Lynda Steele Show, Fire Chief Darrell Reid said fire services wants to see the province increase fines because it puts their members’ safety at risk. Global […]
Sept. 25, 2018, Didsbury, Alta. – Fire Chief Craig Martin stepped down Monday after half his crew in Didsbury, Alta., quit in protest over what they’re calling “safety concerns.” During the past few months, 15 of the 31 volunteer firefighters from the department have resigned from their on-call positions. CBC News reports. | READ MORE […]
Sept. 25, 2018, Peterborough, Ont. – A man was taken to hospital after fire broke out at an multi-unit complex in Peterborough on Monday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 24, 2018, Behchocko, N.W.T. – A fire which engulfed a shed in Behchoko, N.W.T. early Saturday morning has killed a woman, RCMP say. Police were called to help the local fire department at about 1:20 a.m., and officers arrived to see the shed in flames, according to an RCMP press release Saturday. CBC News […]
Sept. 24, 2018, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L. – A funeral home in Happy Valley-Goose Bay sustained heavy smoke and water damage from fire on Saturday night, in the town’s third commercial fire in a little over a week. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 24, 2018, Rutherglen, Ont. – More than 70 animals at the Reptile Adventure Camp in Rutherglen were killed when a fire Friday night destroyed the facility they were housed in. The North Bay Nugget reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 24, 2018, London, Ont. – A historic building in London’s so-called “bankers row” near the courthouse has been damaged after a fire broke out inside the structure early Monday. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico