Mar. 4, 2019, Calgary – The Calgary Fire Department is investigating a blaze at a historic Calgary apartment building. About nine fire trucks were on scene at The President apartments on Sunday around 2 p.m. and black smoke was seen pouring out the windows. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered […]
Mar. 4, 2019, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L. – A mall in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L.,went up in flames Sunday evening, as fire crews tackled the blaze while keeping an eye on a large gas station next door. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Syncrude wants judge to dismiss lawsuit of former firefighter with PTSD CBC.ca Oilsands giant Syncrude Canada wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a former first responder who claims he was wrongfully fired following a diagnosis of … Powered by WPeMatico
New Brunswick firefighters rescue teen after presumed tobogganing accident CTV News A group of firefighters rescued a New Brunswick teenager after what they believe was a tobogganing accident. Powered by WPeMatico
Firefighters battle second blaze in one week on Dawson Road North Global News For the second time in a week, Winnipeg firefighters had to put out a fire on Dawson Road North. Powered by WPeMatico
Volunteer firefighter has car stolen after stopping to offer help CBC News RCMP say a volunteer firefighter stopped to help with a car off the road, only to have his his blue 2014 Nissan Sentra stolen — allegedly by the people who he … Powered by WPeMatico
‘Our job is to be there for the community’: Halifax firefighters help less fortunate Global News For the sixth year in a row a number of Halifax firefighters spent their Saturday giving back to the community that they serve. Powered by WPeMatico
Nova Scotia lagging on support for firefighting-related cancers Global News In 2003 labour laws in Nova Scotia related to firefighters contracting cancer on the job rivalled any other province in Canada but without any revisiting since … Powered by WPeMatico
Firefighter suicides reflect toll of longer fire seasons and increased stress Los Angeles Times At least 115 firefighters and emergency medical personnel took their own lives in the U.S. in 2017. Many worry that longer fire seasons, more frequent mass … Powered by WPeMatico
Sask. family of volunteer firefighters familiar with risk, sacrifice and camaraderie CBC.ca Firefighting is a family affair for six members of the Balgonie, Sask. volunteer fire department. Brenda Lapchuk, her husband, three sons and a daughter-in-law … Powered by WPeMatico