May 14, 2018, Grand Forks, B.C. — First responders are calling the flooding in the Grand Forks, B.C., area catastrophic and the largest event they expect to respond to intheir careers. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 14, 2018, Gatineau, Que. – Firefighters in Gatineau spent two hours overnight Saturday night battling a fire in a commercial building that caused $85,000 damage. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 14, 2018, Burlington, Ont. – The Burlington Fire Department says no one was inside a historical home that was destroyed by fire in south-central Burlington Saturday morning, with a local fire official not confident they will be able to determine what caused the blaze. The Hamilton Spectator reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]
May 14, 2018, Edmonton – Firefighters on the ground near Bruderheim, Alta., have been working hard to keep raging wildfire flames away from homes but dry, windy conditions are complicating their efforts after multiple large grassfires ignited Saturday. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 11, 2018, Vancouver – An independent report into the 2017 wildfires and floods across British Columbia has found the federal, provincial and local governments were under-prepared for major emergencies. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 11, 2018, London, Ont. – Careless smoking has been blamed for three more fires in London this week, bringing the toll to seven blazes attributed to the dangerous behaviour in the city this year. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 11, 2018, Lumsden, Sask. – A Lumsden retreat centre — often considered a landmark of the surrounding valley — caught fire on Thursday. It began in the roof at the The Living Skies Retreat Centre, according to Lumsden and District Fire Chief Jeff Carey. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
May 10, 2018, Renfrew, Ont. – A long-serving fire chief in eastern Ontario says he is challenging a new policy that forces all fire department employees in Renfrew, Ont., to retire by age 60. Guy Longtin, who was forced Monday to retire as fire chief after town council passed a motion for the policy, says […]
May 10, 2018, Sydney, N.S. – Police are investigating the death of a 69-year-old man whose body was found by firefighters responding to an apartment fire in Cape Breton. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 10, 2018, Winnipeg – Fire crews have been called to battle another batch of grass and brush fires in Winnipeg. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to five such fires on Tuesday, as the city continued to grapple with dry conditions. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico