Dec. 4, 2018, Edmonton – An explosion and fire destroyed a house Monday in the Westwood neighbourhood of north Edmonton. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Dec. 3, 2018, Saskatoon – Two people were taken to hospital after falling during a fire rescue Sunday night. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Dec. 3, 2018, Wendake, Que. – A major fire that broke out early Sunday has left a celebrated restaurant that serves Indigenous cuisine in Wendake seriously damaged, firefighters say. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Dec. 3, 2018, Surrey, B.C. – Surrey firefighters responded to a structure fire at a vacant motel early Sunday morning. Crews were called just after 2:30 a.m. to find the single-storey structure fully engulfed in flames. Surrey Now-Leader reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Dec. 3, 2018, Wetaskiwin, Alta. – Two people were found dead early Sunday morning after a house fire in Wetaskiwin, Alta. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Nov. 30, 2018, Singapore – National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers are turning plastic bottle waste into an ultralight material with potential fire-service applications. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Nov. 30, 2018, Moncton, N.B. – A fire at a New Brunswick Housing apartment where the body of a woman was found was intentionally set, but no criminal charges are expected, the Moncton Fire Department said Thursday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Nov. 30, 2018, St. John’s – No one was injured in the blaze, but more than 100 tenants could not return to their apartments at Rockliffe Heights in St. John’s Thursday night because of damage to the building’s electrical and safety systems sustained in an afternoon fire. The St. John’s Telegram reports. | READ MORE […]

Nov. 30, 2018, Hamilton, Ont. – One person is dead after a fire broke out on the 12th floor of a Hamilton apartment building Thursday evening. The Hamilton Spectator reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Nov. 29, 2018, Vernon, B.C. – For the first time in nearly three years, Vernon’s firefighters have a new contract. The city and Local 1517 of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) have agreed on a four-year collective bargaining agreement, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2016, the day after the last contract between the two […]