Nov. 20, 2018, Yarmouth, N.S. – The Yarmouth Firefighters Association has burning questions about the future of dispatch services in this region. The association says it wants and needs more information on what the level of dispatch service will be in the future now that the Town of Yarmouth has decided to go ahead with […]
Nov. 20, 2018, Cobble Hill, B.C. – No people were harmed but three boats and two 1970s vintage cars were destroyed in Cobble Hill on Monday when a garage burned up. Capt. Chris McInerney of the Mill Bay Fire Department said the alarm came in just after 5 a.m. The Times Colonist reports. | READ […]
Nov. 20, 2018, Mississauga, Ont. – Peel Regional Police and Mississauga firefighters are investigating a suspicious fire Monday that destroyed part of a new Mississauga playground. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
The concept of regionalization in the fire service has been around for a number of years now, but recent factors have accelerated the concept further. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jeremy Inglis, deputy fire chief at the Fort Erie Fire Department in Ontario, is a man on a very specific mission. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 19, 2018, Mission, B.C. – Plumes of black smoke poured from a home in Mission Sunday afternoon. The fire was so large that firefighters could see the smoke even before they left the fire hall, according to the fire chief. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 19, 2018, Hantsport, N.S. – Operations at CKF, a paper product plant in Hantsport, N.S., are safe to resume following an early-morning fire Sunday that damaged several machines and spread to the roof, says the Hantsport Fire Department. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 19, 2018, Ottawa – One person was injured and 10 people displaced after a fire destroyed a unit in a two-storey home in Chinatown on Saturday. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 16, 2018, Terrace, B.C. – Unionized firefighters say the city’s fire department is understaffed and they’re concerned it won’t be able to maintain a safe and effective response to calls. Demand on resources is expected to only increase with an LNG-fueled economic boom. The Terrace Standard reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
Nov. 16, 2018, London, Ont. – London firefighters rushed to a south-end suburban home Thursday evening to respond to a report of a small kitchen fire. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico