Nov. 2, 2018, Toronto, Ont. – October 31st marks the end of 2018’s wildland fire season. With more than 1,000 wildland fires in central and northern Ontario, 2018 was one of the busiest fire seasons in the province’s history. | READ MORE To meet this challenge, the government has so far provided an additional $100 […]
Nov. 2, 2018, Winnipeg, Man. – The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), in partnership with G3 Canada Limited, announced 10 Saskatchewan fire departments will receive vital grain-rescue equipment. | READ MORE BeGrainSafe, CASA’s grain safety program, is supported by sponsors like G3. These sponsorship dollars have helped build the BeGrainSafe mobile demonstration unit, develop BeGrainSafe […]
Nov. 2, 2018, Burnaby, B.C. – A man has died after being pulled from a burning duplex in Burnaby on Wednesday evening. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 2, 2018, Victoria, B.C. – Fire inspectors and Victoria police are investigating three suspicious fires within a two-block radius on Halloween night. There were no injuries, but the estimated damage to property is over $100,000. The Times Colonist reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 2, 2018, Oliphant, Ont. – An investigator with the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal believes a portable heater caused a house fire Tuesday morning which left a 17-year-old with life-threatening, which since were upgraded to serious, and three others with lesser injuries. The Owen Sound Sun Times reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated […]
Nov. 1, 2018, Saskatoon – Improper storage of boxes and paper was the cause of a fire at a restaurant in Sutherland. The Saskatoon Fire Department was alerted smoke was coming from Donair & Pizza Palace at roughly 11:20 p.m. Tuesday. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 1, 2018, Calgary – A Calgary landlord has been slapped with a $40,000 fine for violating the fire code in a secondary suite rented to a woman and her son. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 1, 2018, Vaughan, Ont. – Two people are dead after a multi-vehicle collision involving a tanker truck on a major toll highway north of Toronto, officials say. The fuel tanker burst into flames on Highway 407, in Vaughan, Ont., just before 5 p.m. ET, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. CBC News reports. | […]
Oct. 31, 2018, Piapot First Nation, Sask. – A fire at the water treatment plant on the Piapot First Nation has put the community in a state of emergency, according to Chief Jeremy Fourhorns. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 31, 2018, Edmonton – Fire crews sealed a gas leak in an industrial area Tuesday afternoon that stank up a swath of south Edmonton. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico