Oct. 26, 2018, Winnipeg – Two people are missing and feared dead after an early morning house fire Friday in Winnipeg’s North Point Douglas neighbourhood. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 25, 2018, Oshawa, Ont. – Oshawa firefighters rescued an elderly woman from a house fire on Wednesday afternoon and continued to fight the flames. Durhamregion.com reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 25, 2018, Metchosin, B.C. – Firefighters are raising concerns about B.C.’s new ambulance dispatch system, saying it often cuts their departments out of emergency calls in small communities that see less ambulance service. Under the new system, launched in the spring, firefighters may not be notified of a medical emergency unless it’s considered a […]
Oct. 25, 2018, Toronto – A man who had to be rescued by firefighters after a blaze inside a community housing building Thursday morning has now been taken into custody on the suspicion of arson. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 24, 2018, Chatham, Ont. – A barn fire that started Monday night reignited Tuesday afternoon, forcing fire crews back to the scene. The Chatham-Kent Fire Department originally responded to the blaze just before 10 p.m. Monday. Blackburn News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 24, 2018, Winnipeg – Firefighters were still on the scene Tuesday morning putting out hot spots after a fire burned millions of litres of liquid asphalt in the RM of Springfield Monday. Thick, toxic smoke spewed from the fire and firefighters were exposed to a number of carcinogens, said Alex Forrest, President of the […]
Oct. 24, 2018, Hedley, B.C. – An overnight fire has destroyed the historic Hitching Post Restaurant in Hedley, B.C., and unconfirmed reports say the two owners are in hospital after escaping the flames by jumping from the second floor. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
October, 23, 2018, Regina, Sask. – Government officials took part in a panel discussion at the annual Canadian Institute of Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) Forum in Regina and recognized that firefighters, police and paramedics face exposure to traumatic incidents in the course of their work. | READ MORE. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered […]
Oct. 23, 2018, Chatham, Ont. – Fire crews resorted to chopping down trees in order to get their trucks close a massive barn fire in the outskirts of Chatham Monday night. Blackburn News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 23, 2018, Fredericton – Firefighters responded to a fire at the historic Centennial Building in downtown Fredericton early Tuesday morning. Mike Mizner, platoon captain with the Fredericton Fire Department, said the fire broke out at 12:30 a.m. but was under control within 15 minutes and crews were on scene for about an hour. CBC […]