Nov. 5, 2018, Yarmouth, N.S. – Several fire departments in southwestern Nova Scotia are opting out of a fire dispatch service run by the fire department in Yarmouth, N.S. It’s not that they are unhappy with the service, it’s the price that is now being requested. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]

Nov. 5, 2018, Sackville, N.B. – A fire Sunday at Salem Elementary School in Sackville, N.B., was quickly extinguished by emergency crews, but it did damage to the roof. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Nov. 5, 2018, Abbotsford, B.C. – Investigators in Abbotsford say multiple cars were deliberately set on fire Saturday night at an autobody shop. Firefighters rushed to Overseas Autobody around 11:30 and spent an hour putting out flames that had engulfed up to 15 vehicles, according to witnesses. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated […]

Nov. 5, 2018, Howie Centre, N.S. – A structural fire has destroyed the service and parts area of the Howie Centre Irving Mainway and Service Centre on Sunday. The Cape Breton Post reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

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