Oct. 1, 2018, Vancouver – Two people were injured and dozens displaced after a fire in a North Vancouver apartment complex overnight Friday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 1, 2018, Chamcook, N.B. – A woman in her mid-50s was treated and released from hospital for smoke inhalation after jumping about two metres out of a window to escape her burning house in southwestern New Brunswick on Saturday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 28, 2018, Nanaimo, B.C. – Three people were rescued from the waters off Nanaimo after their boat caught fire on Thursday morning. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said it got a call just before 10:30 a.m. about three people in the water just north of Neck Point. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
Sept. 28, 2018, Prince George, B.C. – Conservation officers enlisted the help of Prince George Fire Rescue on Wednesday morning to retrieve a trio of black bear cubs from a tree in College Heights. The Prince George Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 28, 2018, Dartmouth, N.S. – A 54-year-old man is facing multiple charges after a piece of clothing was set on fire at Winners in Dartmouth on Thursday night. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 28, 2018, Chester Basin, N.S. – A man and woman are being treated for smoke inhalation after a fire destroyed their Chester Basin home early Thursday morning. Doug Rines, chief of the Chester Basin Fire Department, said crews arrived at the fire at 12:20 a.m. and encountered the one-storey home fully engulfed. The Chronicle […]
Sept. 27, 2018, Black Creek, B.C. – A fire in Black Creek consumed a barn and killed its animal occupants early on Wednesday morning, according to Bruce Green, chief of Oyster River Fire Rescue. The Campbell River Mirror reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 27, 2018, Cranbrook, B.C. – Cranbrook is forging ahead with plans to train firefighters with enhanced medical response capabilities, however, the union representing provincial paramedics says the new program is redundant and will add costs to the city. The Cranbrook Daily Townsman reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 27, 2018, Chilliwack, B.C. – Chilliwack firefighters were expecting the worst Tuesday evening after a call came in for a fully involved barn fire in Rosedale. With one silage facility on fire, and several other structures attached, fire crews from at least three halls were called in. The Chilliwack Progress reports. | READ MORE […]
Sept. 27, 2018, Orangeville, Ont. – About 1,000 Orangeville Hydro customers and 1,356 others with Hydro One in Dufferin County were left without power after a utility pole fire in Grand Valley Wednesday morning. Orangeville.com reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico