March 12, 2018, Montreal — More than 130 firefighters took on a blaze that gutted a restaurant and left 10 people without a home on St. Denis street Sunday morning. Global News reports. |READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
March 12, 2018, Dryden, Ont. — Over 30 volunteer firefighters are continuing job action despite the city giving an ultimatum last week, reports CBC News. |READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 9, 2018, Dryden, Ont. – Some of Dryden’s volunteer firefighters have until noon Friday to let the city know if they’ll be returning to work. If not, the city will consider their positions vacated, effectively firing them. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 9, 2018, Winnipeg – Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service Chief John Lane has apologized to the city’s paramedic union, one week after an arbitrator ruled he breached respectful workplace policies. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 9, 2018, Kelowna, B.C. – A faulty electrical outlet may be to blame for an early morning fire at a Kelowna auto body shop. Fire crews were called to Mervyn’s Auto Body Shop at around 5:50 a.m. Thursday. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 9, 2018, Montreal – A fire so intense it melted the tail lights and bumpers of nearby cars engulfed a Pointe-aux-Trembles duplex overnight Thursday, before spreading to the dépanneur and apartment next door. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
March 8, 2018, Toronto – New regulations proposed by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (MCSCS) under Ontario’s Fire Protection and Prevention Act could require firefighters to complete mandatory training and municipalities to conduct fire risk assessments. If passed, all firefighters employed or appointed to a fire department would need to meet mandatory […]
March 8, 2018, Regina – The federal government has announced $30 million in funding over five years for a University of Regina-based research institute to work on mental health initiatives for public safety workers. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 8, 2018, Essex, Ont. – Changes are coming to the way fire departments in Windsor-Essex respond to medical calls. Firefighters will no longer respond to medical calls at places like long-term care homes, hospitals, doctors’ offices, and community centres to relieve pressure on firefighters. Blackburn News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
Mar. 8, 2018, Sydney, N.S. – A second Cape Breton firefighter has been sentenced for his role in multiple arsons in 2016 while he was a member of the Florence Volunteer Fire Department. Stephen Tremblett, 52, of North Sydney, was sentenced Wednesday in Sydney provincial court to four years in federal prison and ordered to […]