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
Sept. 26, 2018, Vancouver – Vancouver firefighters say they’re short-staffed when compared with “industry best practices” and need another 21 firefighters per shift or 84 altogether. Vancouver Firefighters Union spokesperson Lee Lax says there were 200 more fires last year over 2016 and they responded to 6,200 overdoses. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
Sept. 26, 2018, Toronto – No injuries were reported following a fire at a highrise apartment building in East York Tuesday morning. The two-alarm blaze broke out at around 5:20 a.m. in a ninth-floor garbage room. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 26, 2018, Peterborough, Ont. – A man has died following a fire Monday morning in a bedroom on the second storey of a rooming house in Peterborough. The cause of death is yet to be determined, Peterborough Fire Services Deputy Chief Chad Brown stated, and remains under investigation. The Peterborough Examiner reports. | READ […]
Sept. 25, 2018, Vancouver – The Vancouver Fire Department says $81 and penalty points are not enough to fine drivers for motoring over their hoses. Speaking with CKNW’s The Lynda Steele Show, Fire Chief Darrell Reid said fire services wants to see the province increase fines because it puts their members’ safety at risk. Global […]
Sept. 25, 2018, Didsbury, Alta. – Fire Chief Craig Martin stepped down Monday after half his crew in Didsbury, Alta., quit in protest over what they’re calling “safety concerns.” During the past few months, 15 of the 31 volunteer firefighters from the department have resigned from their on-call positions. CBC News reports. | READ MORE […]