Aug. 30, 2018, Ottawa – The City of Ottawa has named Kim Ayotte its new fire chief. The official announcement was made Wednesday. Ayotte had been filling the position in an interim role since former chief Gerry Pingitore retired in April. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 30, 2018, Vancouver – The B.C. government has extended the provincial state of emergency because of wildfires that have now burned more area than any other season on record. As of Tuesday, more than 12,984 square kilometres of the province had burned, pushing past the previous record set just one year earlier. CBC News […]
Aug. 30, 2018, Weymouth, N.S. – A massive fire has destroyed at least two buildings in a small Nova Scotia village, leaving some people homeless. Weymouth Fire Chief Roy Mullen says the fire was reported at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday. Ten fire departments responded to the scene. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]
Aug. 30, 2018, Woodstock, Ont. – At least 20 people have been forced from a motel outside Woodstock after a fire broke out early Thursday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 29, 2018, London, Ont. – A barn was reduced to ashes in the northeast corner of London Tuesday evening. No one was hurt in the fire, but smoke could be seen from kilometers away. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 29, 2018, Comox, B.C. – Comox Fire Rescue firefighters responded to an aggressive fence fire at a residence backing onto the Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Academy in Comox Tuesday morning. The Comox Valley Record reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 29, 2018, London, Ont. – Police and fire officials are investigating a suspicious apartment blaze in southwest London that caused $25,000 damage. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
The New Victoria Fire Department in Nova Scotia has been named one of the winners of the 2018 Globe Gear Giveaway program. The program is a partnership of Globe by MSA, DuPont Protection Solutions and the National Volunteer Fire Council. The department will get four new sets of state-of-the-art turnout gear. “Our members are dedicated […]
Aug. 28, 2018, Montreal – A neighbour’s phone call allowed firefighters to evacuate a family of four with no injuries as a violent blaze swept through their Île-Bizard home early Sunday. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 28, 2018, Cooking Lake, Alta. – A house explosion near Cooking Lake, Alta., that killed a 39-year-old woman may have been caused by a propane leak, fire officials say. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico