Aug. 10, 2018, Vancouver – West Vancouver firefighters say they’re making progress on a wildfire burning near the Sea to Sky Highway. Helicopters arrived Thursday morning to dump water onto the fire, which was first spotted Wednesday evening. The blaze could be seen casting an orange glow over Horseshoe Bay overnight. CBC News reports. | […]

Aug. 9, 2018, Kamloops, B.C. – Firefighters are bracing for more hot weather and lightning storms as 462 wildfires burn across the province in all six fire zones. “We are looking at significant fire activity from one corner of our province to the other,” said Kevin Skrepnek, chief fire information officer with the B.C. Wildfire […]

Aug. 9, 2018, Annapolis County, N.S. – A significant number of incidents of suspected arson in the eastern part of Annapolis County and the western end of Kings County over the past five years has police, the public and firefighters concerned. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 9, 2018, Chilliwack, B.C. – Firefighters in Chilliwack battled an overnight fire Tuesday at a grow-op near a large forested area. The fire broke out just before 11 p.m. Tuesday at a building in a rural area near the top of the Eastern Hillsides neighbourhood. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]

Aug. 9, 2018, Vancouver – A house fire in East Vancouver that claimed the life of a middle-aged man was accidental, according to Vancouver firefighters. Assistant fire chief David Boone said police and fire investigators are still trying to determine how the blaze broke out but said that they had ruled out any malicious intent. […]

Aug. 8, 2018, Toronto – A slow-moving storm system over Toronto Tuesday night caused flooding and power outages in several areas of the city, forcing emergency crews to rescue people stuck in elevators. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 8, 2018, Etobicoke, Ont. – Toronto firefighters battled a massive two-alarm blaze at an auto wreckers yard in Etobicoke Tuesday evening. CityNews reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 8, 2018, Toronto – A man was rushed to hospital Tuesday night after he was struck by a fire truck near Trinity Bellwoods Park. Police say the pedestrian, who is believed to be in his 30s, was crossing midblock in the area when he was hit but a fire truck. CP24 News reports. | […]

Aug. 8, 2018, Vancouver – Vancouver police say a body was found inside a burning East Vancouver home Tuesday morning. The Province reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 7, 2018, Toronto – There was little rest for firefighters in northern Ontario during the long weekend as they continued battling flames on numerous fire lines. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico