Feb. 8, 2018, Vancouver – Dogs are a familiar sight in fire halls across North America, but Vegas the beagle is on a special mission to make sure the creepy-crawlies firefighters might encounter in the field don’t follow them home. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 8, 2018, Mississauga, Ont. – One person is dead following a house fire on Wednesday night in Mississauga, Ont. The fire broke out in a detached home near Lorne Park Road and Lakeshore Road West. Peel Region police say the home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived and the victim was found […]
Feb. 7, 2018, Surrey, B.C. – Emergency service officials across the country and the United States are looking to Surrey, B.C., for innovative ways to respond to the opioid crisis. Last spring, the fire department in Surrey teamed up with Vancouver-based software developer GINQO to create a program that tracks overdoses in real-time. The Surrey […]
Feb. 7, 2018, Breslau, Ont. – A fire that prompted a big emergency response at the Safety-Kleen facility in Breslau is not considered suspicious. The fire broke out before 9 a.m. Tuesday at the company’s oil recycling plant, which was evacuated. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 7, 2018, Saskatoon – A fire that tore through a former Saskatoon nightclub causing $2 million worth of damage in December is now being investigated as arson. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 7, 2018, Port Colborne, Ont. – A company that made patio furniture, above-ground pool and spa accessories was destroyed Tuesday after a massive fire spread throughout its Port Colborne facility along the Welland Canal. The Welland Tribune reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 6, 2018, Sydney, N.S. – New sentencing dates have been assigned to two former volunteer firefighters who have pleaded guilty to arson charges. The Cape Breton Post reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 6, 2018, Winnipeg – A two-alarm fire destroyed a warehouse in St. James on Monday. Assistant fire chief Mark Reshaur said early Monday evening that firefighters were no longer trying to save the two-storey building and were in a defensive mode to prevent it from spreading. The Winnipeg Free Press reports. | READ MORE […]
Feb. 6, 2018, Inuvik, N.W.T – Jim Sawkins is no longer fire chief in Inuvik, after the town notified the public of his departure in a brief message posted to its Facebook page. CBC reported in November that some previous and current firefighters had filed complaints with the town about Sawkins. CBC News reports. | […]
Feb. 6, 2018, Essex, Ont. – Firefighters in Essex, Ont., have reached a four-year deal with the town. The agreement extends until Nov. 30, 2021 and lays out wages, a uniform allowance, medical reimbursement and license renewals. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico