Aug. 20, 2018, Halifax – A crew of 21 Nova Scotia firefighters is flying to Prince George, B.C., on Monday to help battle hundreds of forest fires burning in that province. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 20, 2018, Vars, Ont. – A large storage barn was destroyed in a fire late Friday at a farm in the Vars area. Ottawa Fire Services were called to the scene at about 11:30 p.m. and found the 30-feet-by-50-feet structure enveloped in flames. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]

Aug. 20, 2018, Scarborough, Ont. – No injuries were reported after a two-alarm fire in Scarborough Sunday morning. Toronto Fire says the incident was first reported as a balcony fire at the back of the building. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 20, 2018, Fredericton – Fredericton firefighters rescued a man hanging from a window during a house fire on the city’s north side, early on Monday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 17, 2018, Waterloo, Ont. – Waterloo firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a furniture factory on Thursday afternoon. Fire officials say the blaze started in a large dumpster full of paper and wood waste. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

AUg. 17, 2018, Vernon, B.C. – When emergency strikes, fire dispatchers take the information and send out the crews. Currently, in Vernon, B.C., that work is done within sight of the fire trucks at Vernon’s main fire hall, but soon the city’s dispatch will be moving 50 kilometres south to Kelowna. Global News reports. | […]

Aug. 17, 2018, Kelowna, B.C. – Two West Kelowna homeowners are facing devastation after their homes were gutted by a fire on Thursday afternoon. The Vernon Morning Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 17, 2018, Calgary – A haze blanketed Calgary on Thursday as smoke from more than 500 forest fires burning in British Columbia drifted east, reaching as far as Winnipeg. In parts of Alberta, the air quality index hit 10, the worst possible rating. In Manitoba, the index is only expected to hit a 3 […]

Aug. 16, 2018 – Calgary fire crews treated a record number of people who overdosed on opioids last month. The fire department logged 144 opioid overdose calls in July, the most it says it has ever seen in one month. The Calgary Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Aug. 16, 2018, Vancouver – The British Columbia government has declared a provincewide state of emergency in response to the ongoing wildfire situation. Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth made the declaration on Wednesday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico