June 29, 2018, Squamish, B.C. – Fire investigators and the RCMP are trying to determine the cause of an early morning fire in Squamish Thursday that left one resident in hospital with serious injuries. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 29, 2018, Ottawa – Fire crews contended with dangers including arcing power transformers, live wires and a collapsing roof while battling a three-alarm blaze at a commercial complex in Ottawa Wednesday evening. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 28, 2018, Sooke, B.C. – Sooke RCMP are investigating after $10,000 worth of equipment used to fight forest fires was stolen from the Sooke Fire Department. Last week, thieves broke into an equipment trailer in the parking lot of the main fire hall. Stolen items included a wick pump, sprinkler valves and other equipment […]
June 28, 2018, Pickering, Ont. – Durham regional police are investigating after a fire damaged several cars in a parking lot in Pickering Tuesday night. CityNews reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 28, 2018, Baddeck, N.S. – The Village of Baddeck, N.S., will take a closer look at its fire hydrants after the volunteer fire department’s chief claimed one was damaged prior to the devastating Inverary Resort fire. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 28, 2018, Calgary – The City of Calgary says nearly 2,000 households did not have their blue carts collected on Wednesday following a morning fire at a recycling sorting facility. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 27, 2018, Oshawa, Ont. – Faced with a city surging in growth, Oshawa Fire Services saw a steady increase to its workload in 2017, including several major fires, but for Chief Derrick Clark, his team is managing the extra work without issue. The Oshawa Express reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered […]
June 27, 2018, Marcel Colomb First Nation, Man. – A fire burning near Lynn Lake, Man., has prompted the evacuation of a northern Manitoba First Nation. The leadership of Marcel Colomb First Nation decided to evacuate the community Sunday evening to nearby Lynn Lake as a fire began to grow nearby, said Jason Small of […]
June 27, 2018, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. – Three charges facing a former Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services chief have been stayed. Mike Figliola was charged with fraud, uttering a forged document and breach of trust by a public official in August 2017. The Sault Star reports.| READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by […]
June 26, 2018, Whitehorse – A fire at the Whitehorse landfill has been covered with earth, though it’s still burning under the surface. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico