July 5, 2018, Sudbury, Ont. – Recent thunderstorms and hot weather have led to a rash of forest fires in northeastern Ontario, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

July 4, 2018, Montreal – In what looked like a scene out of a movie, Montreal firefighters rescued two stranded window washers off the side of a high-rise building on Tuesday afternoon. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

July 4, 2018, Kitchener, Ont. – Kitchener has reached a new deal with its firefighters that will see most firefighters earning more than six figures next year. The agreement, which runs for three years until the end of 2020, gives firefighters a cumulative increase of just over 5.25 per cent during that period. The Kitchener-Waterloo […]

July 4, 2018, Nanaimo, B.C. – Despite recent rains, the fire threat level for the Nanaimo area remains moderate to high. A blaze currently burning in the Nanaimo Lakes area grew to 14.5-hectares (nearly 36-acres) by Tuesday afternoon after sparking on Sunday, July 1. Nanaimo News Now reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]

July 4, 2018, Scarborough, Ont. – Two homes under construction in Scarborough have been gutted following a three-alarm fire on Tuesday night. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

July 3, 2018, St-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Que. – A woman in her twenties died in a fire that swept through a bar in St-Gabriel-de-Brandon in the Lanaudière region on Saturday night. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

June 29, 2018, Regina – A fitness test that sets out a “rigorous” standard for those wanting to fight fires in the province could discriminate against women and older male employees, according to a Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruling which sided with a provincial union over the government. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]

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 […]