May 29, 2018, Calgary – Tina Harding was busy cleaning her house on Coventry Hills Way N.E., in preparation to rent it out to new tenants, when she suddenly smelled smoke Monday morning. The Calgary Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 29, 2018, Kamloops, B.C. – Firefighters in British Columbia are preparing for more challenging conditions early this week, as windy, hot and dry weather could fuel the flames of three large wildfires. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 29, 2018, Edmonton – An early morning fire that shut down a section of Whyte Avenue on Monday has been ruled arson by Edmonton police. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 28, 2018, Bragg Creek, Alta. – Alberta Wildfire is currently on the scene of an “out of control” wildfire near Bragg Creek that started early Sunday. According to Redwood Meadows fire chief Rob Evans, the wildfire is about 100 hectares in size and is burning near the south end of the McLean Creek area. […]
May 28, 2018, Halifax – A crew of 27 people from Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources was in Alberta Sunday to help control wildfires sweeping across parts of the province. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 28, 2018, Otterville, Ont. – A barn in Oxford County was destroyed by a fire Friday night causing millions of dollars in damages and killing thousands of pigs. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 28, 2018, Fort St. John, B.C. – The Tommy Lakes fire that caused residents north of Prespatou to be evacuated Saturday night, is now over 20,000 hectares in size. Energetic City reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 28, 2018, Ottawa – More than 70 people have been forced out of their homes after a fire broke out at a seniors’ residence near Algonquin College early Sunday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 25, 2018, Janvier, Alta. – Residents of a northern Alberta hamlet have been told to prepare for a possible evacuation because of an out-of-control wildfire. The alert for Janvier (ZHAHN’-vyay) in the Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo was issued last evening after the fire broke out earlier in the day. The blaze is about […]
May, 25, 2018 – New Ontario regulations on mandatory training and certification were announced in May that will be coming into effect over the next two years. The new legislation mandates the certification of firefighters, community risk assessments to inform the delivery of fire protection services and public reporting on fire departments response times. The […]