May 29, 2018, Oak Brook, Ill. – LiftMaster announced a call for nominations for its “Going Beyond the Call” contest, honouring one of its most valued customers, firefighters. Firefighters must be nominated by members of their community by June 30, 2018 at www.liftmaster.com/firecontest to qualify. LiftMaster will then review the nominations and identify 10 firefighter […]
May 30, 2018, Woodstock, Ont. – Firefighters worked for nearly an hour to free a worker who was trapped in a machine at a business Tuesday morning. Police say a 43-year-old man has been flown to hospital in serious conditions after being freed from the machine at Oxford Metal Cleaning, an operation located in Woodstock. […]
May 30, 2018, Milton, Ont. – After three years that began with face-to-face negotiations, followed by conciliation and finally arbitration, the Town of Milton and its firefighters have received an arbitration decision on a number of issues, which brings a new collective agreement closer to reality. InsideHalton reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
May 30, 2018, Scarborough, Ont. – One person is dead and three more were injured after a house fire engulfed a Scarborough home early Wednesday morning. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 30, 2018, Hope, B.C. – A small but difficult fire continues to burn on and underneath the Ladner Creek Trestle Bridge outside of Hope two days after the historic bridge caught fire. According to witnesses, on Sunday two men and one woman ventured across the dilapidated bridge and dropped a cigarette butt near the […]
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