June 1, 2018, Edmonton – Homicide detectives are investigating after a man’s body was found at the scene of a suspicious fire northeast of downtown Edmonton Wednesday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 1, 2018, Vancouver – A fire that broke out in an abandoned home spread to three neighbouring houses in Vancouver on Thursday morning, leaving at least one family homeless. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 31, 2018, Little Grand Rapids, Man. – The chief of a remote fly-in Manitoba First Nation evacuated due to a wildfire says he is ready to send a small crew home to assess the damage and start cleaning up but is being told by the federal government to sit tight. CBC News reports. | […]
May 31, 2018, Winnipeg – With five new fires that started Monday, Manitoba now has 191 fires burning — well above the 20-year average of 116 for fires to date. The Winnipeg Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 31, 2018, Saint John, N.B. – Firefighters in Saint John have contained a fire that broke out at a six-unit apartment building in the city’s north end Wednesday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 31, 2018, London, Ont. – A London landmark was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The fire broke out around 5:30 p.m. and black smoke could be seen billowing from the building throughout much of London. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 31, 2018, Calgary – More than 200 residents continue to be displaced after an Inglewood condominium fire early Wednesday morning and it’s not yet known when some will be allowed back into their homes. The Calgary Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
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) […]