May 11, 2018, Vancouver – An independent report into the 2017 wildfires and floods across British Columbia has found the federal, provincial and local governments were under-prepared for major emergencies. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

May 11, 2018, London, Ont. – Careless smoking has been blamed for three more fires in London this week, bringing the toll to seven blazes attributed to the dangerous behaviour in the city this year. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

May 11, 2018, Lumsden, Sask. – A Lumsden retreat centre — often considered a landmark of the surrounding valley — caught fire on Thursday. It began in the roof at the The Living Skies Retreat Centre, according to Lumsden and District Fire Chief Jeff Carey. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]

May 10, 2018, Renfrew, Ont. – A long-serving fire chief in eastern Ontario says he is challenging a new policy that forces all fire department employees in Renfrew, Ont., to retire by age 60. Guy Longtin, who was forced Monday to retire as fire chief after town council passed a motion for the policy, says […]

May 10, 2018, Sydney, N.S. – Police are investigating the death of a 69-year-old man whose body was found by firefighters responding to an apartment fire in Cape Breton. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

May 10, 2018, Winnipeg – Fire crews have been called to battle another batch of grass and brush fires in Winnipeg. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to five such fires on Tuesday, as the city continued to grapple with dry conditions. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

May 9, 2018, B.C. – Thirty-four more firefighters are being added to a crew battling one of the first troublesome blazes of B.C.’s young wildfire season. The fire is in the far northwestern corner of the province, about 70 kilometres southwest of Dease Lake.It has scorched about three-square kilometres of grass and bush since it […]

May 9, 2018, Renfrew, Ont. – A 61-year-old fire chief in the town of Renfrew, Ont., has been let go after town council passed a policy that meant he would be too old for the job. Renfrew council passed a bylaw that forced all firefighters in the town — including Fire Chief Guy Longtin — […]

May 9, 2018, Kannata Valley, Sask. – A grass fire that stretched for eight kilometres swept the Kannata Valley Monday night, destroying cottages in its way. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

May 9, 2018, Smiths Falls, Ont. – Careless smoking is to blame for a fire Monday at a home in Smiths Falls that claimed the life of a man in his 50s. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico