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

May 9, 2018, London, Ont. – Two London homes were badly damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon, as the blaze spread from the rear porch of one, to engulf its neighbour, said witnesses to the blaze. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

May 8, 2018 – The National Fire Protection Association released profiles on Canadian fire departments. The report includes statistics from 2014 to 2016 on the departments and firefighters as well as information on the numbers of fire stations, pumps, ladders and more that each department has access to. Here are some of the statistics and […]

May 8, 2018, Markham, Ont. – Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire in Markham where one person was found dead Monday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico