Apr. 19, 2018, Edmonton – Edmonton police were investigating after firefighters found a body Wednesday at a townhouse fire. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 19, 2018, Curve Lake,Ont. – Police are investigating after a fire ripped through a house on Curve Lake First Nation early Wednesday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 19, 2018, Toronto – An overnight fire Wednesday in a carport in the Bayshore area damaged 25 vehicles when it caused the roof to collapse. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 18, 2018, Dryden, Ont. – The City of Dryden is moving ahead with its recruitment of new paid on-call firefighters. The city’s fire department has been in a state of flux since February, when more than 30 of its firefighters walked off the job, citing tensions between them and Dryden Fire Chief Ryan Murrell. […]
Apr. 18, 2018, Edmonton – A fire at a southeast Edmonton retirement facility Monday night that sent a senior to hospital was caused by smoking, say fire investigators. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 18, 2018, Ottawa – An electrical power surge is being eyed as the probable cause of a destructive fire that tore through a house in Stittsville Monday afternoon, injuring two firefighters. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 18, 2018, Toronto – An elderly man critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in the city’s east end Wednesday morning has died in hospital. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 17, 2018, Ottawa – Two Ottawa firefighters were rushed to hospital Monday afternoon when a floor collapsed while they battled a fire in a Stittsville home. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
April 16, 2018 – The Government of Canada has launched the Memorial Grant Program for First Responders, a new grant program that “recognizes the service and sacrifice of first responders who die as a direct result of carrying out their duties.” Through the Memorial Grant Program, families of first responders — police, firefighters and paramedics, […]
April 16, 2018, Ottawa – An Ottawa resident is in critical condition due to burns he suffered in an incident on April 13 in the city’s west end. Firefighters were dispatched to a residence around 10 p.m. after getting a call about a male being on fire on the lawn outside. While one group of […]