May 24, 2018, Port au Port, N.L. – Volunteer firefighters in Newfoundland and Labrador may soon be able to put a courtesy light on their personal vehicles when responding to an emergency. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 24, 2018, Carrot River, Sask. – One of Carrot River Fire and Rescue’s longest serving members – and it’s chief for the last three years – has been fired from his position and a temporary chief appointed. The Nipawin Journal reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 24, 2018, Smoky Lake, Alta. – A Smoky Lake man is set to appear in provincial court later this month after he was charged with 23 counts of arson in connection with several fires dating back to 2012. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 23, 2018, Alta. – Discovery’s latest original Canadian TV eight-part series “Hellfire Heroes”, follows a group of firefighters who risk their lives to serve and protect the residents of isolated areas of Alberta. The show aired on May 22, 2018, and runs on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. It follows two rural […]
May 23, 2018, Edmonton – Edmonton firefighters extinguised a grass fire near an oil tank farm in the city’s east Tuesday evening. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 23, 2018, Langley, B.C. – Firefighters in the Township of Langley faced a challenging rescue after a steer fell into a koi pond. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 23, 2018, Amherst, N.S. – An evening cleaning trailers in a parking lot in Amherst, N.S., quickly turned dangerous after a trailer containing a pressure washer burst into flames and burned through three other transport truck trailers and a pickup truck before it could be put out. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
May 23, 2018, Thunder Bay, Ont. – Environmental officials have issued an air quality advisory in northwestern Ontario that includes three First Nations, due to forest fires burning in the region. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 22, 2018, Brandon, Man. – Rural firefighters in communities surrounding Brandon, Man., chipped in to help stop a weekend blaze that destroyed three buildings and damaged an apartment building in the city’s downtown. Souris (SOO-riss) Glenwood volunteer fire chief Brian Parham says he was working on a farm 45 kilometres away and could see […]
May 21, 2018, Toronto – Police say several horses are dead after two barns caught ablaze in north-end Toronto early morning on Monday, May 21. Firefighters say they arrived at Sunnybrook Stables at about 3 a.m. and found one barn fully engulfed in flames, and another starting to burn. Neither police nor Toronto Fire Services […]