Mar. 28, 2018, West Kootenay, B.C. – Effective immediately, hundreds of volunteer firefighters in parts of B.C.’s West Kootenay are going to begin receiving payment for training and call response. The Regional District of Central Kootenay is going to pay around 220 firefighters $15 an hour, with another 150 crew members set to join the […]

Mar. 28, 2018, Ottawa – Ottawa firefighters responded to reports of smoke at St. Anthony of Padua church in Little Italy on Tuesday afternoon. CBC News reports. | (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Mar. 28, 2018, Pickering, Ont. – Officials say one woman is unaccounted for following a fire that destroyed a home in Pickering early Wednesday morning. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Mar. 28, 2018, Bancroft, Ont. – Provincial police say a fire that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman at a retirement residence earlier this month in central Ontario was caused by careless smoking. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Mar. 27, 2018, Abbotsford, B.C. – The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is releasing a new study recommending the creation of a national firefighter wellness surveillance system to help address soaring cancer rates and other key firefighter health risks. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Mar. 27, 2018, London, Ont. – A retired district chief with the London Fire Department remembers contacting the Ontario Human Rights Commission after he said a female colleague was reduced to tears for trying to address her workplace concerns with officials. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Mar. 27, 2018, Pickering, Ont. – Police are investigating whether an overnight fire Monday in Pickering is connected to an arson investigation at a townhouse complex only a few blocks away. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Mar. 27, 2018, Six Nations, Ont. – Firefighters in Six Nations were pushed to their limit Monday as they dealt with two nearly simultaneous house fires. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Mar. 26, 2018, Sudbury, Ont. – The union representing about 280 volunteer firefighters in Sudbury says it has reached a deal with the city for a new collective bargaining agreement. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Mar. 23, 2018, Toronto – A Toronto firefighter was injured while battling a blaze inside a restaurant in Christie Pits overnight Thursday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico