Apr. 13, 2018, Halifax – Two Halifax regional firefighters were injured in a blaze Thursday night at a North Preston home when a stairwell inside the burning structure collapsed, plunging one man into the basement. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 13, 2018, Toronto – One woman is in critical condition after a two-alarm fire broke out in a downtown Toronto high-rise Thursday night. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 13, 2018, Halifax – An auto body repair shop in the Harrietsfield area of Halifax is a total loss after a fire early Friday morning. Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency were called to the fire at Harrietsfield Auto Services at around 2 a.m. There was no one in the building […]
Apr. 13, 2018, Sharbot Lake, Ont. – A 62-year-old man and two family dogs died in a fire on Wednesday evening at a house near Sharbot Lake, about 80 kilometres north of Kingston, Ont. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 12, 2018, Ottawa – Ottawa firefighters were dispatched to false alarms an average of 20 times a day between 2015 and 2017, according to data from the City of Ottawa. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 12, 2018, Torbay, N.L. – A man in his 70s is homeless after a fire extensively damaged his bungalow in Torbay late Wednesday night. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 12, 2018, Port Coquitlam, B.C. – A fire destroyed a commercial chicken barn in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on Tuesday afternoon, killing an estimated 14,000 chicks inside. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Apr. 11, 2018, Sydney, N.S. – Unionized firefighters in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality claim management tactics have undermined morale and jeopardized safety. The Cape Breton Regional Firefighters Association, which represents 63 full-time firefighters, voted 90 per cent in favour of a motion expressing non-confidence in Fire Services management. CBC News reports. | READ MORE […]
Apr. 11, 2018, Caledon, Ont. – The cost on the community, of possibly losing some very experienced volunteers, has been bandied back and forth as a two-hatter legal battle continues to involve four Caledon firefighters, charged by their union for volunteering (two-hatting) within their own community. The Caledon Enterprise reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated […]
Apr. 11, 2018, Orr Lake, Ont. – An early morning fire on Tuesday has caused significant damage to a home in Orr Lake. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico