Mar. 22, 2018, Burlington, Ont. – Burlington firefighters battled a blaze at a recycling facility Wednesday afternoon. Just after 3:00 p.m., fire crews were called to the scene after a large pile of recyclables caught fire. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 22, 2018, Moncton, N.B. – An employee at a Moncton wholesale bakery was hospitalized Wednesday night with severe burns to his arms and chest after a fire in a production machine. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 22, 2018, Springhill, N.S. – Two people are dead in what RCMP are calling a “suspicious” fire at a home in Springhill, N.S. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 21, 2018, Dryden, Ont. – Volunteer firefighters in Dryden, Ont., say they are in a stalemate situation after city councillors voted down a proposal to hold a public discussion on what to do with the community’s fire service. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 21, 2018, Toronto – Toronto firefighters are struggling to extinguish a fire Wednesday that erupted overnight inside a York automotive shop. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
March 21, 2018, Calgary – Calgary city council has decided to uphold the city’s seven-minute response time target for fire service across the city. Council was looking at a proposal Tuesday to vary that target to 10 minutes for future new communities because the city can’t afford to put a fully-staffed fire station in every […]
March 21, 2018, Springhill. N.S. – Nova Scotia RCMP say two bodies have been recovered from a home near Springhill that was damaged Tuesday in what they are calling a suspicious fire. No details have been released about the victims. Cumberland District RCMP say they responded to a call for help from Beaton’s Lane just […]
The University of Phoenix has released the findings from its 2017 survey on first responder mental health, which surveyed 2,000 American adults who are employed as firefighters, police officers, EMT/paramedics and nurses. The survey not only revealed that a high percentage of first responders are dealing with traumatic events in their line of work, but […]
Mar. 20, 2018, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. – Sault Ste. Marie City Council has directed Fire Chief Peter Johnson to maintain minimum on-duty staffing of 15 firefighters at all times. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 20, 2018, Clarence-Rockland, Ont. – There was likely no foul play involved in a house fire that killed one person in Clarence-Rockland, Ont., last week, investigators declared Monday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico