Feb. 12, 2018, Mississauga, Ont. – Officials say a “major” explosion west of Toronto sent three people to hospital early on Sunday morning. Paramedics say a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the blast in Mississauga, Ont., but his condition has improved and he’s now listed as stable. They say a woman […]
Feb. 9, 2018, Woolwich Township, Ont. – Crews from three fire stations were called to a Woolwich Township business Thursday morning in response to a fire. Firefighters from Elmira, St. Jacobs and Floradale were dispatched to the business in response to a chimney fire. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered […]
Feb. 9, 2018, Montreal – Seven people were hospitalized with smoke inhalation and in one case, hypothermia, on Thursday after a fire in Montreal. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 9, 2018, Altona, Man. – Six members of the volunteer fire department in Altona, Man., have resigned in the last week, citing safety concerns they say are not being addressed. The firefighters say in a statement sent to CTV News that their concerns have been repeatedly brought up, but no changes have been made. […]
Feb. 8, 2018, Toronto – “There are weaknesses in emergency management planning and programs across Ontario that could impact the timeliness and effectiveness of a provincial response to a large-scale emergency,” Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk says in her 2017 Annual Report, tabled in December in the Legislative Assembly. “It is essential in a province the […]
Feb. 8, 2018, Vancouver – Dogs are a familiar sight in fire halls across North America, but Vegas the beagle is on a special mission to make sure the creepy-crawlies firefighters might encounter in the field don’t follow them home. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 8, 2018, Mississauga, Ont. – One person is dead following a house fire on Wednesday night in Mississauga, Ont. The fire broke out in a detached home near Lorne Park Road and Lakeshore Road West. Peel Region police say the home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived and the victim was found […]
Feb. 7, 2018, Surrey, B.C. – Emergency service officials across the country and the United States are looking to Surrey, B.C., for innovative ways to respond to the opioid crisis. Last spring, the fire department in Surrey teamed up with Vancouver-based software developer GINQO to create a program that tracks overdoses in real-time. The Surrey […]
Feb. 7, 2018, Breslau, Ont. – A fire that prompted a big emergency response at the Safety-Kleen facility in Breslau is not considered suspicious. The fire broke out before 9 a.m. Tuesday at the company’s oil recycling plant, which was evacuated. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 7, 2018, Saskatoon – A fire that tore through a former Saskatoon nightclub causing $2 million worth of damage in December is now being investigated as arson. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico