Dec. 14, 2017, Toronto – A 16-year-old boy is the third member of his family to die after a fire at a Toronto Community Housing building in the Lawrence Heights area last week. Toronto fire responded to an apartment building just before 10:00 p.m. on Dec. 4. Firefighters found the family in life-threatening condition inside […]
Dec. 13, 2017, Calgary – Cutting the Calgary Fire Department’s K-9 arson unit will be going ahead, the Calgary Firefighters Association (CFA) told Global News after a Tuesday meeting between the firefighters’ union, CFD managers and city labour relations representatives. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 13, 2017, St. John’s – Police in St. John’s say a fire at a vacant home more than three weeks ago is now being considered suspicious. CBC News reports. |READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 13, 2017, Ottawa – One man in his 60s is dead and a second was injured after a fire in an Ottawa apartment building overnight Tuesday. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 12, 2017, K’alto’deeche First Nation, N.W.T. – Eleven men and women have started basic firefighter training on the K’atlo’deeche First Nation. The training allows the new KFN recruits to secure a scene, set up hoses and climb ladders, douse flames — all from outside a building. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated […]
Dec. 12, 2017, North Huron, Ont. – The standoff between firefighters and council members in North Huron has come to a close. After deliberating for close to three hours at the Emergency Services Training Centre in Blyth, Reeve Neil Vincent announced motions which drew applause from a group of approximately 50 firefighters. The new deal […]
Dec. 12, 2017, Saskatoon – A large number of firefighters were busy spraying down a former nightclub on Tuesday morning. The Saskatoon Fire Department called the blaze “a major building fire” and as of 6 a.m. CST, at least eight fire vehicles were on the scene battling the blaze. Heavy smoke covered the area. CBC […]
Dec. 11, 2017, North Huron, Ont. – North Huron firefighters are hoping for a quick resolution after dozens of men and women resigned from their jobs. A meeting has been scheduled Monday night with the firefighters, North Huron council and a representative with the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
Dec. 11, 2017, Kawartha Lakes, Ont. – Provincial police say one person is in custody after an elderly man was found dead in a burning home in Kawartha Lakes, Ont., on Saturday night. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 11, 2017, Moncton, N.B. – A fire at a gym in Moncton overnight on Friday is being investigated as arson, according to the Moncton Fire Department. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico