July 7, 2017, 100 Mile House, B.C. – A wildfire in British Columbia’s Cariboo region has scorched more than 12 square kilometres of bush near 100 Mile House, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says heavy smoke makes it difficult to determine the exact size of the fire, but it has grown exponentially since being reported […]
July 7, 2017, Sarnia, Ont. – A firefighter was taken to hospital after fire crews responded to a blaze in the galley of a large motor vessel that was docked in Sarnia Thursday afternoon. Blackburn News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 7, 2017, Amherstburg, Ont. – Amherstburg firefighters were busy battling two separate blazes Thursday evening. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 7, 2017, Burnaby, B.C. – Over 300 BC Hydro customers in Burnaby spent the night without power after a fire Thursday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Globalnews.ca Kaleden man thankful house saved by firefighting effortsGlobalnews.caRay Warnock surveyed the damage to his ’96 Land Rover and the parts of his property covered in red fire retardant Thursday, but remains in awe that the Kaleden wildfire spared his house Tuesday night. “Fortunately, the fire seemed to jump the house,” …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
July 6, 2017, Toronto – At least five row houses in Toronto’s west end suffered significant damage after a four-alarm fire tore through the properties Wednesday evening, Toronto Fire says. Nearby homes were evacuated after the blaze broke out shortly after 5 p.m. The fire was contained shortly thereafter, but firefighters continued to douse active […]
July 6, 2017, Kaleden, B.C. – The Kaleden wildfire south of Penticton is holding at 6.5 hectares and officials do not expect it to spread. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 6, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – An out-of-control wildfire has sparked in the Cherry Creek area west of Kamloops, B.C. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 6, 2017, Mayerthorpe, Alta. – A former volunteer firefighter who admitted to a string of arsons in the Mayerthorpe, Alta., area, including the destruction of a wooden train trestle bridge, is expected to be sentenced on Thursday. Lawson Michael Schalm, 20, pleaded guilty to four counts of arson on April 1. The Edmonton Journal […]
July 6, 2017, Langford, B.C. – As officials bring in a ban on campfires on most of Vancouver Island and the South Coast to prevent fires in the bush, urban firefighters are also sounding the alarm over careless behaviour. Fire crews in Langford, just outside Victoria, have responded to nearly half a dozen small fires […]