July 13, 2017, Ingersoll, Ont. – OPP say an early morning fire on Wednesday that caused $500,000 damage to a barn south of Ingersoll is not being considered suspicious. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

July 12, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Fire officials in British Columbia say they’re relieved by a slight reprieve in the weather forecast that had been calling for strong winds where dozens of fires are burning. BC Wildfire Service chief information officer Kevin Skrepnek said forecasters have revised their prediction for an incoming weather system. […]

July 12, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Firefighters on the front lines of British Columbia’s raging wildfires are bracing for expected lightning and wind today, with all eyes on Williams Lake where more than 10,000 people are under an evacuation alert. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

July 12, 2017, Sarnia, Ont. – The Sarnia Professional Firefighters Association is headed to interest arbitration with the City of Sarnia to settle a new collective agreement. Corporate Manager of Human Resources Jim Crawford says the decision was made when both parties agreed they had reached an impasse. Blackburn News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]

July 12, 2017, Toronto – A man who got stuck in a narrow gap between two buildings in downtown Toronto spent nearly eight hours in the confined space before he was freed by firefighters who broke through part of a wall to rescue him. Firefighters were called to a set of buildings on Sherbourne Street […]

July 12, 2017, Toronto – More than a dozen people have been displaced after a roof collapsed at a building under renovation in Chinatown on Tuesday night. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico