June 26, 2017, Scarborough, Ont. – A woman has died in hospital after a fire behind a Scarborough restaurant early Sunday morning. At around 1:13 a.m., emergency crews responded to a call that indicated a woman appeared to be lying in a parking lot behind Canbe Foods Inc., said Fire Services spokesperson Adrian Ratushniak. The […]
June 26, 2017, 100 Mile House, B.C. – There are two wildfires burning in the Cariboo and Northern Interior regions of B.C. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
TAPinto.net Union Police Explorers Get a First-Hand Look at Firefighting TechniquesTAPinto.netAlso helping demonstrate firefighting techniques to the Explorers were firefighters Chua, Brophy, Shanahan, Lopes, Zieser, Brodine and Manzo. The Union Explorers Program participants are high school students interested in law enforcement as a possible …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
June 23, 2017, Vancouver – A major fire in Vancouver’s Kerrisdale neighbourhood has destroyed six businesses. Dozens of Vancouver firefighters were called to the three-alarm fire around 8:30 p.m. Thursday evening. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 23, 2017, Nanaimo, B.C. – A Nanaimo boy is recovering after falling through a steel grate and breaking his leg at Dover Bay Secondary School Thursday morning. The fire department got a call just before 9 a.m. and using technical rescue gear that included baskets and ropes, they were able to hoist the victim […]
June 23, 2017, Halifax – Emergency services closed a section of road in downtown Halifax and more than 8,000 Nova Scotia Power customers in the south end lost electricity when a transformer in an underground vault exploded and caught fire Thursday evening. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 23, 2017, Dawson City, Yukon – Fire crews continue to attack a wildfire burning 21 kilometres south of Dawson City, Yukon. And additional support is on the way — firefighters from other parts of Yukon are headed to the Klondike to help out. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered […]
June 22, 2017, Montreal – Sixty-three firefighters who were charged in connection with the ransacking of Montreal city hall three summers ago have seen the criminal accusations filed against them stayed as part of an agreement reach with the Crown. A Crown prosecutor told Quebec Court Judge Lori Renee Weitzman that in exchange for the […]
June 22, 2017, Kelowna, B.C. – West Kelowna fire crews were called to a grass fire late Tuesday night. The fire was reported shortly after 11 p.m. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 22, 2017, Sudbury, Ont. – Sudbury city staff will look into cost-savings for fire services, but many of the recommendations look familiar. The city’s auditor general presented his value-for-money audits for fire and paramedic services on Monday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico