June 1, 2017, Edson, Alta. – Residents of Edson, Alta. were being asked to continue conserving water wherever possible on Wednesday and town officials said “non-essential water services will continue to be closed this week” as water levels recover from a large downtown fire on Tuesday that destroyed a historic building. Global News reports. | […]
May 31, 2017, Watson Lake, Yukon – A new fire is burning in Yukon’s Tintina region, northeast of Watson lake. Yukon Wildland Fire Management said the 700-hectare blaze was started by a lightning strike on Monday evening. CBC News reports. | READ MORE Powered by WPeMatico
May 30, 2017, Toronto – A woman was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being rescued from a fall between rooftops downtown Monday evening. CTV News reports. | READ MORE
May 30, 2017, Ottawa – Ottawa Police arson investigators are looking into what or who may be behind a massive, $1-million fire in Barrhaven. Sixteen homes, under construction, were burned to the ground early Monday morning. The fire is now being considered suspicious. CTV News reports. | READ MORE Powered by WPeMatico
May 30, 2017, Smith Falls, Ont. – A small explosion and fire forced a brief evacuation of the Tweed Inc. medicinal marijuana production plant in Smiths Falls Monday morning. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE Powered by WPeMatico
May 30, 2017, North Vancouver – Vancouver fire crews are battling a large fire in North Vancouver Tuesday morning. Crews are on scene battling flames near the Northwest Kennels, not far from Capilano University. The fire started around 4:40 a.m. Global News reports. | READ MORE Powered by WPeMatico
Feb. 3, 2017, Barrie, Ont. – Barrie and Springwater fire services are warning businesses and home owners to be on alert for a fake fire inspector known to frequent the area. The fire department in Springwater was recently made aware of an unlicensed person claiming to be a fire inspector. The fire department said his […]
July 27, 2016 – Public education at the Calgary Fire Department has gone to the dogs – and it’s helping draw attention to fire-safety messages. Paul Aziz, a community safety officer with the Calgary Fire Department, shared with us a fire-safety video that stars Flint, a retired search and rescue dog. The video has already […]
June 24, 2016, Vancouver – Many fire departments have a diversity agenda, but few have an outreach team to help encourage diverse communities to join fire services. What can those who are not decision makers do to further diversity in our departments? How about getting a group of your fire pals together, and creating a […]
April 22, 2016 – Camaraderie, brotherhood and the passing on of knowledge were themes discussed at the second annual Honour Guard Convention held in Niagara Falls, Ont., in February. Close to 60 firefighters from 14 departments took part in the convention – more than double the number of participants in the inaugural year. Organizer Jan-Michael […]