June 21, 2018, Williams Lake, B.C. – Residents of British Columbia’s Interior are feeling anxious after multiple lightning storms have rolled across the area following a heat wave. At least 50 new fires sparked across the province Wednesday, said the B.C. Wildfire Service. The Williams Lake Tribune reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]

June 20, 2018, Windsor, Ont. – For the first time in 15 years, Windsor firefighters have a new contract without going to arbitration. Members of the Windsor Professional Firefighters Association Tuesday finished voting 95 per cent in favour of the new five-year deal, retroactive to 2014. The Windsor Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated […]

June 20, 2018, Oshawa, Ont. – A worker pinned by heavy machinery in an Oshawa trench Tuesday morning was rescued and transported to hospital. The man was pinned under the bucket of a backhoe while working on a water main around 8 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters also had to deal with a broken gas line. […]

June 20, 2018, Ashton, Ont. – Ottawa police are investigating after an abandoned farm building just off Highway 7 in Ashton burned down early Monday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

June 19, 2018, Windsor, Ont. – Windsor’s firefighters have begun voting on a new tentative contract. City council approved a new a five-year deal for firefighters earlier this month that is mostly retroactive and would run to the end of 2019. The Windsor Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

June 19, 2018, Winnipeg – The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service was forced out of a house that had gone up in flames on Monday after encountering extreme heat. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

June 19, 2018, Ashton, Ont. – As day broke Monday, fire crews were battling a two-alarm blaze that broke out in an agricultural silo near Ashton. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

June 19, 2018, Brandon, Man. – Police say a massive blaze that destroyed multiple buildings and caused about $25 million in damages in a western Manitoba city may have been started by people. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

June 18, 2018, London, Ont. – The case of two London firefighters who were injured during a training exercise on Fanshawe Lake Friday highlights the dangers of the job, the department’s deputy chief says. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

June 18, 2018, Moncton, N.B. – The fire chiefs of Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview say the region needs a multimillion-dollar live-fire training facility. It would give firefighters the chance to practise their firefighting and rescue skills more often. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico