Mar. 22, 2018, Moncton, N.B. – An employee at a Moncton wholesale bakery was hospitalized Wednesday night with severe burns to his arms and chest after a fire in a production machine. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 21, 2018, Dryden, Ont. – Volunteer firefighters in Dryden, Ont., say they are in a stalemate situation after city councillors voted down a proposal to hold a public discussion on what to do with the community’s fire service. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 22, 2018, Springhill, N.S. – Two people are dead in what RCMP are calling a “suspicious” fire at a home in Springhill, N.S. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
March 21, 2018, Springhill. N.S. – Nova Scotia RCMP say two bodies have been recovered from a home near Springhill that was damaged Tuesday in what they are calling a suspicious fire. No details have been released about the victims. Cumberland District RCMP say they responded to a call for help from Beaton’s Lane just […]
March 21, 2018, Calgary – Calgary city council has decided to uphold the city’s seven-minute response time target for fire service across the city. Council was looking at a proposal Tuesday to vary that target to 10 minutes for future new communities because the city can’t afford to put a fully-staffed fire station in every […]
Mar. 21, 2018, Toronto – Toronto firefighters are struggling to extinguish a fire Wednesday that erupted overnight inside a York automotive shop. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 20, 2018, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. – Sault Ste. Marie City Council has directed Fire Chief Peter Johnson to maintain minimum on-duty staffing of 15 firefighters at all times. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
The University of Phoenix has released the findings from its 2017 survey on first responder mental health, which surveyed 2,000 American adults who are employed as firefighters, police officers, EMT/paramedics and nurses. The survey not only revealed that a high percentage of first responders are dealing with traumatic events in their line of work, but […]
Mar. 20, 2018, Nobleton, Ont. – A home under renovation in Nobleton has been completely destroyed by a fire that broke out late Monday night. CP24 reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 20, 2018, Clarence-Rockland, Ont. – There was likely no foul play involved in a house fire that killed one person in Clarence-Rockland, Ont., last week, investigators declared Monday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico