July 13, 2017, Clearwater, B.C. – A group of firefighters from the B.C. Wildfire Service are taking heat on social media for holding an apparent campfire — despite a province-wide fire ban. The photos, posted Tuesday night to a Facebook group for residents of Clearwater, show a group of five people, clearly dressed in the […]
July 13, 2017, Alexis Creek, B.C. – Cover photo: Pam Alphonse/ Facebook Emergency officials and police are urging British Columbia residents to respect evacuation orders ahead of fast-moving wildfires, but some First Nations are standing their ground, successfully protecting their homes and property. The chief of the Tl’etinqox First Nation said RCMP officers told them […]
July 13, 2017, Toronto – Toronto’s public housing agency has pleaded guilty to a fire code violation in relation to a blaze at a seniors residence that killed four people last year. The city says in a statement that the Toronto Community Housing Corporation pleaded guilty to failing to implement an approved fire safety plan […]
Houston Today VIDEO: Firefighting near Finger Lake south of Vanderhoof – Houston …Houston TodayRene Crouse took video of the firefighting effort near Finger Lake, which is in Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park about 55 kilometres southwest of Vanderhoof.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Smithers Interior News VIDEO: Firefighting near Finger Lake south of VanderhoofSmithers Interior NewsRene Crouse took video of the firefighting effort near Finger Lake, which is in Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park about 55 kilometres southwest of Vanderhoof. The Burns Lake man is there to help with the company he works for, Selkin Logging. A fire was …and more » […]
Smithers Interior News VIDEO: Firefighting near Finger Lake south of Vanderhoof – Smithers …Smithers Interior NewsRene Crouse took video of the firefighting effort near Finger Lake, which is in Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park about 55 kilometres southwest of Vanderhoof.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
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
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, 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, 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