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
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. | […]
June 1, 2017, Lillooet, B.C. – Cooler weather and rain in the Lillooet area has helped emergency crews make progress on a wildfire that forced homes to be put on evacuation alert. CBC News reports. | READ MORE Powered by WPeMatico
June 1, 2017, Winnipeg – One person is in hospital after a house fire in Winnipeg’s Lindenwoods neighbourhood Wednesday night. CBC News reports. | READ MORE Powered by WPeMatico
June 1, 2017, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. – A discredited former engineer has been found not guilty of criminal negligence in the deadly collapse of a northern Ontario mall. 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
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, 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, 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
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 […]