Aug. 25, 2017, Whitby, Ont. – Investigators with the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal will be in Whitby Friday as they begin to look into what caused a massive fire at a under construction townhouse complex on Thursday evening. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
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Aug. 25, 2017, Kelowna, B.C. – A large area was evacuated east of Kelowna, B.C. due to a wildfire that started Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported around 1:30 p.m. PT and is approximately 20 kilometres east of the city, in the Joe Rich area. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) […]
Aug. 25, 2017, Montreal – A woman in her 50s is in hospital after a fire at a duplex in Montreal’s Greenfield Park late Thursday evening. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 23, 2017, Vancouver – Fire crews were kept busy battling a house fire overnight in South Vancouver. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 23, 2017, Edmonton – Police say a house fire that killed a five-month old baby and left his 29-year-old mother clinging to life in an Edmonton hospital was deliberately set. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 23, 2017, Sudbury, Ont. – As a result of an arbitration award, professional firefighters in Greater Sudbury have won significant pay raises. In a contract that covers Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017, Local 527 of the Sudbury Professional Fire Fighters successfully argued the salaries of their members should not be tied only […]
Aug. 24, 2017, Windsor, Ont. – A fire at an industrial building in Windsor forced a section of road to be closed for a short period of time Wednesday. The Windsor Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 24, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – An $1,150 fine has been handed down after a photo came to light showing firefighters gathered around a campfire during a fire ban in British Columbia’s Interior. B.C.’s chief fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek says three warning tickets were also issued as a result of the photo. CBC News […]
Aug. 22, 2017, Charlottetown – Charlottetown firefighters will soon have access to a new mental health education program, developed in B.C. by firefighters specifically for firefighters. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 22, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – Over 400 firefighters are working to contain the largest wildfire in British Columbia’s history. Kevin Skrepnek of the BC Wildfire Service said 19 fires merged in an area west of Quesnel in the Interior, creating a single fire estimated to be 4,674 square kilometres in size. Co-ordinating a response […]