Aug. 22, 2017, Toronto – Toronto Fire has shut down 28 short-term rental units in a row of buildings due to fire code violations. The department applied for a permit from the province to take action against a slew of violations after receiving complaints in the fall of 2016. CBC News reports. | READ MORE […]
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Aug. 22, 2017, Montreal – A 69-year-old man is dead after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Lachine Monday evening. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
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. 21, 2017, Nanoose First Nation, B.C. – Nanaimo RCMP and arson investigators are looking into a suspicious fire that damaged the Nanoose First Nation community hall Saturday morning. The Times Colonist reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 21, 2017, Winnipeg – Two children were sent to hospital after a grease fire started in the kitchen of their apartment unit Saturday afternoon. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 21, 2017, Toronto – Toronto firefighters have a new collective agreement, cementing them as the highest-paid firefighters in the province in terms of base salary. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 17, 2017, Mississauga, Ont. – Firefighters in Mississauga, Ont., will be the first in Canada to train using a new fire hydrant designed to increase firefighter safety and efficiency. The Spartan hydrant was unveiled Aug. 17 at the Garry W. Morden Centre in Mississauga, home to the training and mechanical divisions of Mississauga Fire […]
Aug. 18, 2017, Burlington, Ont. – The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal has determined arson is the cause of a fire that gutted Trinity Baptist Church in Burlington early Wednesday morning. InsideHalton reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 18, 2017, Nanaimo, B.C. – Nanaimo firefighters’ rescue training proved to be pure gold on Wednesday evening when they helped rescue Silver, a horse that had become stuck in a pond and was in danger of drowning. The Nanaimo News Bulletin reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 16, 2017, Chilliwack, B.C. – A fire that broke out around 8 p.m. Monday was swiftly handled by the Chilliwack Fire Department, saving homes and at least one nearby business. The Chilliwack Progress reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico