July 24, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – Luck was on the side of firefighters in British Columbia on Sunday as a windstorm failed to stir up the scores ofwildfires that have been threatening communities across the province. The BC Wildfire Service said there was no significant growth of the 156 blazes currently burning. Nineteen new wildfires […]
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July 25, 2017, Toronto – One woman has died after a two-alarm fire at a high-rise building in Toronto’s Black Creek neighbourhood early Tuesday morning. Toronto Fire officials say the fire was first detected by a personal support worker who went to the building at around 5 a.m. to check on a client. CP24 reports. […]
July 25, 2017, Nanaimo, B.C. – Fire officials in Nanaimo say oily rags that spontaneously burst into flames caused a house fire that displaced four people over the weekend. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 25, 2017, Penticton, B.C. – Emergency crews were called out to the Penticton channel Monday afternoon to rescue a group of rafters. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 24, 2017, Kootenay, B.C. – The Verdant Creek wildfire has reached 4,100 hectares in size inside Kootenay National Park, while Parks Canada and B.C. Wildfire crews continue work to battle the blaze on two fronts. The Rocky Mountain Outlook reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 24, 2017, Vernon, B.C. – Vernon firefighters are ringing alarm bells over what they believe are critical safety concerns. The Vernon Professional Firefighters Association is accusing the city of not providing sufficient staffing, particularly when it comes to initial responses to fires. Sylvan Lake News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered […]
July 24, 2017, Windsor, Ont. – Damage is estimated at $80,000 following an accidental kitchen fire at an apartment building in Windsor Sunday afternoon. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 24, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – The federal government is promising more funding to support residents affected by raging wildfires in British Columbia as some of the thousands of people displaced prepare to return home. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said the government will supply $600 per household evacuated due to wildfires and $300 for […]
July 24, 2017, Winnipeg – Around two dozen Winnipeg firefighter paramedics took turns performing CPR on one of their own for nearly an hour after he collapsed at a work barbecue earlier this month. Firefighter paramedic Steve Sawatzky was sitting at a picnic table at the Tinkertown amusement park, surrounded by hundreds of his colleagues, […]
July 21, 2017, Whitehorse – With the forest fire situation in northern Yukon settling down, regional fire management officials are freeing personnel to fight fires in British Columbia. Yukon Wildland Fire Information Officer George Maratos says most of the territory has a low fire danger rating, except for Old Crow, which is at a high […]