July 21, 2017, Wellington City, Ont. – Three suspicious fires in Guelph-Eramosa and Erin kept firefighters busy Thursday morning. The three blazes, located within 10 kilometers of each other, are being treated as suspicious. The Wellington Advertiser reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
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July 21, 2017, Penticton, B.C. – An approximately one hectare brush fire damaged two homes and forced the short-term evacuation of forty properties in the West Bench subdivision near Penticton, on Thursday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
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 […]
July 21, 2017, Calgary – A popular Rocky Mountain resort in Banff National Park was preparing Thursday to move out its guests to make way for crews fighting a wildfire raging in the nearby backcountry. Sunshine Village, a ski hill that also offers summer hiking on the Alberta-British Columbia boundary, was about 2 1/2 kilometres […]
July 20, 2017, Medicine Hat, Alta. – One home was destroyed and two others suffered extensive damage following an explosion and fire in Medicine Hat, Alta. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 20, 2017, Surrey, B.C. – Four people have been displaced after a kitchen fire spread through a townhouse in Surrey Wednesday night. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 20, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Mounties have arrested a suspect and seized several guns after a B.C. firefighter’s life was threatened in Williams Lake. The firefighter was working on Springfield Road when a group of men, who appeared to be agitated over back burning in the area, approached him on Monday. CTV News […]
July 20, 2017, Sudbury, Ont. – About 100 northern Ontario firefighters headed west on Wednesday to help fight wildfires that are ravaging parts of B.C.’s Interior. Crews left Sudbury, Ont., on Wednesday afternoon in a chartered aircraft and were expected to pick up crews in Dryden, Ont. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated […]
July 20, 2017, McLeese Lake, B.C. – Over the last two weeks, Fort McMurray has been sending pickup trucks and tractor trailers filled with food, water and hygiene products to wildfire victims in British Columbia. But some of the volunteers have also been sending gear for volunteer firefighters who say they don’t have enough equipment […]
July 19, 2017, Calgary – Calgary firefighters responded to Rideau Park School Tuesday evening after smoke and flames were seen coming from the roof of the building. The Calgary Sun reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico