Mar. 20, 2019, Edmonton – Edmonton fire crews battled a blaze at an Alberta Environmental Rubber Products plant in the city’s northwest Tuesday. Crews responded to alarms shortly after 12:30 p.m. Maya Filipovic, Edmonton fire spokeswoman, said nine crews along with the hazmat unit had the blaze under control and were cleaning up hot spots […]
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Mar. 20, 2019, Mississauga, Ont. – Three people, including a child, are in hospital after a fire broke out at a low-rise apartment building in Mississauga overnight Tuesday. CityNews reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 20, 2019, New Minas, N.S. – An older commercial building in New Minas, N.S., has been destroyed by fire. Fire crews from New Minas, Kentville, Greenwich, Wolfville, and Port Williams responded to the fire just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 20, 2019, Stoney Nakoda, Alta. – The Stoney Nakoda Fire Department is no longer responding to emergency calls on the First Nation reserve after its fire chief unexpectedly resigned last week, leaving 3,700 residents vulnerable to emergencies. Rocky Mountain Outlook reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 20, 2019, Vernon, B.C. – A B.C. arbitration board has ordered the City of Vernon to reinstate two employees who were fired last year after they were caught having sexual relations in the fire chief’s office. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 19, 2019, Vancouver – A large fire at a Vancouver warehouse Monday night on West 4th and Ontario looked bad, but fire crews knocked it down quickly. CityNews Vancouver reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 19, 2019, Deer Lake, N.L. – A store that’s only been open for a few months in Deer Lake was completely decimated by a fire Sunday night, leaving its owner struggling to comprehend the loss. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 19, 2019, Surrey, B.C. – A fire at a South Surrey townhouse on Monday afternoon has left three people in hospital. Global News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
The 2019 application period for MSA’s annual Globe Gear Giveaway is now open. Thirteen fire departments will each receive four sets of new state-of-the-art turnout gear, for a total of 52 sets. A department from Canada has won gear almost every year since the program’s inception in 2012. The New Victoria Fire Department in Nova […]
Mar. 18, 2019, Montreal – A three-alarm fire gutted the interior of a historic church in Montreal’s Ville-Marie borough Saturday night. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico