Jan. 2, 2019, Saanich, B.C. – An unoccupied Saanich house was destroyed in a fire Sunday evening, but firefighters were able to prevent the blaze from spreading to nearby homes. The Times Colonist reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Category Archives: Headlines
Auto Added by WPeMatico
Dec. 31, 2018, Saskatoon – Saskatoon firefighters pulled a man out of an apartment suite that was “fully involved” with fire on Saturday evening, the fire department said in a media release. The Star Phoenix reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 31, 2018, Montreal – One man is injured and one woman missing after a major early morning house fire in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It started at around 4:20 a.m., Monday, in the one-storey residence, firefighters say. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 31, 2018, Parrsboro, N.S. – A 55-year-old man is dead after a camper trailer fire Friday evening in Parrsboro, N.S. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 31, 2018, Gatineau, Que. – A fire at an adjoined gym and hotel forced 150 people onto the street on Saturday night as the building was evacuated. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 28, 2018, London, Ont. – A 29-year-old man is facing several charges after a house fire last week northwest of downtown that sent two people to hospital with minor injuries. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 28, 2018, Toronto – A firefighter is alert and conscious in hospital after he suffered smoke inhalation while responding to a four-alarm fire at an East York apartment building Wednesday morning. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 28, 2018, Edmonton – A fatal Christmas Eve fire at a west Edmonton group home for people with disabilities was accidental, fire officials said Thursday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 21, 2018, Baddeck, N.S. – Officials in Baddeck, N.S., have determined nearly all of the community’s fire hydrants are functioning after a complaint that the hydrant closest to the Inverary Resort wasn’t working during a blaze there in June. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 21, 2018 – Firefighters continue to experience frequent nonfatal injuries, especially strains and sprains, according to a NIOSH study of injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Firefighting is an undeniably dangerous job where work can often lead to injury and death. Previous studies have investigated firefighter […]