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Caledon starts door-to-door safety awareness campaign
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 2:46PM

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CALEDON, ON - Don’t be alarmed if you see fire crews pull up to your house and a firefighter approaching your door...[ read more ]

Source: The Caledon Citizen (click for full story)
Northern Ontario on alert for forest fires
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 2:45PM

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KENORA, ON - Messages from police and the natural resources ministry about being extremely careful are targeting campers and cottagers opening up for the season this coming long weekend...[ read more ]

Source: The Toronto Star (click for full story)
Recycling company ordered to reduce pile before 10-day fire
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 1:22PM

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CALGARY, AB - Calgary Metal Recycling has been ordered to cut the size of its "auto fluff" pile...[ read more ]

Source: CBC News (click for full story)
Two women escape Winnipeg blaze
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 1:11PM

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WINNIPEG, MB - Two women and four pets — three cats and a Bullmastiff dog — were treated for smoke inhalation following a fire early this morning on Victor Street...[ read more ]

Source: The Winnipeg Free Press (click for full story)
Dispatches
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 10:02AM

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MIDLAND, ON - Saturday morning at the OAFC conference, I had the pleasure of meeting some members of the board of directors for the Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association, of which I am also a d...[ read more ]

Source: Fire Fighting in Canada (click for full story)
Editor's blog
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 9:44AM

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MIDHURST, ON - There was further clarification yesterday at the inquest into four fire fatalities at the Muskoka Heights retirement home in Orillia, Ont...[ read more ]

Source: Fire Fighting in Canada (click for full story)
Inquest expected to call for OFM to expedite sprinklers
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 9:43AM

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MIDHURST, ON - The lawyer for the City of Orillia and its fire department is proposing a package of recommendations to the jury in the Muskoka Heights inquest that calls on the fire marshal to acceler...[ read more ]

Source: Fire Fighting in Canada (click for full story)
Manitoba wildfires pose health hazard
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 8:52AM

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BADGER, MB - Wildfires continue to rage in southeastern Manitoba but crews gained ground yesterday by holding back all three fires for the first time since the weekend...[ read more ]

Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
Saskatchewan wildfire forces 130 people from homes
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 8:29AM

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FRENCHMAN BUTTE, SK - More than 130 people have been told to leave their homes as a precaution as a wildfire burns in west central Saskatchewan...[ read more ]

Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
Centre Wellington reaches new agreement with firefighters
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 8:28AM

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ELORA, ON - Centre Wellington Township has reached a new working agreement with its firefighters from the stations here and in Fergus...[ read more ]

Source: The Wellington Advertiser (click for full story)
Langford dispatch upgrade under fire
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 8:27AM

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COLWOOD, BC - Colwood Mayor Carol Hamilton is blasting the Capital Regional District for its proposal to beef up Langford's fire-dispatch capabilities, duplicating Saanich's communications centre, say...[ read more ]

Source: The Times Colonist (click for full story)
Blaze sends two women to hospital
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 8:26AM

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WINNIPEG, MB - Two women were sent to hospital with smoke inhalation after a fire in Winnipeg's West End...[ read more ]

Source: CBC News (click for full story)
Family wants answers after Ornge ambulance delay
Posted by MrFirefighter on May 17, 2012 @ 5:52AM

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ON - A Killaloe, Ont.,-area family is looking for answers as to why their critically ill mother waited close to eight hours to be transferred from a hospital in Barry's Bay, Ont...[ read more ]

Source: CBC - Ottawa (click for full story)
Rowhouse fire leaves 23 homeless
Posted by MrFirefighter on May 17, 2012 @ 5:07AM

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OTTAWA, ON - Twenty three people are homeless after a fire broke out in a three-storey rowhouse near Montreal Road in Ottawa's east end...[ read more ]

Source: CTV - Ottawa (click for full story)
Families evacuated from path of wildfire
Posted by MrFirefighter on May 17, 2012 @ 5:05AM

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BONNYVILLE, AB - A dozen families have been forced to leave their homes after an out of control fire threatens property in northeastern Alberta...[ read more ]

Source: CTV - Calgary (click for full story)
Heavy smoke spews from east end fire
Posted by MrFirefighter on May 17, 2012 @ 5:01AM

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HAMILTON, ON - Smoke billowed down Wentworth Street North after a fire in a back shed near Cannon Street.

Firefighters responded to a call at 11:30 a.m. to 139 Wentworth St. N...[ read more ]

Source: CBC - Hamilton (click for full story)
Dispatches
Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2012 @ 12:00AM

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Saturday morning at the OAFC conference, I had the pleasure of meeting some members of the board of directors for the Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association, of which I am also a director...[ read more ]

Source: Fire Fighting in Canada (click for full story)
Crews attempt high-angle rescue after climber falls off cliff
Posted by web-chief on May 16, 2012 @ 3:09PM

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BURLINGTON, ON - Emergency crews are attempting a high-angle rescue after a climber has fallen from a high cliff in north Burlington...[ read more ]

Source: The Toronto Star (click for full story)
Two suspicious fires start following suspect's arrest
Posted by web-chief on May 16, 2012 @ 3:07PM

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SUDBURY, ON - Sudbury's surge of suspicious fires now includes several bush fires in New Sudbury and a Louis Street blaze that caused around $1,000 worth of damage to a fence...[ read more ]

Source: The Sudbury Star (click for full story)
Inaction blamed in Muskoka Heights fire
Posted by web-chief on May 16, 2012 @ 3:06PM

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MIDHURST, ON - “Foot dragging” by the provincial government and its Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) for more than 13 years on the implementation of mandatory automatic sprinklers and fire-alarm syste...[ read more ]

Source: The Orillia Packed & Times (click for full story)
Durand residents want fire escape removed
Posted by web-chief on May 16, 2012 @ 10:49AM

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HAMILTON, ON - A new fire escape installed at 130 Herkimer St. is raising ire among local residents and raising questions about safety versus aesthetics...[ read more ]

Source: The Hamilton Spectator (click for full story)
Homeowner's son charged in Colwood fire
Posted by web-chief on May 16, 2012 @ 10:47AM

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COLWOOD, BC - West Shore RCMP have confirmed a home at 3116 Antrobus Cres. in Colwood was torched on purpose...[ read more ]

Source: The Times Colonist (click for full story)
Manitoba fire fight receives back-up
Posted by web-chief on May 16, 2012 @ 10:45AM

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BADGER, MB - With a little help from its neighbours, Manitoba is fighting forest fires including one that threatens a southeastern community...[ read more ]

Source: The Winnipeg Free Press (click for full story)
Saskatchewan fire chief receives CVFSA award
Posted by web-chief on May 16, 2012 @ 9:22AM

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NATIONAL - A volunteer fire chief in rural Saskatchewan is the 2012 recipient of the Canadian Volunteer Fire Service Association’s (CVFSA) Lifetime Achievement Award...[ read more ]

Source: Fire Fighting in Canada (click for full story)
Windsor fire headquarters vandalized
Posted by web-chief on May 16, 2012 @ 8:36AM

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WINDSOR, ON - Windsor police are investigating an incident of vandalism at the downtown fire department headquarters...[ read more ]

Source: The Windsor Star (click for full story)
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