Condo burned for hours before 911 called Posted by web-chief on Feb 3, 2012 @ 3:22PM
Snippet: EDMONTON, AB - Investigators say the Heatheridge Estates condo fire, caused by a plumber's torch, burned for nearly four hours on Jan. 19 before 911 was called...[ read more ] Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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Corner Brook firefighters ratify new agreement Posted by web-chief on Feb 3, 2012 @ 8:20AM
Snippet: CORNER BROOK, NL - Firefighters in Corner Brook, N.L., have ratified a collective agreement with the city...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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Alberta issues notice about fire-resistant products Posted by web-chief on Feb 3, 2012 @ 8:20AM
Snippet: AB - The province wants municipalities to immediately impose tougher standards for fire-resistant sheets that already have been installed on hundreds of new houses in Alberta...[ read more ] Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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IAFF files complaint against the City of Brandon Posted by web-chief on Feb 3, 2012 @ 8:19AM
Snippet: WINNIPEG, MB - The International Association of Firefighters has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the City of Brandon...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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Worker says Sunrise trained him in illegal procedure Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 3, 2012 @ 6:06AM
Snippet: TORONTO, ON - A truck driver who was performing a truck-to-truck fuel transfer when the Sunrise Propane explosion happened says he was trained in the illegal procedure by the company...[ read more ] Source: CBC - Toronto (click for full story)
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Fire departments question regionalized services Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 3, 2012 @ 6:03AM
Snippet: NB - Boundary lines have been drawn to regionalize services in New Brunswick, but not without concerns from community fire departments...[ read more ] Source: CBC - New Brunswick (click for full story)
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Ornge CEO formally removed from air ambulance service Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 3, 2012 @ 6:01AM
Snippet: ON - Two top officials have been formally removed from their positions at Ontario's air ambulance service...[ read more ] Source: CBC - Toronto (click for full story)
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Shoppers Drug Mart fire brought under control Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 3, 2012 @ 5:58AM
Snippet: WINNIPEG, MB - Winnipeg firefighters have brought a fire under control at a north Main Street building that houses a drugstore and coffeeshop...[ read more ] Source: CBC - Manitoba (click for full story)
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Dispatches blog Posted by web-chief on Feb 2, 2012 @ 8:28AM
Snippet: NATIONAL - It’s no secret that anyone involved in emergency services has to be the type of person that likes to help others...[ read more ] Source: Fire Fighting in Canada (click for full story)
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Peterborough fire chief resigns Posted by web-chief on Feb 2, 2012 @ 8:03AM
Snippet: PETERBOROUGH, ON - Peterborough fire department Chief Trent Gervais is extinguishing his career as a firefighter effective Feb. 24 to take another job...[ read more ] Source: The Peterborough Examiner (click for full story)
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Saint John cuts $9M in services Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 2, 2012 @ 6:08AM
Snippet: SAINT JOHN, NB - Saint John council has voted to cut $9 million from city programs and services across the board...[ read more ] Source: CBC - New Brunswick (click for full story)
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Officials fear building could collapse after industrial fire Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 2, 2012 @ 6:04AM
Snippet: CALGARY, AB - A fire tore through a wooden pallet manufacturing facility in the city’s southeast Wednesday night, nearly destroying the structure and downing an electrical line nearby...[ read more ] Source: Calgary Herald (click for full story)
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Cattle killed in train-semi collision in Manitoba Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 2, 2012 @ 6:04AM
Snippet: CARBERRY, MB - Dozens of cattle were killed when a semi-trailer collided with a CN freight train in western Manitoba on Tuesday night.
The accident happened at about 11 p.m...[ read more ] Source: CBC - Manitoba (click for full story)
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Fire sends two to hospital Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 2, 2012 @ 6:03AM
Snippet: WINNIPEG, MB - Two people were rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in a house on Bannerman Avenue...[ read more ] Source: CTV - Winnipeg (click for full story)
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Officials investigate suspicious house fire Posted by web-chief on Feb 1, 2012 @ 1:56PM
Snippet: SIMCOE, ON - Police and fire officials are investigating a suspicious house fire near Simcoe, Ont...[ read more ] Source: The Brantford Expositor (click for full story)
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Four escape house fire Posted by web-chief on Feb 1, 2012 @ 1:55PM
Snippet: WINNIPEG, MB - One man was taken to hospital and two other men and a woman apparently escaped without injury this morning in a house fire in the 200 block of Bannerman Avenue...[ read more ] Source: The Winnipeg Free Press (click for full story)
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Teen dies in house fire Posted by web-chief on Feb 1, 2012 @ 1:54PM
Snippet: MISSISSAUGA, ON - A 16-year-old Mississauga boy was killed in a house fire Monday night in the city's east end...[ read more ] Source: Mississauga.com (click for full story)
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Explosion at mill unrelated to 2011 fire: Expert Posted by web-chief on Feb 1, 2012 @ 8:14AM
Snippet: BURNS LAKE, BC - The explosion that levelled the Burns Lake sawmill two weeks ago, killing two and injuring 19, is not likely related to a February 2011 fire at the mill, which caused $500,000 worth o...[ read more ] Source: The Province (click for full story)
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Ambulance response times not critical to patients’ survival, U of C study finds Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 1, 2012 @ 7:03AM
Snippet: AB - The 30-year, continent-wide goal of ensuring ambulances get to patients within eight minutes is being questioned by a new study which says response times make little difference to the survival of...[ read more ] Source: Calgary Herald (click for full story)
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Sunrise Propane explosion captured on surveillance tape Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 1, 2012 @ 6:59AM
Snippet: TORONTO, ON - Video of the huge fireball that appeared in a Downsview sky shortly before 4 a.m. on Aug...[ read more ] Source: thestar.com (click for full story)
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Fire department names new deputy chief Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 1, 2012 @ 6:54AM
Snippet: TIMMINS, ON - The Timmins Fire Department has a new deputy chief.
The promotion of Gerry Sabourin to the position was announced at the Timmins city council meeting on Monday...[ read more ] Source: The Daily Press (click for full story)
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Firefighters vote on tentative agreement likely Thursday Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 1, 2012 @ 6:46AM
Snippet: CORNER BROOK, NL - Corner Brook firefighters are continuing to review the tentative agreement, with the likelihood of a vote taking place Thursday...[ read more ] Source: The Western Star (click for full story)
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Carbon monoxide blamed in deaths of 5 in Whitehorse Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 1, 2012 @ 6:31AM
Snippet: WHITEHORSE, YU - Carbon monoxide appears to have caused the deaths of five people in a home in the Yukon capital of Whitehorse on Sunday...[ read more ] Source: CTV - Edmonton (click for full story)
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Two found dead in cabin fire Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 1, 2012 @ 6:25AM
Snippet: SWAN HILLS, AB - Two people were found dead in a trapper's cabin near Swan Hills, Alta. that had completely burned to the ground...[ read more ] Source: CBC - Edmonton (click for full story)
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Twin toddlers die in B.C. house fire Posted by MrFirefighter on Feb 1, 2012 @ 6:24AM
Snippet: MACKENZIE, BC - Twin toddlers — a boy and a girl aged 22 months — have been killed in a house fire in the northern B.C. community of Mackenzie...[ read more ] Source: CBC - British Columbia (click for full story)
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