Fire merger could change job firefighters perform, mayor says Posted by web-chief on May 24, 2013 @ 8:26AM
Snippet: GEORGINA, ON - Eliminating medical calls for firefighters has to be part of discussions regarding regionalizing municipal fire services, according to Georgina Mayor Rob Grossi...[ read more ] Source: Yorkregion.com (click for full story)
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Officials probe poultry barn fire Posted by web-chief on May 24, 2013 @ 8:25AM
Snippet: BLACK CREEK, BC - The source of the fire that burnt down a barn at a poultry farm in Black Creek is still under investigation...[ read more ] Source: Canada.com (click for full story)
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Montreal names new fire chief Posted by web-chief on May 24, 2013 @ 8:24AM
Snippet: MONTREAL, QC - The city of Montreal has a new Chief of the Fire Department: Francois Massé.
Massé will also hold the post of Co-ordinator of Civil Security for the Montreal region...[ read more ] Source: CTV News (click for full story)
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Overnight fire destroys abandoned building Posted by web-chief on May 24, 2013 @ 8:23AM
Snippet: EDMONTON, AB - An overnight fire has destroyed an abandoned building and caused smoke damage to a neighbouring auto body shop...[ read more ] Source: CTV News (click for full story)
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Manager of collapsed Elliot Lake mall admits lying to tenants Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 2:56PM
Snippet: ELLIOT LAKE, ON - The inquiry into the deadly collapse of the roof at Algo Centre mall in Elliot Lake, Ont...[ read more ] Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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Early morning fire considered suspicious Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 2:54PM
Snippet: SASKATOON, SK - A fire that damaged a house early Thursday morning is being called suspicious after it was the second blaze within a week at that address...[ read more ] Source: CTV News (click for full story)
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Fire crews battle iron plant blaze Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 2:47PM
Snippet: CONCORD, ON - Fire fighters in Concord were called to a blaze at an iron plant early Thursday morning.
The fire began around 2:30 a.m...[ read more ] Source: CityNews (click for full story)
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RCMP investigate Kelowna house fire Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 2:45PM
Snippet: KELOWNA, BC - RCMP are investigating a small structure fire near downtown Kelowna.
Fire crews got a 911 call shortly after 5:30 a.m...[ read more ] Source: Global News (click for full story)
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Three teens charged after school bus fire Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 2:41PM
Snippet: LONDON, ON - London police have charged three 18-year-old men after flames engulfed a school bus and a transport truck...[ read more ] Source: CTV News (click for full story)
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Ontario builders, developers push for change to building code Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 2:32PM
Snippet: TORONTO, ON - A group of Ontario builders and developers wants the province to amend the building code to allow six-storey wood-frame buildings...[ read more ] Source: Fire Fighting in Canada (click for full story)
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Board member resigns from native firefighters association Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 9:04AM
Snippet: WINNIPEG, MB - The embattled Manitoba Association of Native Firefighters has lost one of its board members...[ read more ] Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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Windsor reviewing industrial fire inspection policies Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 9:03AM
Snippet: WINDSOR, ON - Windsor Fire and Rescue is reviewing policies surrounding the inspections of industrial facilities...[ read more ] Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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Caledon deputy chief passes away after battling cancer Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 9:02AM
Snippet: CALEDON, ON - ony Lippers, Caledon's Deputy Fire Chief since 2006, has passed away after battling cancer...[ read more ] Source: The Caledon Enterprise (click for full story)
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Blaze destroys Saskatchewan town's only bar Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 9:02AM
Snippet: LAFLECHE, SK - Fire has destroyed the only bar in Lafleche, Sask.
The Flying Goose Inn caught fire around 9 p.m. Tuesday...[ read more ] Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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Over one million affected by boil water advisory in Montreal Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 9:01AM
Snippet: MONTREAL, QC - Over one million Montrealers were affected by a boil-water advisory Wednesday after an apparent malfunction at Canada's second-biggest filtration plant...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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One man dead following highway collision in P.E.I. Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 9:01AM
Snippet: MARSHFIELD, PE - A 53-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene after his motorcycle collided with a car at the intersection of Routes 2 and 25 in Prince Edward Island Wednesday...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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Fire chief leads changes to provincial training standards Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 9:00AM
Snippet: HUNTSVILLE, ON - Huntsville-Lake of Bays fire chief Stephen Hernen has a few new roles now that his peers have elected him to an executive position with the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs...[ read more ] Source: Cottagecountrynow.ca (click for full story)
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Wildfire west of Edmonton forces 200 people from homes Posted by web-chief on May 23, 2013 @ 8:41AM
Snippet: LINDALE, AB - About 200 people were ordered out of their homes in a rural area west of Edmonton on Wednesday as a wildfire fanned by heavy winds burned out of control...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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Leaking acetylene tank to blame in Vancouver car explosion Posted by web-chief on May 22, 2013 @ 1:19PM
Snippet: VANCOUVER, BC - The scene of an vehicle explosion in downtown Vancouver transformed a landscaped boulevard into a scene from a war zone blast, said Vancouver Fire Capt. Gabe Roder...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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Elderly man dies in debris fire Posted by web-chief on May 22, 2013 @ 8:09AM
Snippet: LAKESIDE, NB - An elderly man from the Hampton area has died from his injuries after catching fire while burning debris in his yard on Tuesday...[ read more ] Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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Major grass fire burns in Strathcona County Posted by web-chief on May 22, 2013 @ 8:08AM
Snippet: BRUDERHEIM, AB - Strathcona County firefighters continue to deal with a large grass fire burning near Range Road 213 A and Township Road 564...[ read more ] Source: 880 AM News (click for full story)
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Three teens charged in Scarborough playground fire Posted by web-chief on May 22, 2013 @ 8:07AM
Snippet: SCARBOROUGH, ON - Toronto Police have charged three male teenagers with torching a Scarborough playground earlier this month...[ read more ] Source: The National Post (click for full story)
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Winnipeg house fire sends one person to hospital Posted by web-chief on May 22, 2013 @ 8:06AM
Snippet: WINNIPEG, MB - A woman was taken to hospital after house fire in Winnipeg on Wednesday.
The fire happened on the 400 block of Manitoba Avenue, in the city's North End, just before 6 a...[ read more ] Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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Firefighter injured battling Windsor industrial blaze Posted by web-chief on May 22, 2013 @ 8:05AM
Snippet: WINDSOR, ON - A massive industrial fire at a plastic recycling facility in Windsor, Ont., led the mayor to declare a state of emergency for an area of the city Tuesday afternoon...[ read more ] Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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Drug related charges pending following Saint John fire Posted by MrFirefighter on May 22, 2013 @ 5:27AM
Snippet: SAINT JOHN, NB - Police say one man has been arrested and is facing drug related charges in connection with an overnight fire that has extensively damaged a home in west Saint John...[ read more ] Source: News 88.9 (click for full story)
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