Prince George firefighter suspended over alleged theft Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 2:37PM
Snippet: PRINCE GEORGE, BC - A Prince George firefighter has been suspended without pay pending an RCMP investigation into an alleged theft...[ read more ] Source: The Province (click for full story)
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Preliminary hearing date set in trial against former Sarnia fire chief Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 2:37PM
Snippet: SARNIA, ON - A preliminary hearing date has been set for former Sarnia Fire Chief Patrick Cayen. the 54-year-old has been charged with more than 30 sexual offences...[ read more ] Source: The Sarnia Observer (click for full story)
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Apartment fire displaces 50 people Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 2:36PM
Snippet: MISSION, BC - About 50 residents of a 26-unit low-income apartment building in Mission, B.C., are homeless after an early morning fire...[ read more ] Source: The Abbotsford Times (click for full story)
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Duplex fire leaves two families homeless Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 2:35PM
Snippet: KENORA, ON - Kenora’s Fire and Emergency Services department responded to a fire at a duplex on Kay Street in Norman at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning...[ read more ] Source: The Kenora Daily Miner (click for full story)
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Steinbach, Man., fire chief to step down Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 2:34PM
Snippet: STEINBACH, MB - After 12 years, Mark Loewen has decided to step down as fire chief in Steinbach, Man...[ read more ] Source: MySteinbach.ca (click for full story)
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Dispatches Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 9:28AM
Snippet: WAUBAUSHENE, ON - Those of you who have read some of my blogs over the past year may recall me mentioning the “minions,” an affectionate nickname given to my two bylaw coworkers from last summer...[ read more ] Source: Fire Fighting in Canada (click for full story)
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Firefighters pull man from submerged vehicle Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 8:49AM
Snippet: WINNIPEG, MB - Rescue divers pulled a man from a vehicle partially submerged in a retention pond in Fort Richmond this morning...[ read more ] Source: The Winnipeg Free Press (click for full story)
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Historic Quebec church destroyed by fire Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 8:48AM
Snippet: MONTREAL, QC - Police are investigating whether arson was the cause of a fire that destroyed a historic church in the Eastern Townships early Sunday morning...[ read more ] Source: The Montreal Gazette (click for full story)
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Fire crews douse blaze at home under construction Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 8:48AM
Snippet: MONTREAL, QC - A home under construction went up in flames overnight.
The fire began at 10:20 p.m. Monday on 62nd Ave. near 4th St. in Riviere-des-Prairies...[ read more ] Source: CTV News (click for full story)
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Saskatoon bungalow fire deemed suspicious Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 8:47AM
Snippet: SASKATOON, SK - Investigators are looking into an early morning fire on Saskatoon's west side, that officials say is being considered "suspicious" at this point...[ read more ] Source: CBC News (click for full story)
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Officials probing two suspicious fires in London Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 8:47AM
Snippet: LONDON, ON - Police are investigating back-to-back suspicious fires at a parking lot and public school in London, Ont...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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Three firefighters injured battling early morning blaze Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 8:46AM
Snippet: HAMILTON, ON - Four people, including three firefighters, suffered minor injuries while battling an early morning blaze in Hamilton, Ont...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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Father and children fighting for lives after Quebec house fire Posted by web-chief on May 21, 2013 @ 8:46AM
Snippet: STE-THERESE, QC - A father and his two boys, ages 10 and seven, were fighting for their lives Saturday after an early morning fire at a home north of Montreal...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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Last of central Alberta fire evacuees allowed to go home Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 3:22PM
Snippet: NORDEGG, AB - The last of the evacuees forced from their homes by fires in west-central Alberta are being allowed to return...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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Massive fire strikes Springwater industrial building Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:36AM
Snippet: SPRINGWATER, ON - The cause of a massive industrial fire in Springwater is under investigation...[ read more ] Source: 1075 Kool FM (click for full story)
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Slave Lake mall sues firefighters two years after wildfire Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:35AM
Snippet: EDMONTON, AB - The company that owns a Slave Lake shopping centre is suing the town and local fire department for $3 million in damages caused by what it claims was “improper and inadequate” firefight...[ read more ] Source: The Edmonton Journal (click for full story)
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Waterloo Fire Rescue considers inspection cuts Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:35AM
Snippet: WATERLOO, ON - Waterloo Fire Rescue may cancel non-mandated inspections — including those for daycares, group homes and public halls — to focus on other priorities...[ read more ] Source: The Record (click for full story)
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Barn fire spreads to Ops home Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:34AM
Snippet: OPS TOWNSHIP, ON - A fire that started in a barn on Highway 35 North in Ops Township this afternoon (May 16) has also damaged a home on the property...[ read more ] Source: MyKawartha.com (click for full story)
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Suspicious fire at vacant slaughterhouse Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:30AM
Snippet: BLENHEIM, ON - Fire crews are investigating after a blaze broke out at an old slaughter house in Blenheim...[ read more ] Source: Blackburn News (click for full story)
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Police probe suspicious apartment fire Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:29AM
Snippet: ST. JOHN'S, NL - The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says a fire that has left a mother and her young son temporarily homeless is suspicious...[ read more ] Source: The Canadian Press (click for full story)
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Fire damages several homes in L'Epiphanie Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:26AM
Snippet: L'EPIPHANIE, QC - The Surete du Quebec is investigating a fire that destroyed a building and badly damaged several others in L'Epiphanie...[ read more ] Source: CTV News (click for full story)
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St. Catharines townhouse fire leaves family dog dead Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:23AM
Snippet: ST. CATHARINES, ON - A quick-burning fire gutted a north-St. Catharines townhouse and left a family pet dead Thursday afternoon.
The blaze inside Unit 110 of 286 Cushman Rd...[ read more ] Source: The St. Catharines Standard (click for full story)
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Crews called to garage explosion, fire in Devon Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:16AM
Snippet: EDMONTON, AB - A garage in Devon was destroyed, after an explosion was heard Thursday afternoon.
Bystanders said they heard an explosion at about 6:30 p.m...[ read more ] Source: CTV News (click for full story)
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Vancouver restaurant damaged by fire Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:15AM
Snippet: VANCOUVER, BC - A fire in a two-storey buillding on Broadway near Ontario is now out.
Battalion Chief Brian Simonson says the two-alarm fire broke out around 9 a.m...[ read more ] Source: News 1130 (click for full story)
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Firefighters return to site of fire that threatened 20 homes Posted by web-chief on May 17, 2013 @ 9:14AM
Snippet: WINNIPEG, MB - The ground was still smouldering Thursday morning as firefighters returned to the site of a grass fire in south Winnipeg that threatened multiple homes on Wednesday...[ read more ] Source: Global News (click for full story)
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