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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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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