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Fire department wants to more than double inspections over next decade
It will focus on the highest-risk buildings, including residential high-rises, office and heritage buildings, and seniors’ ...
Petit-Cap company loses a second smokehouse to fire
It's the latest of many fires in the region in the last several years, including several at smokehouses and other fish plants ...
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Thousands of lawnmowers recalled in Canada after fires in the U.S.
Spring is still weeks away but for those looking ahead to lawnmower season, Health Canada has a warning to keep in mind. Thousands of battery-powered mowers are being recalled in Canada after ...
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Without fire hydrants, this northern Manitoba community uses buckets to fight fires
Volunteer firefighters in Tataskweyak Cree Nation have turned to buckets to fight fires due to the lack of running water in parts of the community. "We use water [in buckets] to put out the fire ...
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Woman, dog flee fire at Fort Erie home
Officials say there was no serious injuries, but certainly extensive damage, following an early afternoon fire at a Queenston Boulevard home Wednesday. Fort Erie Fire and Emergency Services ...
Two winter storms put 29 million people under alerts with freezing conditions to come
Winter alerts were in effect across the central Plains, the Midwest, the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic ahead of two storms ...
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New fire chief aims to tackle Edmonton's big problems amid increased calls for help
Overall calls to the Edmonton fire department — that includes 911 medical emergencies and fires — jumped 60 per cent from 54,157 in 2020 to 86,669 in 2024, the EFRS says. More than ...
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Residents spark concern about fire station closures
West Nipissing is considering closing three fire stations within the municipality, which is sparking concerns for some residents. Specifically, some Tomiko Road residents stopped by the last ...
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Canada’s race to solve housing crisis heads for trouble as new builds slated for high-risk fire and flood areas
At the same time, the communities that perch on the water’s edge here are some of Canada’s fastest-growing. Eighteen months after the last significant fire, reconstruction is well under way ...
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L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
Watch on Deadline In a filing with the state Public Utilities Commission, Paul Pimentel of SCE wrote that while the Los Angeles Fire Department is continuing to investigate the cause of the fire ...
Alert system for Scotia Fire Department raises alarms
A proposal to install an alert system in the new Scotia fire station is raising alarms with some village lawmakers, who ...
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Firefighters extinguish early morning house fire in Cape Girardeau
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Firefighters with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department put out a fire at a home on S. Spring Street early Sunday morning. According to the fire department, crews were ...