Calgary Firefighters

• Calgary firefighters give back during annual toy event

  Calgary firefighters spent Sunday welcoming families in need from across Calgary, in order to spread joy and happiness during the holidays.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2024
  
• Calgary Fire Department sees ‘explosive’ growth in calls in 2023

  Calgary Fire Department Chief Steve Dongworth said the department will have responded to around 94,000 calls by year’s end, a jump of 14,000 calls over last year.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2023
  
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• Calgary Fire Department looking for more than a few good people to meet demand

  “We are doing the most hiring we have ever done in the Calgary Fire Department." Rapid population growth is fueling demand for Calgary firefighters in record numbers.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2023
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• Southwest Calgary home may need to be torn down after structure fire

  Firefighters said a two-storey house caught on fire and the flames spread to a neighbouring house.

  Fire

  Jul 19, 2023
• Calgary fire crews investigate northeast shed fire

  According to a news release, Calgary firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire at the 300 block of Coventry Close N.E. at around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday.

  Fire

  Jul 5, 2023
• Small grass fires in southwest Calgary under control: Battalion chief

  Global News crews spotted a fire at the Sisters of the Precious Blood monastery located near the southwest neighbourhoods of Roxboro and Mission.

  Fire

  Jun 4, 2023
• Chemical spill forces evacuation at northeast Calgary warehouse

  Twenty workers were forced out of a warehouse in Castleridge early Monday due to a chemical spill.

  Fire

  Apr 24, 2023
• Preparations for life after Calgary house explosion begin: ‘They don’t have anything’

  With one victim out of hospital and more expected to be released in the coming week, Calgary's South Sudanese community is fundraising for their life after the house explosion.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2023
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• Woman taken to hospital after house fire in northeast Calgary

  Crews were called at about 3:30 a.m. about a fire in the basement of a home in the northeast Calgary community of Castleridge.

  Fire

  Mar 6, 2023
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• Firefighters remind Calgarians to check home smoke alarms after early morning fire

  According to a Thursday morning news release, firefighters received calls from residents in the area about a basement fire in the Lake Bonavista neighbourhood.

  Fire

  Mar 2, 2023