Fire Services

• Greater Napanee elects interim fire chief amid leave of absence

  With its Chief and Deputy Chief on abrupt leave, the Town of Greater Napanee acted quickly to replace the vacant seat with an interim chief.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2024
  
• Brian Arnold named new fire chief in Guelph

  Arnold comes from Cambridge, where he served as fire chief.

  Fire

  Jun 5, 2023
  
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• 2 separate fires in Mount Forest cause more than $1 million in damage

  Sixty firefighters were brought in to contain the blaze, including those from neighbouring stations in West Grey, Minto, Southgate, Shelburne and Mapleton.

  Fire

  Jun 5, 2023
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• Man extracted from pickup truck after 3-vehicle crash on N.S. highway

  Two people were injured, including one man who had to be extracted from a truck, after a three-vehicle crash on a highway in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2023
• Pipe used by N.S. fire department damaged in ‘concerning’ act of vandalism

  The Nova Scotia RCMP is investigating after someone damaged a pipe at a filling station in Antigonish County used by a local fire department.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2022
• After outcry, municipality backtracks on decision to close rural N.S. fire department

  The council for the Municipality of the County of Kings has backtracked on a controversial decision to shutter the Greenwich Fire Department at the beginning of April.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2022
• N.S. fire department seeks judicial review of ‘unfair’ decision to shut it down

  The Greenwich Fire Department has filed an application for a judicial review into the municipality's abrupt decision to close it down.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2022
• N.S. fire chief feels ‘betrayed’ after decision to close rural volunteer department

  On April 1, the Greenwich Fire Department will close and the Wolfville department will take over after a study found there's a high density of fire services in the area.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2022
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• Magrath firefighters hold grain bin rescue training for rural communities in southern Alberta

  Firefighters in rural southern Alberta communities are focusing on one of the most dangerous parts of working on a farm – getting trapped in a grain bin.

  Health

  Mar 22, 2021
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• One person dead following serious two-car crash near Tavistock

  The crash happened on Wednesday, around 3:20 p.m., at the intersection of 16th Line and Maplewood Side Road, police say.

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  Aug 13, 2020