Firefighters

• ‘Grab the baby and run’: Tenant afraid to return to unit after deadly apartment fire

  A Hamilton, Ont. woman who lives in the building where 3 people died from a weekend blaze claims the fire alarms were late going off to warn residents.

  Canada

  Jan 28
  
• Ontario set to expand cancer coverage for firefighters

  Firefighters in Ontario are set to get easier access to specific coverages for certain cancers as concerns for injury and disease are more likely on the job.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2024
  
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• Group calls for better pay and equipment for wildfire fighters

  Firefighters and their victims are on Parliament Hill today to demand the federal government better support wildfire fighters, warning more will leave the job.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2024
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• Thief makes off with several North Vancouver firefighter uniforms

  North Vancouver RCMP say a man broke into a dry cleaner early Saturday morning and stole several firefighter uniforms.

  Crime

  Oct 8, 2024
• New Westminster firefighters taking on expanded emergency medical duties

  The new designation means firefighters in the city will practice as emergency medical responders instead of simply first responders on calls.

  Health

  May 7, 2024
• East Hants calls for volunteer firefighters in new recruitment video

  The municipality of East Hants in Nova Scotia, alongside its 13 fire departments, has released a recruitment video calling for volunteers to join its ranks.

  Fire

  Apr 29, 2024
• ‘They were coming to save us’: Inquest opens into deaths of two Quebec firefighters

  A coroner's inquest into the deaths of two volunteer Quebec firefighters who perished during a flood rescue last May in the Charlevoix region is underway.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2024
• Preparing for a busy wildfire season, a look inside Alberta’s wildland firefighter training

  New wildland firefighting recruits are putting their skills to the test at Alberta's wildfire training centre in Hinton.

  Fire

  Apr 8, 2024
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• Edmonton’s fire department looks to send firefighters to fewer medical calls

  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services is about to implement a four-point plan in an effort to bring down the number of medical calls firefighters are sent to.

  Politics

  Mar 18, 2024
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• N.S. volunteer firefighting departments worried as fund for training dwindles

  With a budget depleted, volunteer fire departments in Nova Scotia worry that their departments will have a lack of training until new funding becomes available in December.

  Fire

  Mar 6, 2024