Firefighting

• ‘Ready to take on the responsibility’: N.S. fire department welcomes first female chief

  Cabot Volunteer Fire Department Chief Kimber MacLeod says another woman has already reached out and inquired about becoming a firefighter since she took over as chief.

  Canada

  Apr 18
  
• British Columbia set to move to year-round BC Wildfire Service

  Finance Minister Selina Robinson announced on Monday the provincial budget would include the significant funding shift.

  Fire

  Feb 21
  
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• Wildfire group training First Nation and Métis firefighters after 4-year hiatus

  After a four-year break, a wildfire group is back training First Nation and Métis firefighters the ins and outs of battling blazes.

  Features

  Oct 29, 2021
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• Military personnel heading home as deployment on B.C. wildfires comes to an end

  "Given the current fire situation, we have sufficient resources in place to respond appropriately to current wildfire activity," the province said.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2021
• ‘I’m just trying to protect our elders’: Manitoba teen helps fight wildfires

  For years, Cody Baptiste would watch his older brother spend his summers fighting wildfires in Manitoba. It's a path he knew he eventually wanted to follow.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2021
• Shuswap senior helps regional district hit firefighting milestone

  A Shuswap senior is celebrating a career milestone he never expected after becoming a fully certified exterior firefighter at age 78.

  Fire

  Jan 10, 2021
• Training wrapping up for Lethbridge’s newest firefighter recruits

  Twelve new recruits are in their final week of training to become the newest firefighters in Lethbridge.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2020
• Belcarra Mayor Neil Belenkie resigns over water supply frustrations

  Neil Belenkie said he made the decision after a bylaw amendment regarding the city's road ends was voted down at the last council meeting.

  Politics

  Oct 13, 2020
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• Passing train likely sparked wildland fire: Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service

  The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) believes a passing train is responsible for starting a wildfire which consumed railway debris and several hundred metres of grass Sunday night.

  Jun 1, 2020
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• ‘The future is now’: B.C. firefighters scope out world’s first electric fire truck

  The apparatus, valued at about C$1.6 million is designed by Austrian firm Rosenbauer, and at this point remains a concept vehicle. 

  Jan 22, 2020