Halifax Fire

• Sound the alarm: Personnel shortage persists for Halifax Fire says union

  Brendan Marr, the president of Halifax Professional Fire Fighters, says a personnel shortage is jeopardizing response times and tying up resources. 

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2025
  
• ‘I lost everything’: Man homeless after apartment fire, until stranger intervenes

  A man who lost his residence after an apartment fire in Middle Sackville, N.S. thought he'd be sleeping in the car Tuesday night, that was until a stranger came to his rescue.

  Sep 17, 2025
  
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• Massive apartment fire in Sackville, N.S. forces hundreds to evacuate

  Halifax Professional Firefighters Association says a fire that broke out at an apartment complex forced almost 200 people out of their homes.

  Fire

  Sep 15, 2025
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• No injuries in Halifax fire that damaged building with apartments, businesses

  A building on Quinpool Road in Halifax that contained apartments, businesses and a restaurant is a 'a loss,' after a fire broke out overnight.

  Fire

  Apr 11, 2025
• Sackville family whose neighbours lost 3 kids in house fire struggling to move forward

  While celebrated as a hero for saving a father's life during the blaze, a Nova Scotia man and his family have been facing hardships ever since.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2025
• Massive fire damages former Bloomfield school buildings in Halifax

  The union representing Halifax firefighters says many of its members were called to the massive structure fire around 2 a.m. Sunday, and the blaze escalated quickly.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2025
• ‘The whole sky was black’: Bedford neighbourhood left shaken after fire destroys home

  No one was injured in the fire, which damaged one home and left two others in need of serious repairs. Firefighters say quick action saved others from being impacted.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2024
• Fire at unfinished building in Halifax brought under control

  Halifax firefighters spent Tuesday morning working to knock down a fire at a building under construction on the corner of Robie and St. Albans streets.

  Fire

  Apr 23, 2024
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• Tent encampment fire under bridge sends huge plumes of smoke over harbour

  A fire at a tent encampment under the Macdonald Bridge sent huge plumes of smoke over the harbour Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.

  Fire

  Nov 21, 2023
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• Halifax police investigate fatal Dartmouth fire

  Fire crews were called to a structure fire on Portland Street just after 4 a.m. Thursday. 

  Fire

  Nov 2, 2023