Halifax Firefighters

• Halifax firefighters call for new leadership, say department ignored reported abuse

  The president of the Halifax firefighters union says it’s time for a complete leadership change at the municipal firefighting department. 

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2025
  
• Meet 2 Halifax firefighter heroes. Even PM Trudeau came calling

  Two Halifax firefighters are being honoured for driving through "a wall of fire" to rescue an elderly man during the wildfire evacuations.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2023
  
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• Dog and cat killed in fire that heavily damaged Eastern Passage duplex

  A dog and a cat were killed in a Tuesday morning fire in Eastern Passage, N.S., though no people were injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

  Fire

  Nov 15, 2022
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• Halifax fire crews, police respond to structure fire on North Park Street

  Nobody was inside the building at the time of the fire, according to one Halifax fire official.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2019
• Halifax firefighters deliver care packages to those in need

  Personal care kits and food were donated to local shelters on Saturday.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2018
• Halifax Fire remembers comrades lost in the Explosion

  Nine firefighters were among the more than 2,000 who were killed in the Halifax Explosion.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2017
• Halifax Fire adding drones to their fleet

  The department recently purchased two thermal imagining drones.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2016
• Volunteer firefighter sits in ladder for 50 hours for charity

  Mark Burgess was perched high in the sky as part of an annual fundraiser called Ladder-A-Thon.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2016