Ottawa Fire Services

• Ottawa firefighters free bird caught in tree, tangled in fishing line

  Responders swiftly identified the bird as a belted kingfisher and confirmed it was tangled in fishing line in a tree overhanging the water.

  Environment

  Aug 5
  
• Snow-covered parking garage in Ottawa partially collapses, vehicles trapped

  Around 50 people are without vehicles after a parking garage partially collapsed in the downtown core of Ottawa on Wednesday morning, Ottawa Fire Services said.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2025
  
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• Ottawa firefighter suffers non-critical injuries fighting 2-alarm blaze in Orleans

  Shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call from a passerby reporting flames and smoke visible from a distance coming from a building on Youville Drive.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2023
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• Ottawa firefighters rescue dog that fell through ice, officials say

  Officials say someone called 911 at about 10:40 a.m. to report that the dog had gone through the ice at Andrew Hayden Park.

  Fire

  Apr 8, 2023
• House fire in Ottawa suburb of Manotick leaves 1 person dead: officials

  Ottawa Fire Services say they were called to a blaze in the 5,000 block of First Line Road in Manotick early this morning.

  Fire

  Apr 2, 2023
• Ottawa Fire Services members charged with hate-motivated workplace assault: police

  Ottawa police say two Ottawa Fire Services members are facing charges related to an alleged hate-motivated assault against another member.

  Crime

  Nov 7, 2022
• Ottawa firefighter dead after skydiving at Arnprior airport: fire services

  OPP say officers from the Renfrew detachment responded to a skydiving accident at the airport west of Ottawa around 1 p.m. Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2022
• 3 sent to hospital after explosion, fire at Ottawa business: police

  The Ottawa Police Service says an explosion and fire at a business in the city has sent three people to hospital.

  Crime

  Jan 13, 2022
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• Ottawa firefighters rescue occupant, 3 dogs from burning building

  Ottawa fire crews were able to knock down a fire in rural Ottawa overnight Thursday and rescue an occupant and three dogs from the blaze.

  Fire

  Nov 5, 2021
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• 7 people injured in Centretown balcony collapse on Halloween: Ottawa paramedics

  A crowded balcony collapsed on Sunday night in Ottawa's Centretown neighbourhood, sending four people to hospital with fractured bones and other injuries.

  News

  Nov 1, 2021