Vancouver Fire And Rescue
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Vancouver police note ‘positive signs’ in crime reduction after DTES decampmentBetween April 5 and 20, Vancouver police say there has been just one robbery and one assault in the embattled downtown neighbourhood.PoliticsApr 24, 2023
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City of Vancouver says safety up, overdoses and attacks down, after tent camp removalVancouver Fire and Rescue received 27 fewer overdose-related calls during the week of the sweep than the final week of March, and 82 fewer than it received between March 20-26.PoliticsApr 14, 2023
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Encampment fire ignites at Vancouver’s CRAB Park on Saturday nightThe fire is believed to have started from unattended candles around 5 p.m. Saturday.FireDec 18, 2022
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3-alarm fire torches 3 homes in East Vancouver Friday nightThe fire is considered suspicious in nature and fire investigation crews are looking into the origin.FireDec 17, 2022
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Memorial for Noelle O’Soup destroyed by fireFire investigators doused flames at a memorial set up outside the building where Noelle O'Soup's remains were found. It is not known if the fire was intentional or accidental.FireSep 1, 2022
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Vancouver police release identities of victims in Winters Hotel fireMisty Fredricks said her aunt was a member of the Oneida Nation in the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, and a survivor of the Mohawk Institute Residential School.FireMay 18, 2022
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Woman dies in downtown Vancouver apartment fireA woman has died in an apartment fire in Vancouver.CanadaJul 10, 2020
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Hazmat team called after fuel leak aboard boat in Vancouver’s Coal HarbourFire crews confirmed they were able to recover the fuel from the boat with no spilling into the water or damage to the vessel.CanadaFeb 22, 2019
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Vancouver firefighters cut response time by 28 seconds since last year"We'd like to be on par with Edmonton, Calgary and better than some of the larger municipalities in Canada."NewsAug 3, 2018
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Revised Yaletown street parking to begin trial periodA new Yaletown street design, drafted in collaboration with affected businesses, will be trialled on Mainland Street and Hamilton Street.TrafficMar 27, 2018
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