Vancouver Fire Rescue Service

• ‘A ticking time bomb’: Vancouver fire chief supports removal of tents next to buildings

  Since August of 2022, the fire department said it has removed more than 1,600 propane tanks from the Downtown Eastside area.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2023
  
• Vancouver Fire and Rescue reveals 504 calls for single SRO hotel in 2022 in deleted tweet

  Vancouver’s new mayor said the tweet was shocking and something city officials didn’t know previously.

  Fire

  Jan 4, 2023
  
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• Vancouver firefighters to proceed with plan limiting responses to some medical calls

  Starting Tuesday, firefighters will only respond to life-threatening calls, overdoses, burns, hazmat emergencies, motor vehicle crashes and technical rescues.

  Health

  Jul 26, 2022
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• Vancouver firefighters may stop responding to many medical calls

  Vancouver firefighters could soon only respond to life-threatening calls, overdoses, burns, hazmat emergencies, motor vehicle crashes and technical rescues.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2022
• Firefighters’ union warns of cuts, hiring deferrals in Vancouver’s 2022 budget

  The Vancouver Fire Fighters' Union Local 18 says funding allocated to the fire department next year would result in the loss of five firefighters.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2021
• As overdose deaths slow, Vancouver pilot project looks ahead to treatment

  The initiative sees firefighters and health officials follow up with recent overdose patients and offer them access to services.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2019
• Road closures in downtown Vancouver for firefighter’s line-of-duty funeral service

  The service says several streets will be closed for the uniformed procession and motorcade honouring Acting Lt. Ronald Renville.

  May 23, 2019
• Lower Mainland firefighters deployed to assist with B.C. wildfires

  With nearly 600 wildfires raging across B.C., firefighters from the Lower Mainland are answering a desperate call from their colleagues in the interior.

  Fire

  Aug 16, 2018
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• Vancouver apartment fire forces 30 people out into the cold

  Residents are now waiting to see when they can return home.

  Dec 31, 2016