Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services

• City of Vancouver funds overdose response team

  The team began as a pilot project in August 2019 and will now be overseen by Vancouver Fire Rescue Services Capt. Jonathan Gormick.

  News

  Apr 7, 2021
  
• Firefighter injured, one other person dead after separate fires in Vancouver

  One person is dead after a fire in a ground-level apartment Friday night, while a separate blaze saw a firefighter fall through the floor of a boarded up house.

  Feb 13, 2021
  
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• Underground explosion in downtown Vancouver caused by electrical faults: officials

  A BC Hydro spokesperson said the investigation is still underway into what happened but said an explosion like this "is completely out of character for a typical electrical fault."

  Investigations

  Jan 6, 2021
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• Vancouver fire crews called to reported explosion in underground utility vault

  It is not yet known what caused the explosion but Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is working with the Vancouver police and BC Hydro to investigate.

  Jan 5, 2021
• One man dead after fire in Vancouver apartment suite

  A man is dead after fire broke out in an apartment near Kingsway and Gladstone in Vancouver Monday evening.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2020
• Vancouver’s ban on sale and use of consumer fireworks in effect Nov. 1

  The city says while some community events, such as Chinese New Year, Diwali and Canada Day will still have fireworks, personal firework displays will not be allowed.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2020
• Massive, searing-hot fire destroys south Vancouver condo building under construction

  The intense heat burned through fire-hose lines in the back lane, scorched fences and cracked some windows in adjacent properties.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2020
• 7 people rescued from 3-alarm fire at Vancouver apartment complex

  Officials say seven people were rescued from a fire in a three-storey apartment complex on Southwest Marine Drive near Heather Street.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2019
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• ‘A very, very difficult night’: 1 dead in East Vancouver fire

  One man is dead after a fire at a commercial building in East Vancouver on Tuesday, according to fire officials.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2019
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• Man in hospital; dog dead after Vancouver townhouse basement fire

  A man is in hospital and a dog has died after fire broke out in the basement of a townhouse on Blake Street in Vancouver Thursday night.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2019