Vancouver Fire Rescue

• ‘Our staff are being compromised’: Vancouver fire chief joins calls for first responder vaccinations

  Chief Karen Fry said they are seeing presymptomatic or asymptomatic staff unknowingly bringing the virus into Vancouver fire halls after being exposed in the community.

  Health

  Apr 11, 2021
  
• 1 person rescued as Vancouver fire crews battle back-to-back blazes

  The twin blazes capped off a busy weekend for Vancouver fire crews.

  Apr 5, 2020
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• Oil-stained rags lead to chemical reaction, fire at Kitsilano furniture store

  Vancouver fire officials say the call is a reminder that stained rags should be properly stored after use, and never piled together.

  Jan 4, 2020
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• Downed bus trolley wires in Vancouver won’t be cleared until Friday due to job action

  Vancouver commuters got a dramatic showcase Thursday of how the ongoing transit worker job action could impact public safety.

  Nov 14, 2019
• 3 taken to hospital after fire rips through Kitsilano apartment building

  Dozens more were evacuated after a fire started outside a suite in the three-storey building, with flames spreading "very rapidly," a fire official said.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2019
• Car in East Vancouver Superstore parking lot consumed by fire

  Shoppers at the Real Canadian Superstore in East Vancouver found themselves with a front row seat to a firefighting display on Saturday.

  Fire

  Feb 17, 2019
• Fire breaks out in roof of building at Commercial Broadway station

  The fire broke out in the ceiling of a building housing an A&W and Blenz coffee shop.

  Traffic

  Dec 7, 2018
• Abandoned South Vancouver home destroyed in 2-alarm fire

  Vancouver fire crews had a busy morning putting down a two-alarm fire in the city's south side.

  Fire

  Jul 29, 2018
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• Fire breaks out in building housing Kitsilano’s popular Topanga Cafe

  The fire appears to have started in 2906 West 4th Ave., which houses the Topanga Cafe, a very popular Mexican restaurant, and a foot reflexology business.

  Jul 5, 2018
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• 4 homes go up in flames in massive Vancouver fire

  The call came in just before 6 a.m. and when firefighters arrived on scene at Prior and Gore streets, one home was already gutted. 

  May 31, 2018