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SRO fires, overdose calls are taking toll on crews: Vancouver Fire RescueAlready so far in 2024, crews have responded to 147 fires. Officials said more than 50 per cent of the fires are caused by “smoking materials.”FireJun 12
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Lockable lighters behind alarming rise in fires in Vancouver, chief saysIn her annual report, Vancouver Fire Rescue Chief Karen Fry said lockable lighters and torches "posed a new challenge in fire prevention efforts."FireMar 6
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Vancouver firefighter loses leg to flesh-eating infection while on vacationAn assistant fire chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is recovering in hospital after contracting a flesh-eating disease that forced the amputation of part of his leg.CanadaFeb 25
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3 workers rescued after collapse at work site in downtown VancouverSpokesperson Capt. Matthew Trudeau told Global News that firefighters were called at 10:42 a.m. to the First Baptist Church at the corner of Nelson and Burrard Streets.FireNov 22, 2023
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Heavy urban search and rescue training underway in Penticton, B.C.Rescue crews from across the country were in the Penticton this week for heavy urban search and rescue training.CanadaSep 20, 2023
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Ceiling collapses on firefighter during 3-alarm fire on Granville StreetVancouver firefighters received a report of a fire on the backside of a building on Granville Street, near the Nelson Street intersection, around 2:10 a.m.FireSep 16, 2023
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Fire crews tackle ‘suspicious’ 2-alarm SRO fire in VancouverCrews arrived Thursday afternoon to find thick smoke billowing from the southeast side of the three-storey single-room occupancy (SRO) building.FireSep 7, 2023
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Heavy flames, thick black smoke at Oakridge mall construction site fireA fire spewed black smoke into the air above a construction site at 41st Avenue and Cambie Street Saturday. More than 40 Vancouver firefighters responded to extinguish the blaze.FireJun 3, 2023
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Body found at fire in Asian Canadian Benevolent Association electrical roomVancouver police said the body of a 50-year-old man was found in a room where the fire is believed to have been started.FireApr 30, 2023
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Fire at Kitsilano Showboat shakes up Vancouver tradition since 1935: ‘What do we do?’The Kitsilano Showboat, which has been in operation since 1935, caught fire last night around 12 a.m., according to firefighter officials.FireApr 22, 2023
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