Vancouver Firefighters

• SRO fires, overdose calls are taking toll on crews: Vancouver Fire Rescue

  Already 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.”

  Fire

  Jun 12, 2024
  
• ‘Leg for a life’: B.C. man looks forward after amputation due to flesh-eating disease

  At first, doctors thought it was compartment syndrome but once they went in to take a look, they knew it was necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2024
  
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• ‘We’re in a crisis’: Vancouver firefighters warn of burnout among record calls

  "This year we're going to respond to over 70,000 incidents in the city of Vancouver alone," Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Chief Karen Fry said Monday.

  Health

  Dec 4, 2023
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• Vancouver firefighters issue ‘urgent’ call after record number of fires this year

  Discarded smoking materials -- matches, lighters, candles, cigarettes, torches and drug paraphernalia -- are responsible for 57 per cent of the blazes.

  Fire

  Aug 9, 2023
• Vancouver Fire Rescue impeded by encampment inhabitants during SRO fire response

  When Vancouver firefighters arrived to battle a blaze Friday night, an assistant fire chief said several people living in tents and structures out front of the SRO refused to move.

  Fire

  Apr 1, 2023
• Vancouver firefighters rappel down building to rescue trapped window washers

  Crews were called to the building at Georgia and Homer streets around 1:45 p.m., after the workers' platform froze midway up the building's exterior.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2023
• Vancouver Fire and Rescue responded to 65,000 calls in 2022, chief says

  Firefighters responded to nearly 7,000 overdose calls and by mid-2022, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services had to cut back on the types of medical calls it was responding to.

  Fire

  Jan 25, 2023
• 3-alarm fire torches 3 homes in East Vancouver Friday night

  The fire is considered suspicious in nature and fire investigation crews are looking into the origin.

  Fire

  Dec 17, 2022
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• Vancouver firefighters’ union joins police union, endorses slate of election candidates

  The union for Vancouver firefighters backed city council hopefuls from five political parties on Tuesday, including incumbent Kennedy Stewart for the top job as mayor. 

  Politics

  Oct 11, 2022
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• Vancouver firefighters union adds to calls for more government support in wake of machete attack

  The union representing Vancouver firefighters says all three levels of government need to expedite and prioritize supports for mental health and the opioid crisis.

  Crime

  Aug 10, 2022