Waterloo Fire Rescue

• Suspicious fire in Waterloo leaves $500,000 in damage behind

  Police say emergency services were called to a plaza at University Avenue East and Marsland Drive shortly after 8 a.m.

  Crime

  May 8, 2023
  
• City of Waterloo considering master plan for fire department going forwards

  The City of Waterloo says it is conducting a review of its fire department to make sure it is meeting the needs of the municipality as it grows over the next decade.

  Politics

  Jan 19, 2023
  
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• Emergency services hold parade to honour front-line workers in Waterloo Region

  Emergency services paraded around hospitals and vaccination clinics in the area on Thursday to honour front-line workers in Waterloo Region dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2021
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• Urgent call for help put out for those affected by Waterloo hotel fire

  A church in Waterloo has put out an urgent call to help those displaced by Tuesday’s nights hotel fire.

  Feb 11, 2021
• Overnight fire causes more than $1 million in damage to hotel in Waterloo

  An overnight fire at a hotel in Waterloo is estimated to have caused more than $1 million damage while displacing more than 100 tenants.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2021
• Fire set in city of Waterloo could be connected to others: police

  An early morning fire in Waterloo may be connected to a string of fires that have been plaguing the city since as early as September.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2020
• 3rd Walmart store set ablaze in alleged arson attacks in Kitchener-Waterloo has opened

  The last Walmart store that was shuttered last month after toilet paper was set on fire inside has opened its doors again, according to a company spokesperson.

  Crime

  Nov 19, 2020
• Waterloo Walmart store first to reopen weeks after $12-million blazes

  A spokesperson for Walmart Canada confirmed that the store in the Bridgeport Plaza in Waterloo has opened while the store in Kitchener will reopen Friday.

  Consumer

  Nov 12, 2020
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• Arrests made in connection with Kitchener-Waterloo Walmart fires

  Police said that a man and a male youth are facing numerous charges but did not provide any further details.

  Crime

  Oct 24, 2020
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• Police look to speak with 2 people in connection with Kitchener-Waterloo Walmart fires

  Waterloo Regional Police say they are looking to speak with two males in connection with the fires set at Walmart stores in Kitchener and Waterloo on Tuesday night.

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2020