Winnipeg Firefighters

• Winnipeg firefighters union voices concerns over resources, response times

  The United Firefighters of Winnipeg (UFFW) is voicing concerns over what they call unacceptable and dangerously long emergency response times in Winnipeg.

  Canada

  Aug 18
  
• Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month spotlight’s WFPS’s commitment to prevention

  Studies show that firefighters have a 14 per cent higher chance of cancer-related deaths compared to the general public.

  Fire

  Jan 21
  
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• Winnipeg firefighters kick off 2025 with battle against blazes, frigid conditions

  Winnipeg firefighters faced a challenging start to January, battling four separate house fires caused due to a block heater malfunction and a number of vacant building fires,

  Fire

  Jan 7
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• Constant fires running Winnipeg’s firefighters ragged, union says

  A rash of fires on and around Main Street in recent months has the president of Winnipeg's firefighters' union frustrated for his members.

  Fire

  Mar 18, 2024
• Winnipeg house ablaze 2 nights in a row, firefighters say

  Although no one was injured in either incident, the first fire at the property led to the temporary evacuation of neighbouring homes as a precaution.

  Fire

  Sep 14, 2023
• Some homes temporarily evacuated in early-morning Winnipeg gas leak

  No one was injured in what Winnipeg firefighters are calling a 'significant' gas leak at a Bellavista Crescent bungalow early Wednesday.

  Fire

  Aug 23, 2023
• Winnipeg firefighters respond to high-rise apartment building fire Thursday

  Winnipeg firefighters were called to a fire at a high-rise apartment building in the River-Osborne area Thursday evening.

  Fire

  Aug 17, 2023
• No one hurt in separate Monday morning fires in Winnipeg

  Winnipeg fire crews responded to two fires Monday morning, one at a home on Flora Avenue and another at a homeless encampment near the Osborne Street Bridge.

  Fire

  Aug 14, 2023
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• Firefighters battle blaze at Winnipeg homeless camp

  A fire broke out at a camp along the riverbank near Assiniboine Avenue around 12:23 a.m. Tuesday morning. When crews arrived they found several tents on fire. No one was hurt.

  Fire

  Jun 13, 2023
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• Winnipeg homes evacuated after discovery of ‘explosive levels’ of natural gas Sunday

  Fire crews found a natural gas leak at a single-family home on Marygrove Crescent in Winnipeg. The leak occurred after a gas line was ruptured while someone was digging a hole.

  Health

  Jun 12, 2023