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.
View ArticleVictoria garbage truck driver delivers fire to fire department
The driver of a garbage truck in Victoria is being hailed for his quick thinking when he saw smoke coming from the back compartment.
View ArticleFirefighters battle overnight blaze at northeast Calgary strip mall
The fire department said the fire was held to the south end of the building.
View Article‘I’m homeless’: Jasper residents rally for housing as government negotiations...
'Why do I have to fight for something that the government of Alberta committed on, and now they're backtracking? Like, I'm homeless. We're all homeless.'
View ArticleElderly man dead after three-alarm house fire in Brampton, 2 others injured
The city's fire chief said at least one occupant had jumped from a window, and firefighters had to perform multiple rescues using ground and aerial ladders.
View ArticleFire destroys two homes in a rural Alberta town
Two homes in the rural Alberta town of Irricana were reduced to rubble after an early morning fire engulfed both residences on Saturday.
View Article2 children, 1 adult dead, several injured following Hamilton apartment fire
Hamilton fire officials say two children and one adult were pronounced dead following a three-alarm apartment fire in the North End that sent 13 people to hospital.
View ArticleDozens displaced following two-alarm condo fire in southwest Calgary
The Calgary Fire Department was called to the Pointe of View Condominium Complex in Bridlewood around 5 a.m. on Jan. 26. Significant damage forced many residents from their homes.
View ArticleCalifornia considers letting victims of natural disasters sue oil companies
Oil and gas companies would be liable for damages caused by climate change-related disasters in California under legislation introduced Monday by two Democratic lawmakers.
View Article5 hospitalized, 2 in serious condition after Montreal apartment complex fire
Officials say the incident started at around 10 a.m. and became a four-alarm fire, requiring more than 125 firefighters to control the blaze.
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