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Elmira fire brigade to celebrate 100 years
Posted by web-chief on Sep 5, 2008 @ 12:13AM

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ELMIRA, ON - The Elmira fire brigade is getting ready for a party — and you’re all invited...[ read more ]

Source: Elmira Independent (click for full story)
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One dead in nursing home fire
Posted by web-chief on Sep 4, 2008 @ 10:49AM

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OTTAWA, ON - One male resident of the Rothwell Heights Terrace retirement residence was declared dead on the scene following a fire in the four-storey building Thursday morning...[ read more ]

Source: Ottawa Citizen (click for full story)
New fire hall recognized for environmental features
Posted by web-chief on Sep 4, 2008 @ 10:45AM

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AJAX, ON - The Town received the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Federal Gas Tax Project Award for the LEED-certified fire and emergency headquarters...[ read more ]

Source: Northumberland News (click for full story)
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Charges laid in deadly fire - Failure to maintain smoke alarms
Posted by web-chief on Sep 4, 2008 @ 9:41AM

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HAMILTON , ON - The owner of a west Hamilton home where five people died in a catastrophic fire has been charged with failing to install and maintain smoke alarms in the home...[ read more ]

Source: Hamilton Spectator (click for full story)
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Cancer-linked deaths targeted
Posted by web-chief on Sep 4, 2008 @ 9:38AM

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CALGARY, AB - With a dozen Calgary firefighter deaths since 2000 attributed to occupational cancer, fire chief Bruce Burrell hopes new equipment and monitoring will help reduce the insidious dangers ...[ read more ]

Source: Calgary Sun (click for full story)
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Heroic Laval cop plays down rescue effort
Posted by web-chief on Sep 4, 2008 @ 9:37AM

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LAVAL, QC - Laval police Constable Jean-Fran�ois Rousselle said he didn't think twice before stripping down to his uniform pants and jumping into the Rivi�re des Prairies early yesterday...[ read more ]

Source: The Gazette (click for full story)
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Killer blaze likely started by cigarette
Posted by web-chief on Sep 4, 2008 @ 9:35AM

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KELOWNA, BC - A smouldering cigarette on a couch caused a Kelowna house fire that claimed the life of a 57-year-old man, fire officials said yesterday...[ read more ]

Source: The Province (click for full story)
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Firefighters' $10-million pay hike turns up the heat on city budget
Posted by web-chief on Sep 4, 2008 @ 9:31AM

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OTTAWA, ON - The City of Ottawa, already facing big financial trouble in the coming year, got a new $10-million headache Wednesday when a long-awaited arbitrator's award was handed down for firefighte...[ read more ]

Source: Ottawa citizen (click for full story)
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Charges laid in deadly fire - Failure to maintain smoke alarms
Posted by web-chief on Sep 4, 2008 @ 12:00AM

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The owner of a west Hamilton home where five people died in a catastrophic fire has been charged with failing to install and maintain smoke alarms in the home...[ read more ]

Source: Hamilton Spectator (click for full story)
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One dead in nursing home fire
Posted by web-chief on Sep 4, 2008 @ 12:00AM

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One male resident of the Rothwell Heights Terrace retirement residence was declared dead on the scene following a fire in the four-storey building Thursday morning...[ read more ]

Source: Ottawa Citizen (click for full story)
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Demo proves to be a real eye-opener
Posted by web-chief on Sep 3, 2008 @ 10:45AM

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LONDON, ON - One minute there was a dorm room. Less than two minutes later, there was only a burned bed, charred desk, melted computer and black walls...[ read more ]

Source: London Free Press (click for full story)
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Ambulance driver loses discrimination complaint
Posted by web-chief on Sep 3, 2008 @ 10:43AM

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SURREY, BC - A Surrey ambulance paramedic who lost his driver's licence over a seizure disorder has also lost his discrimination complaint at the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal...[ read more ]

Source: Globe and Mail (click for full story)
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Woman escapes 'fully involved' A'burg house fire
Posted by web-chief on Sep 3, 2008 @ 10:32AM

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AMHERSTBURG, ON - A man rushed into his house to wake up his wife Tuesday afternoon after he was in the backyard killing bugs and realized the place was on fire...[ read more ]

Source: Windsor Star (click for full story)
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Firefighter in it for the fitness, not the celebrity status
Posted by web-chief on Sep 3, 2008 @ 10:18AM

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BELLEVILLE, ON - Brian Jones hates being referred to as a celebrity, even jokingly.

"Oh, don't go calling me that," the likable 58-year-old Belleville firefighter said while laughing...[ read more ]

Source: Belleville Intelligencer (click for full story)
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Firefighter, paramedic laid to rest
Posted by web-chief on Sep 3, 2008 @ 10:16AM

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PETERBOROUGH, ON - Hundreds of paramedics, firefighters and police officers sat in silence at Calvary Church yesterday, listening to nine clangs of a fire bell ringing throughout the sanctuary...[ read more ]

Source: Peterborough Examiner (click for full story)
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Students rowdy return
Posted by Ladymedic on Sep 3, 2008 @ 10:13AM

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LONDON, ON - Back for a new school year, some students near Fanshawe College were literally burning for a party over the weekend...[ read more ]

Source: London Free Press (click for full story)
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Firefighter, paramedic laid to rest
Posted by web-chief on Sep 3, 2008 @ 12:00AM

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Hundreds of paramedics, firefighters and police officers sat in silence at Calvary Church yesterday, listening to nine clangs of a fire bell ringing throughout the sanctuary...[ read more ]

Source: Peterborough Examiner (click for full story)
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27 taken to hospital after exposure to chemical
Posted by web-chief on Sep 2, 2008 @ 12:47PM

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ABRAM VILLAGE, PE - Roads into Abram Village were filled with ambulances, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles early this morning following a chemical leak...[ read more ]

Source: The Journal Pioneer (click for full story)
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Department mourns retired firefighter
Posted by web-chief on Sep 2, 2008 @ 11:31AM

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YELLOWKNIFE, NT - One of the many things deputy fire chief Gerta Groothuizen fondly remembers about her former colleague Clem St. Croix is that Clem was a clown – literally...[ read more ]

Source: Northern News Service (click for full story)
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Fire Prevention Canada Launches Operation En Garde
Posted by web-chief on Sep 2, 2008 @ 10:32AM

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NATIONAL - Fire Prevention Canada (FIPRECAN), the
national voice of fire safety and education, today launched Operation En
Garde, a new proactive information program, to help reduce the ...[ read more ]

Source: CNW Group (click for full story)
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Son of longtime fire chief takes the helm
Posted by web-chief on Sep 2, 2008 @ 9:11AM

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WABUSH, NL - The Town of Wabush has a new fire chief...[ read more ]

Source: The Aurora (click for full story)
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Instinct took over, firefighter says of rescue
Posted by web-chief on Sep 2, 2008 @ 9:07AM

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WASHAGO, ON - Derek Sinai has been in some tough situations as a firefighter, but he counts last weekend as one of the worst...[ read more ]

Source: North Bay Nugget (click for full story)
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City blaze nets arson charge
Posted by web-chief on Sep 2, 2008 @ 9:01AM

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CALGARY, AB - Charges of arson, endangering human life and break and enter have been laid against a Calgary man following an intense blaze in the city's northwest early yesterday morning...[ read more ]

Source: Calgary Sun (click for full story)
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Paramedics swarmed by mob in Vanier
Posted by web-chief on Sep 2, 2008 @ 8:58AM

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OTTAWA, ON - Ottawa paramedics say they were swarmed and attacked by a mob of men early Sunday morning in Vanier while responding to a call of an unconscious man...[ read more ]

Source: Ottawa Sun (click for full story)
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Arson and vandalism raise alarm in Behchoko
Posted by web-chief on Sep 2, 2008 @ 8:55AM

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BEHCHOKO, NT - A recent wave of arson, vandalism, break-ins and thefts have put the community of Behchoko on alert...[ read more ]

Source: Northern News Service (click for full story)
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