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After 43 years, Jim Donovan calling it a career
February 28, 2022
After 43 years, Jim Donovan calling it a career The Kingston Whig Standard   After 43 years of service to residents, responding to emergencies and fighting fires, Elizabethtown-Kitley Fire Chief Jim Donovan is retiring this spring.... Read more >
Arson charge in Port Elgin motel fire
February 28, 2022
Arson charge in Port Elgin motel fire Owen Sound The Sun Times   A 39-year-old man of no fixed address faces numerous charges following an arson fire at a Port Elgin motel Feb. 27 that injured  Saugeen Shores firefighter and one... Read more >
Fire at Port Elgin motel
February 28, 2022
Fire at Port Elgin motel BlackburnNews.com   One firefighter had to be treated in hospital after a fire broke out at the Maplewood Motel in Port Elgin. At approximately 1 p.m. on Sunday, Saugeen Shores firefighters responded to the... Read more >
Fire station replacement cost balloons to nearly $7 million
February 28, 2022
Fire station replacement cost balloons to nearly $7 million Woodstock Sentinel Review   The cost to build a new fire station in Sarnia’s northwest has nearly doubled – again – to $6.7 million.   City council... Read more >
Multiple fire crews respond to Ont. barn fire
February 28, 2022
Multiple fire crews respond to Ont. barn fire Farms.com   Multiple fire crews responded to a barn fire call Monday morning. Firefighters from Centre Wellington, Guelph, Mapleton and Wellington North attended the fire at Swan Ridge... Read more >
New Fire Trucks unveiled in Rideau Lakes
February 28, 2022
New Fire Trucks unveiled in Rideau Lakes Lake88.ca   Rideau Lakes Fire and Rescue unveiled two of their new trucks this past weekend. The vehicles will replace two that were lost in the December fire that leveled the Portland fire... Read more >
More than 50 Hamilton firefighters battled ‘stubborn’ John Street South blaze
February 27, 2022
More than 50 Hamilton firefighters battled ‘stubborn’ John Street South blaze The Hamilton Spectator   Hamilton firefighters battled a “stubborn” blaze in a vacant John Street South building for several hours... Read more >
Op-ed: Toronto is playing with fire on park encampments
February 27, 2022
Op-ed: Toronto is playing with fire on park encampments NowToronto.com   The City’s zero-tolerance policy on fires in encampments has led to more hidden and unsafe practices – it has also led to freezing deaths.  ... Read more >
Over 50 Beehives In Fully Engulfed Barn Fire In Lakeshore
February 27, 2022
Over 50 Beehives In Fully Engulfed Barn Fire In Lakeshore iheartradio.ca   A large barn with over 50 beehive flats became fully engulfed in flames in Lakeshore. Lakeshore fire crews responded to the fully involved barn fire in the 900... Read more >
Lincoln photographer donates contest prize to fire department
February 26, 2022
Lincoln photographer donates contest prize to fire department The Standard Mitchell Brown's aerial photo of ice water rescue training won him a Ruth Lee training mannequin. In Lincoln, one photographer has set the competition ablaze. For... Read more >