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'Hopefully it may save a life, if it hasn’t already:' Brock and Uxbridge offering 'Farm 911' signs to rural residents
July 31, 2022
'Hopefully it may save a life, if it hasn’t already:' Brock and Uxbridge offering 'Farm 911' signs to rural residents The Peterborough Examiner   Brock is the latest municipality in the region to implement a Farm... Read more >
Toronto Fire Services to add two electric pumper trucks to their fleet
July 29, 2022
Toronto Fire Services to add two electric pumper trucks to their fleet Firefighting in Canada   Toronto Fire Services is working with Safetek Emergency Vehicles and the REVGroup to design and acquire two fully electric fire pumper... Read more >
Camp offers young women from Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills crash course on fire fighting
July 28, 2022
Camp offers young women from Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills crash course on fire fighting InSauga.com   The possible path to a career in fire fighting starts this August for a group of young women. The group of 25 young... Read more >
Fire at Hamilton Mountain housing development causes roughly $1M worth of damage
July 28, 2022
Fire at Hamilton Mountain housing development causes roughly $1M worth of damage CBC   A fire at a housing development on the Hamilton Mountain caused roughly $1M worth of damage according to the city's fire chief. Dave Cunliffe... Read more >
Ottawa firefighter, 45, dies in Arnprior skydiving mishap, crash 'followed advance parachute' manoeuvre, company says
July 28, 2022
Ottawa firefighter, 45, dies in Arnprior skydiving mishap, crash 'followed advance parachute' manoeuvre, company says Ottawa Citizen   An Ottawa firefighter and father of two died Wednesday in what police have described as a... Read more >
Sundridge, Strong councils on opposite sides of fire department debate
July 28, 2022
Sundridge, Strong councils on opposite sides of fire department debate  NorthBayNipissing.com   There may be a pathway for the Sundridge-Strong Fire Department to hire a second full-time employee as requested by Fire Chief Andrew... Read more >
'Much-needed': New aerial truck expands capabilities of Brock Fire
July 27, 2022
'Much-needed': New aerial truck expands capabilities of Brock Fire TheStar.com   A new fire truck will help improve fire safety for Brock firefighters and residents. The Brock Fire Department took possession of a 2022 Pierce... Read more >
Small Eastern Ontario towns struggle with cleanup after tornado hits
July 27, 2022
Small Eastern Ontario towns struggle with cleanup after tornado hits Cottage Life    On Sunday evening, around 8:30 p.m., Environment and Climate Change Canada sent out a severe weather alert to residents in the areas of Madoc,... Read more >
Tecumseh appoints former fire chief to fill council vacancy
July 27, 2022
Tecumseh appoints former fire chief to fill council vacancy CBC   With about three months to go before municipal elections take place across Ontario, the town of Tecumseh has appointed former fire chief Douglas Pitre to fill a... Read more >
Unusually dry weather prompts more calls to fire departments for grass, field fires
July 27, 2022
Unusually dry weather prompts more calls to fire departments for grass, field fires CBC News   Unusually dry weather conditions in southwestern Ontario has prompted more calls to the region's fire departments for grass or field... Read more >