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Welcome to Fire News:
a selection of fire and emergency incident news articles
in Ontario & Canada.
The contents of Fire News are only available in English
as the links provided lead to external media sources.
Ontario Fire Code Violations
Chippawa seniors home fined $60,000 for Fire Code violations: Niagara Falls Review May 2
JUSTICE: Court hands down steep penalties for multiple Fire Code violations in St. Catharines: Bullet News Niagara April 27
Welland Building Owners Get Fire Code Fines: Niagara
This Week April 3
Ontario Fire Fatalities
Officials Searching for Smoke Alarms after Fatal Fire in
Whitby: Durham News April 29
Fatal Alexandria House Fire Caused by Cigarette: CTV
April 27
Fatal fire under investigation: Chronicle Journal April 20
Man Killed in Fall from Condo Balcony During Fire: Toronto Star April 18
Woman Found Dead near Jane and Eglinton: Toronto Star April 6
Fire Incidents, Investigations, Operations
May 18
Inquest Expected to Call for OFM to Expedite Sprinklers: Fire Fighting in Canada
Reward offered for fire info: Sudbury Star
Fire consumes south-end home: Barrie Examiner
Evacuees from Town North of Sudbury Can Go Home: CBC
Barn Parties May Void Insurance: Fire Official: Brantford Expositor
Midland Fire Department Budget Cuts: Midland Free Press
Clearview Fire Truck Heading North: Simcoe.com
May 17
Accused in Arson Trial Takes the Stand in Kitchener: CTV
Fire Destroys 4 Apartments East of Downtown: CBC
2 More Sudbury Fires Follow Teen’s Arrest on Arson Charge: CBC
Newcastle and Oshawa Men Save Senior from Burning Van: Durham Region.com
Fire chases family of 5 from Ritchie St. home: Ottawa Sun
Firefighters reunite at Station #3 Bayside: EMC Quinte
May 16
Inaction Blamed: Orillia Packet & Times
Man arrested after fire inside Flamborough home: Hamilton Spectator
Fire Burns Up Profits from MS Flower Sale: Caledon Enterprise
Teen Accused of Setting Sudbury Fires: CBC
Ontario Fire Code public consultation on web now: Digital Journal
Cambridge house fire was arson, fire marshal says: Waterloo Record
Plug pulled on Prince firefighters filling swimming pools: Sault Star
Tillsonburg business destroyed by fire: CTV
May 15
‘Deficiency’ of firefighters led to chaos at blaze: Orillia Packet & Times
Fire Marshal Probing Cambridge House Fire: Waterloo Record
Firefighters rescue man from balcony during three-alarm Centretown fire: Ottawa Citizen
3 Workers Burned While Digging Trench at Scarborough Home: CityNews
Flour Mill arsons alarm authorities, neigbours: Sudbury Star
Windsor neighbourhood arsonist feared: Windsor Star
Firefighters Fed Up with Faulty Smoke Alarms: St. Catharines Standard
Clarington Residents Should Practise Fire Plan, Says Chief: Durham Region.com
May 12-14
Lincoln blast investigation to take days: St. Catharines Standard
HazMat crews on scene at Mississauga fire: Mississauga.com
No injuries in Burlington blaze: Hamilton Spectator
Fire fuelled change: Orillia Packet and Times
Ottawa Fire Service calls about the same number in 2011 as in previous year, report finds: Ottawa Citizen
Oakville urges drilling halt after close call: Toronto Star
Sunnybrook launches study into health care costs of house fires: Inside Toronto
Local crews prepare for forest fire season: North Bay Nugget
Bush fire forces evacuation — PHOTO GALLERY: Timmins Daily Press
Blaze destroys Beach home: Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin May 11
Barrie fire floats bill for missing life-jackets: Barrie Examiner
Life Lessons: Cornwall Standard Freeholder
MPP's house burns: Orillia Packet and Times
Rechargeable toothbrushes recalled: Sault Star
Pot light caused dramatic Stoney Creek house fire: Hamilton Spectator
Ajax Fire urges residents to inspect basement apartments: Durham Region.com
Local crews prepare for forest fire season: North Bay Nugget
Bush fire forces evacuation — PHOTO GALLERY: Timmins Daily Press
Blaze destroys Beach home: Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin
May 10
Three fires deliberately set in home where body was found, court hears: North Bay Nugget
Council lashes out at barn party ban: Delhi News Record
Fire damages O'Connor House: CBC
Greensville homes damaged by early morning fire: Hamilton Spectator
Back porch of lawyers’ offices set on fire: Waterloo Record
Putting hunger front and centre: Niagara This Week
‘There’s just absolutely nothing left’: fire victim: York Region.com
May 9
Firefighter Hopes His Death Boosts Awareness of Job’s Insidious Hazards: Toronto Star
Blaze Contained at Industrial Building: CTV
Early Morning Blaze Displaces Family of Five: CTV
West Lincoln Firefighters Battle Two Barn Blazes: Hamilton Spectator
New emergency service training centre opens: Mississauga.com
Emergency Preparedness Week to focus on family survival plans: Kenora Daily Miner & News
May 8
Fire levels Stouffville-area house: York Region.com
VIDEO: Fire destroys Stoney Creek home: Hamilton Spectator
3-alarm fire at Scarborough packaging plant: CityNews
Man taken to hospital after apartment fire near Carlton & Sherbourne: CityNews
National Preparedness Week: North Bay Nipissing.com
Arson and theft: Bayshore Broadcasting
May 5-7
Fire Trial Ends: Bayshore Broadcasting
Family flees house fire in South Ottawa: Ottawa Sun
Richmond Hill home destroyed by fire: CityNews
$55,000 blaze razes garage: Lindsay Post
West Lincoln firefighters battle two barn blazes: Hamilton Spectator
Two North Bay homes destroyed by fires: North Bay Nugget
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Events
May 23:
2012 CFAA - Annual Ontario Technical Seminar, Mississauga, ON
May 28:
Emergency Service, Life Safety and Business Continuity during Spontaneous Public Protest, Institution of Fire Engineers – Canada Branch, Toronto, ON
June 6:
2012 Annual Fire Safety Awards, OFM, Toronto, ON
June 9:
4th Annual Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation Memorial Golf Tournament,
Vancouver, British Columbia
June 10-12:
Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association Annual Conference,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 17-23:
International Fire/EMS Safety & Health Week
June 21:
Wasaga Beach Fire Department 2nd Annual Golf Tournament, Wasaga Beach, ON
June 25-27: The World
Conference on Disaster Management, Toronto, ON
September 8:
CVFSA 2012 annual general meeting, Ottawa, ON
September 23-26:
CAFC Conference: Ashes to Innovation, St. John's, NF
November 1-4:
Fire Service Women Ontario (FSWO): Conference and Annual General Meeting, Waterloo, ON
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