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  Ontario Fire Code Violations
  Ex-Landlord Fined for Fire Violations Hamilton Nov 23
  George Zegouras Trial to Be Held Nov 19 Belleville
 
 

Ontario Fire Fatalities

 

Home Burns Body Found on Property Brighton Nov 19

 

Body found in burned out car parked in school parking lot Nov 18

 

Police Identify Man Killed in Mountain Fire Hamilton Nov 17

 

House Fire Kills Elderly Man Hamilton Nov 16

  Safety Issues Arise in Simcoe Blast Probe Nov 12
  Simcoe Explosion Kills Woman Nov 10
  Fire At Women's Shelter- Update Ottawa Nov 10
  Woman killed in fire at homeless shelter  Ottawa Nov 8
  45 Yr Old Victim of Fatal Fire a Fixture in Bayshore Area Nov 10
  Man 45 Dies in Ottawa House Fire Ottawa Nov 7
 
  Nov 21-23
  Experience Under Fire Cornwall Standard
  Sewer Explosion Clears Street Toronto Star
  Firefighters Contain Blaze at College Resident Ottawa Citizen
  Spectacular Blaze Destroys Pickering Home Ajax News
  Home Fire Prompts Warnings Newmarket Era-Banner
  Fire Causes $1M Damage Regina Leader Post
 
  Nov 20
 

Blaze Guts Home Lindsay Post

 

Firefighters Heading Out for Smoke Alarm Checks Niagara

 

Fire Leaves Hole in NPCA Plans to Redevelop Jordan Harbour Grimsby

 

Burn victim to Carry Olympic Flame Waterloo Record

 

Hearing Society: Fire Service Join Forces for First Expo Lindsay Post

 

Keeping Your Home Safe from Fire Kingston Whig

 

Fourth Arson Investigated Windsor Star

 
  Nov 19
  Drug Lab Discovered In Mid-Town Home (with video) CityNews
 

Fire Caused by Marijuana Grow-Op Welland Tribune

 

24-Hour Service from New Fire Hall Whitchurch-Stouffville

 

Sunderland Barn Fire Deemed Suspicious Uxbridge Times

 

Living Proof Smoke Detectors Work Welland Tribune

 

Fire Training Officer Steps Into Role – New Position Filled Chatham Daily News

 

Uxbridge Fire Hall Timeline Shrouded in Smoke Uxbridge Times

  Top Mountie Says Huntsville Too Small for G20 CTV
 
  Nov 18
  Fire Destroys Brighton Home Northumberland Today
 

Man Rescued from Basement During Fire Peterborough Examiner

 

It Was a Long Fight Peterborough Examiner

 

Fire Devastates Community North Bay Nugget

 

Children Escape Fire at Leamington Daycare Windsor Star

 

Statistics Canada to Do Emergency Readiness Survey Waterloo Record

 

Thefts Alarm Fire Department St. Catharines

 

Police Examine Possible Grow-Op at Fire Scene St. Catharines

 
  Nov 17
 

Spate of Downtown Fires Not Linked Ottawa Citizen

 

Fire Survivor Will Share His Story With Council Welland Tribune

 

Funeral Home Destroyed in Fire Chatham Daily News

 

Fire Dashes Hopes of Renovating Barn Guelph Mercury

 

Insurers Put Own Money on Smoke Alarms Belleville Intelligencer

  City Cracks Down on Student Landords St. Catharines
 

Girl 9 Hailed as a Hero After Saving Family of 6 Vancouver Province

 
  Nov 14-16
 

Suspicious Fire Forces Evacuation of Rooming House Ottawa Citizen

 

Chemical Cleanup Too Late To Save Fish Hamilton Spectator

 

Photographer Honours Firefighters St. Catharines Standard

 

Emergency Crews Pull Man from Well Niagara Falls Review

 
  Nov 13
  Man Critically Injured in Bronson Ave Fire Ottawa Citizen
  Searching for Clues Simcoe Reformer
  Blaze Results in $80K Damage Orillia Packet
  Calamity Sinks Dreams in the Deep Freeze G&M
  Tanning Bed Catches Fire Vancouver Province
 
  Nov 12
  Local Group Praises Ministry for Releasing Biedermann Results Hamilton
  Chemical Cleanup Too Late to Save Fish Hamilton Spectator
  Body of Stabbing Suspect Found in Burned Out House Ottawa
  Countywide Fire Dispatch Could Cost $2M Northumberland Today
  Restaurant Kitchen Fire Causes Major Damage North York
  Family Seeking New Home After Townhouse Destroyed Waterloo
 
  Nov 11
  Blaze Guts Downtown Home Hamilton Spectator
  Full Honours For Retired Fire Chief's Funeral Ottawa Citizen
  Smoking Near Oxygen Tank Causes Fire Chatham Daily
  Paramedics to Immunize Police, Firefighters against H1N1 Welland Tribune
  False Alarms Could Mean Fines Pembroke Observer
 
  Nov 10
  Train Derailment Changed Our History Mississauga News
  Mississauga Miracle Toronto Star
  Explosion in Simcoe  London Free Press
  Air Tank Fuels Blaze Windsor Star
  Family Escapes Blaze Simcoe Reformer
  Suspicious Fire Destroys 4 Town homes Scarborough Mirror
  Welcome News for Volunteer Firefighters Welland Tribune
  Searchmont Store Fire Investigation Continues Sault Star
  Blaze Tears Through Cambridge St. Home Lindsay Post
 

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Research Archive

Research for the fire service

Firefighting in Canada Back to Basics Truck Company Part 3

IAFC Wellness-Fitness Initiative 3rd Edition Available to Improve Health of Fire/EMS Personnel

 IAFC Benefits of Incident Traffic Committees

NFPA Report Fire Service Performance Measures (.pdf) November 2009. Report identifies and presents potential performance measures as they relate to the core functions of the fire department.

 NFPA Podcast on Solar Panel Hazards . Matt Paiss is a leading authority on the hazards of solar panels, and has a YouTube video series aimed at educating firefighters about the dangers associated with solar energy. Listen as they discuss what firefighters need to know, and watch Matt's videos.

 

 
 

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