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  Ontario Fire Code Violations
  Apt Lacked Working Smoke Alarms Niagara Falls Mar 10
 
  Ontario Fire Fatalities
  Deaths Were Preventable: Fire Officials Toronto Mar 13
  Smoke Alarm Wasn't Working in Fire Home Toronto Mar 12
  Widow Speaks Out After Losing Husband And Daughter In Fire  Toronto Mar 12
  She'll Grow Up Knowing Dad was a Hero Toronto Mar 12
  Slain Woman Was a Great Mom, Friend Stouffville Mar 10
  Careless Smoking Likely Cause of Fatal House Fire Ottawa
  Boyfriend charged in wake of fatal fire  Stouffville Mar 10
  Fire That Killed Dad Now Claims Girl,  Toronto Mar 9
  Stouffville fire victim 'loving person' Mar 9
  Mother of Three Killed in Stouffville Blaze Stouffville Mar 8
  Father Killed in Fire, Girl 12, Fights for Life Toronto Mar 7
  Lovable Lady Dies in Morning House Fire Ottawa Mar 6
  Victim of Fatal Fire not Identified Yet Sault Ste. Marie Mar 5
 
  March 19
  Suspicious Blaze in New Subdivision Niagara Falls Review
  House Fire Damages Two Others Homes St.Catharines Standard
  Fire Victim Meets Stranger Who Saved Her Toronto Sun
  Winds Send Grass Fire Toward Kitchener Homes Record
  Suspicious Fire in East York Inside Toronto
  Changing Batteries Could Save a Life Sarnia Observer
  Ski With Sparky Event Today at Devil's Elbow Lindsay Post
  New Fire Hall to Mean Faster Response Times Windsor Star
  Taxidermist Found Dead in Basement After House Fire Vancouver Sun
 
 
  March 18
  CBC TV show, Marketplace, will be looking at retirement/nursing home fires on Burning Question Friday March 19 @ 8:30 PM. 
  MOE Officials Notified of Warehouse Fire Late Barrie Examiner
  4 Kids Wanted for Courtice House Fire Toronto Sun
  Suspicious Blaze Destroys Hangout Midland Mirror
  Arena Needs Sprinklers Says Councillors Perth EMC
  Council Concerned About Basement Apts. Barrie Advance
  Fire Breaks Out at Ajax Steam Plant Ajax News
  Fire Crew Set for G8 Windsor Star
  Firefighters on Alert for Grass Fires Waterloo Record
  Dry Days of Winter Lead to 4 Grass Fires Cornwall Standard
  Homemade Projectile Nearly Burns Home Sarnia Observer
  Ice Water Training Could Save Lives Belleville Intelligencer
  Violators of Building Code, Fire Safety Laws Face Stiff Fines Cape Breton Post
 
  March 17
  Education Program Offered by Firefighters Sarnia Observer
  Teen Nearly Burns Down Neighbour’s House St Catharines Standard
  Abandoned Buildings a Hazard Niagara Falls Review
  Cramahe Township Puts Fire Skills on Display Northumberland News
  Don’t Leave Stove Unattended Welland Tribune
  Burning the Midnight Oil Sault Star
  Warden Building Comes Down Stayner Sun
  Vacant House up in Flames in Clarington Durham Region News
 
  March 16
  Firefighter Succumbs to Third Battle with Brain Cancer North York
  Firefighters contain basement fire   London Free Press
  Industrial Fire Damage More than $1 Million Barrie Examiner
  College Class Calendar Helps Burn Victims Durham Times
  Farmhouse Destroyed Peterborough Examiner
  Restaurant Razed Lindsay Post
  Ottawa Unveils Official Emergency Disaster Plan National Post
  Unsafe Vent-Free Fireplaces Taken Off Store Shelves Hamilton
 
  March 13-15
  Grief stricken widows lays family to rest CTV Toronto
  Police Believe Church Fire Intentionally Set Welland Tribune
  Industrial Cleaning Business Up in Smoke Barrie Examiner
  Seniors Face Higher Risk of Perishing in Fire Cape Breton Post
  Fire Chief Calls for Sprinklers in Homes Ottawa Citizen
  Heater Likely Sparked Beaverton Log Home Fire Durham
  Fire Rolls Through Recycling Plant Hamilton Spectator
 
  March 12
  Teen Critical after Science Lab Fire Mississauga News
  Rendering Maple Leaf plant fire forces evacuation Hamilton Spectator
  Emergency Response Times Don't Alarm Fire Chief Kingston
  Resident Treated Following $200K Apt Fire Ottawa Citizen
  Off Duty Firefighters Rescue Man Collingwood Connection
  $800K damage in Erin Mills fire Mississauga News
  Fire School in Chesley, Elmwood Hanover Post
  Blaze Sends One to Hospital Collingwood Enterprise
 
  March 11
  Hundreds attend Prescott fire chief's funeral Brockville Recorder
  Arsonist hunted after North York club torched Toronto Sun
  Volunteer Searchers Make a Difference Barrie Advance
  Rash of Arsons Continue Mississauga News
  It's Time to Check Your Smoke Alarms Welland Tribune
  Ministry Probing School Lab Fire Mississauga News
  Fire Staff Working 24-Hour Shifts Peterborough Examiner
  Union Gas Donates $125K to Safety Village Chatham Daily
  Brantford Safety Village Charged up Over Solar Jeeps Expositor
  Officials Revising Emergency Detours Barrie Examiner
  Fire Dept Has an Average Year in 2009  Almonte/Carleton  EMC
 
  March 10
  Passing of Fire Chief Bill Lawrence, Prescott Fire Dept.  OAFC
  Port Establishes Bravery Award Welland Tribune
  Barn Fire Dunnville Chronicle
  Man Suffers Burns in Garage Fire Sudbury Star
  Horses Killed in Fire Orillia Packet
  House Fire Accidental Belleville Intelligencer
  Police Radios Will Shut Public Out at G20 Toronto Star
  CTV Ottawa Won't Return to Merivale Road Ottawa Citizen
 
  March 9
  Blast, Fire Hospitalize Woman, 74 Ottawa Citizen
  Fire Breaks Out at Home of Oshawa FPO Northumberland Today
  Ajax Fire Dept. Warns About Illegal Fireplaces Ajax News
  Smoke Alarms Saved Lives in Port Colborne Welland Tribune
  Firefighters Commended for Saving Lives Orillia Packet & Times
  Vehicle Fire Ignites Walls at Roseneath Auto Northumberland
  30 Homeless as Fire Hits 5 Triplexes Montreal Gazette
 
  March 6-8
  Blaze Called in Minutes Apart Sudbury Star  
  When Green Doesn’t Always Mean Go Niagara Falls Review
  Fire Victim’s Donations Stolen Cornwall Standard – Freeholder  
  City Man Has Been Putting Out Fires for 25 Years Belleville Intelligencer  
  Firefighter Candidate Tested for Hot Jobs Brantford Expositor  
  Wallaceburg Home Damaged by Fire Chatham Daily News
 
  March 5
  Police, fire officials say answers to take time London Free Press
  Man Dies After Falling Through Ice Belleville Intelligencer
  Training Took Over For Man Trapped in Grain Bin Ottawa Citizen
 
  4 Firefighters to Join Dept in July Collingwood Enterprise
  Prof Seeks Children to Take Part in Safety Studies Guelph
  Firefighters Issue Advisor about Solicitor Sarnia Observer
  Police Bust Indoor Pot Operation Midland Mirror
  Children as Young as 9 Can Do CPR Lindsay Post
  Overheating Motor Causes Fire Chatham Daily News
  Lowertown Apt Fire Sparks Arson Investigation Ottawa Citizen
 

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