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  Ontario Fire Code Violations
  George Zegouras Trial to Be Held Nov 19 Belleville
 
 

Ontario Fire Fatalities

  Body Found at Scene (Update) East Zorra-Tavistock Nov 5
  Body Discovered at Scene East Zorra-Tavistock Nov 4
  Body Found in Rubble on Bathurst Might be Hero Toronto Nov 4
  Fatal Fire, Residential 2 Fatalities Wilmot Oct 26
  Man Dies in Ajax House Fire Ajax Oct 23
 
  Nov 5
  Charges Laid in Lisle Fire Alliston Herald
  Defunct Recycler Fined for Abandoning 10,000 Tires St.Catharines
  Extras for Port Sydney Fire Station Huntsville Forester
  Thorold's New Fire Chief is Grimsby's Loss St.Catharines
  Woman Who Abducted Son Pleads Guilty to Setting House Fire Ottawa Sun
  Fire Depts. Get Protection from Lawsuits Edmonton Journal
 
  Nov 4
  Building Superintendent Saves Two People from Fire Whitby
  Community Strength Lost Gutted in Weekend Fire Toronto Star
  New EMS Station to Open in Pickering Pickering News
  $165K Blaze Destroys Former Lindsay Fair Office Peterborough
  Pandemic: There's no plan Toronto Star
  Landlord Promises to Clean Up Queenston St. Eyesore St. Catharines
  Tax Breaks Pushed for Volunteer Firefighters Calgary Herald
 
  Nov 3
  Investigators probing explosion heard in $900,000 house fire Welland Tribune
  Wilmot to Explore Fire Protection with Neighbours Waterloo Region
  Propane Explosion Rocks Port Huron Sarnia Observer
  Sprinklers Credited with Saving Home Brampton Guardian
  Firefighters' Rescue Team Place 5th in World Mississauga News
  Flaming Sunfire Lives up to Its Name G&M
  Takes a Tragedy to Wake Us Up Chatham Daily
  Emergency Responders Prep for Toxic Terror Attack G&M
 
  Oct 31-Nov 2
  4 Alarm Fire closes Bayview/Lawrence intersection Toronto Star
  Family Escapes Blaze in North End Townhouse Brampton Guardian
  Two Fires in Welland Cause $1M Damages Welland Tribune
  Blaze Destroys Searchmont General Store, LCBO Outlet Sault Star
  Electrical Problems Cause Queen St. Fire Niagara This Week
  Whitby Building Superintendent Saves Woman/Child From Fire Toronto Star
  Fire Safety Trailer on Mountain Saturday Hamilton
  First Responders Challenge Flu Shot Priorities Calgary Herald
  One Man’s Triumph Over Tragedy CTV
 
  Oct 30
  Top Fire Safety Tips for Halloween Night OFM
  Time to Change Your Clocks and Batteries in All Smoke Alarms OFM
  Explosion Levels Home CTV
  Dinner to Benefit Fallen Firefighters Mississauga News
  Report Recommends 24/7 Staffing At Fire Dept. Bradford
  Police Say Incident That Left Ont. Woman Burned was Accidental CTV
  Flu Fears End Fire Hall Tours Windsor Star
  Volunteer Shortage Puts Fire Services Under Stress Vancouver Sun
 
  Oct 29
  Blast Flattens North York Home Toronto Star
  Arsonist appealing case Mississauga News
  House Fire Causes $80K in Damage Barrie Advance
  Scugog All Fired Up About Smoke Alarms Durham Region
  Fire At Essar's Coke Making Dept Won't Slow Production Sault Star
  Man Charged in Deadly Blaze Winnipeg Press
  Fire Service Union Vows to Fight Layoffs Windsor Star
  Streamling City Hall Cutting Firefighter Jobs Windsor Star
  Lots Trucking At Rideau Lakes Fire Dept. Smiths Falls EMC
 
  Oct 28
  Their Lives At Stake Seniors Deserve An Impartial Tribunal G&M
  Firefighters Divided Over H1N1 Vaccine Fire Chief
  Plastimet Made Firefighters Health One Hot Issue Hamilton Spectator
  We Don't Have Anything - Niagara Fire St.Catharines Standard
  Axe Falls On City Managers: Civil Service,Fire Dept Shrink Windsor Star
  Residents question response time in fatal Wilmot fire Waterloo
  Simulated Emergency at CFB Trenton today Belleville Intelligencer
 
  Oct 27
  Fire Dept. Hosts Symposium Mississauga News
  Collapse Slows Work at Rosbergs Niagara Falls Review
  Judge Praises Courageous Sentence Request Sudbury Star
  Firefighter History Goes Up in Smoke St. Catharines Standard
  Laurie's Legacy Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is Preventable Hamilton
 
  Oct 24-26
  Fire Spreads to 3 Shops in Niagara on the Lake G&M
  Parallel Investigation into Ajax Fire Ongoing Ajax News
  High-Tech Fire Training Simulates Actual Blaze Oshawa This Week
  Firefighters Battle Bramalea Rd Silo Fire Caledon Enterprise
  Fire Blamed on Careless Cook Windsor Star
  Mayor Opposes Fire Hall Demolition Whitchurch-Stouffville Sun
  Firefighter Develops Teaching Tool for Children Cape Breton Post
 
  Oct 23
  Coroner Probing Fatal 911 Delay Case Toronto Star  
  Clarington Firefighters Fling Themselves Off Tall Building Durham News  
  Get More Than Extra Sleep on November 1 St Catharines Standard  
  Firefighter’s Cancer Campaign Makes Barrie Stop Barrie Advance  
  Cambridge House Fire Probed Waterloo Region Record  
  Rosbergs Rubble Being Removed Welland Tribune  
  Kudos to Longtime Volunteer Firefighter Peterborough Examiner  
  Vaughan Thanks Markham for Help After Tornadoes Struck York Region News
  Technologies Showcased During Fire Prevention Week Ancaster
 

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Fire Engineering H1N1 Immunization: Is It Your Right to Refuse or a Public Safety Mandate?

NFPA Journal Integrating Residential Sprinklers into Local Water Supply

 NFPA Journal It’s Not Easy Being Green

Fire Engineering Pump Operations – Simulations The Basics

NFPA Report Firefighter Injuries in the US

 
 

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Nov   4-6 Public Fire & Life Safety Educators' Conference, Educating on the Brink Niagara Falls
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