Fire News Headlines

Amit Talreja has been running the Travelodge on Lakeshore Drive since 2015.  One of his worst nightmares came true on Tuesday when he got the call that his business was on fire. 

Local firefighters sounded the alarm this week about new legislation that has ignited controversy in fire halls throughout the province as implications of the changes spread like wildfire.

An 18-year-old university student from China is dead and three others were sent to hospital after a house fire in east Toronto, authorities said Wednesday.

A University of Toronto student has died following a fire at a Scarborough home early this morning. The fire broke out at a single, detached house on Haida Court, near Morningside Avenue and Ellesmere Road, shortly before 2:30 a.m.

A persistent fire destroyed the former Hook’s restaurant in south London early Tuesday evening. There were no injuries. Deputy Fire Chief Jack Burt said two workers were in the building when the blaze broke out at about 5:45 p.m.

Dryden city council has voted to adopt a new model for the fire service that includes a combination of volunteer firefighters and contract firefighters.

In 42 years of firefighting, Courtenay Fire Chief Don Bardonnex has seen just about everything, from fatal fires to plane crashes to river rescues and deadly car collisions.

There’s been a stalemate in the ongoing issues regarding the former Renfrew fire chief.

Swift Current City Fire Chief Denis Pilon's last day on the job is Friday, and his replacement will be an internal one.

The future of Dryden's fire service is expected to be decided by the northwestern Ontario city's council Monday evening.