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Firefighters were at Bluffer’s Park in Scarborough to rescue two people who became stuck on the Cliffside for the second day in a row.

THUNDER BAY – Erica Parent knows firsthand the challenges of being a firefighter in a small Northwestern Ontario community.

Over 230 volunteer firefighters from across northwestern Ontario have gathered in Thunder Bay for an annual education conference; and this year it's delivering training that responds to new government regulations.

Exeter’s Jeff Musser, who has more than 20 years of experience with the Exeter station and serves as district chief for Exeter, was recently appointed acting fire chief of the South Huron department in light of former chief Andrew Baird’s departur

THUNDER BAY – Over 235 volunteer firefighters from various regions of northwestern Ontario will travel to Thunder Bay on Thursday to take part in important training offered by Emergency North Training (ENT) through their annual event FireCon.

After deadly fires and a persistent, pressing demand for better fire safety in First Nations communities, public consultation is beginning this fall to create a national Indigenous Fire Marshal's Office – the latest in a years-long push to get the

Toronto Fire Services is urging students living off campus to follow a safety checklist before moving into their new digs.

The North Bay Fire Department has partnered with the Health Unit to put Naloxone on firefighting apparatus in response to the ongoing opioid crisis in the province. 

Two property owners have pleaded guilty to multiple violations of the Ontario Fire Code as well as a Planning Act violation for a fire at an unlicensed rooming house earlier this year that killed a tenant. 

Toronto Fire Services is encouraging students who are headed back to school in September, and are moving into off-campus homes, to practise fire safety and prevention tactics.