Fire News Headlines

Port Colborne’s fire chief says the department is being swamped by calls about hoarding across the city and is calling on the various agencies tasked with serving vulnerable people in the community to help tackle the issue.  

Innisfil Fire Chief Jon Pegg is abandoning his bunker gear in favour of a provincial recruitment.   Pegg has been hired as Ontario’s chief of emergency management.  

UPDATE: The company tells Bayshore Broadcasting News they have left Kincardine and are offering refunds  

A 34-year-old woman critically injured following a fire in Scarborough last weekend has died in hospital, Toronto police confirm.  

The Ontario Fire Marshal was called to investigate the cause of a house fire in Burlington late last night. The fire broke out in the rear of the house on Cavendish Drive south of Upper Middle just after 9 o’clock.

A townhouse fire in Barrie’s north end, Tuesday afternoon, could have been a lot worse if not for the presence of working smoke alarms.

A family of three had to call 911 Sunday evening as nightfall changed their floating adventure on Eramosa River into something scary, said a deputy chief with Guelph Fire Department.

Southwold Fire Chief Gary Wilson was a son, husband, father and grandfather with a passion for firefighting that came from deep within. He died Friday at the age of 59 after suffering a heart attack.

The case of two London firefighters who were injured during a training exercise on Fanshawe Lake Friday highlights the dangers of the job, the department’s deputy chief says.

An investigation continues after fire broke out in a residential home on North Street Friday afternoon..