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Accidental Little Italy high-rise fire caused $10M in damages
A multi-level fire that broke out Monday in a high-rise currently under construction in Little Italy was accidental and caused $10 million in damages, Ottawa fire officials say.
Grant Avenue blaze causes more than $1 million in damage; Fire Marshal investigating
A fire ripped through three homes on Grant Avenue late Monday afternoon, causing more than $1 million in damage.
Scugog Island blaze under investigation by fire marshal's office
The Ontario fire marshal’s office has been called to investigate a blaze that left an outbuilding on Scugog Island nearly destroyed early Tuesday morning.
A 5% cut to Cornwall's emergency, protective services means job losses and service reductions
The heads of the Cornwall police, the fire department and the bylaw enforcement office all say there is no way to cut five per cent out of their budgets for the next four years without it causing the services they provide to residents to deteriora
Fire damages student highrise under construction in Little Italy
A highrise apartment building under construction in Ottawa's Little Italy neighbourhood caught fire Monday.
In the wake of terrible tragedy SWOX firefighters have partnered with Sprucehaven Farm to educate others about barn fire prevention on May 19th
It was heartbreaking to hear of the deaths of so many fine animals at one time.
Fired up: Why Ottawa's deputy fire chief wants builders to use less flammable materials
As the Ontario Fire Marshal's office investigates the cause of a Stittsville house fire in mid-April that left two firefighters with significant injuries, questions remain.
Fire departments transitioning to NFPA qualification standards
Brock Township Fire Chief Rick Harrison says all of his firefighters are properly trained before they are ever allowed on a fire truck.
They just don’t have a piece of paper to prove it.
Deputy chief blames illegal cigarettes for London blazes
London’s deputy fire chief is sounding the alarm on careless smoking and contraband tobacco after both were blamed for two blazes this week that injured two people, one of them critically.
‘It’s always a good idea to talk about fire safety’: Barrie’s deputy fire chief
Two separate fires in Barrie over the past several weeks have left 103 people in the city displaced.