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Smiths Falls fatal fire caused by careless smoking says fire chief

Jason Smith, the Smiths Falls acting fire chief, said that Monday’s fatal fire was caused by careless smoking.

Man struck, killed by vehicle in Etobicoke during power outages identified as Schreiber, Ont. fire chief

A Northern Ontario township is mourning the loss of their fire chief after he was struck by a car in Etobicoke overnight Friday.

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.

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.