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Renfrew fire chief launches legal fight over forced retirement
Renfrew's former fire chief is fighting back against a move to push him into retirement with a legal fight launched Wednesday.
South-Yorkshire Fire and Rescue uses mother-child bond to fuel recruitment boost
The campaign, which kicked off on 8 March, sought to increase the number of women applying to be firefighters in what is widely perceived to be a male-dominated profession – 95 per cent of South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue's applicants are typically
Ontario town's fire chief told he's too old for the job at age 61
A 61-year-old fire chief in the town of Renfrew, Ont., has been let go after town council passed a policy that meant he would be too old for the job.
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