July 2, 2009, Vancouver - British Columbia will train 750 people to fight wildfires in a
pre-emptive move to deal with tinder-dry forests and a fire season
that's striking raging and faster than usual. The Vancouver Sun reports. | READ MORE
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July 2, 2009, Toronto - A top Toronto fire official is the latest emergency worker to be
charged under racing laws after police clocked a department SUV
travelling 150 km/h on Hwy. 401. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE
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July 2, 2009, London, Ont. - Officials in London believe an arsonist isn't taunting police by setting fires at the same vacant buildings, but is more likely returning to finish the job. The London Free Press reports. | READ MORE
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July 2, 2009, Pictou County, N.S. - A woman and her three children are homeless after fire destroyed their home in a rural Pictou County community Tuesday night. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE
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July 2, 2009, Lindsay, Ont. - The Ontario Fire Marshal's Office is probing a fire that damaged a garage northeast of Fowler's Corners early Wednesday morning. The Lindsay Post reports. | READ MORE
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July 2, 2009, Oromocto, N.B. - The Oromocto Fire Department pulled a woman from a burning mini-home in Lincoln early Wednesday morning. Fire Chief Jody Price said the department received the call from dispatch at 8:25 a.m. and were on the scene minutes later. The Times & Transcript reports. | READ MORE
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June 30, 2009, Whitby, Ont. - Firefighters in Whitby had a close call on Tuesday when their fire truck rolled over into a ditch. CTV Toronto reports. | READ MORE
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A massive fire Tuesday morning destroyed several blocks of
townhouses that were under construction in Mississauga, Ont.
The initial call came in shortly after 11 p.m., with first-arriving
crews finding a deep-seated fire in several units. The same site
suffered a $1 million-plus fire, believed to be arson, in February,
which resulted in the loss of eight units.
(Photo by John Hanley)
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