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Five members of the Stratford Fire Department in Ontario have tested positive for COVID-19, but the city says service levels and public safety will be maintained. The City of Stratford and the Stratford Fire Department are working closely with Huron Perth public health to manage the outbreak.
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Toronto Fire Services, hampered by an ongoing staffing shortage and an unusually busy year, is said to be in urgent need of additional funding as the city begins its budget process for 2021. City officials and firefighters say a continuation of the status quo means the service could experience further difficulties responding to calls and meeting its typical standards. CBC News reports.
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Structure fire calls in Welland, Ont., doubled in 2020, says Fire Chief Adam Eckhart: “We had 74 calls for structure fires in 2019 and 149 last year.”
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Departments are focusing on diversity and inclusion while navigating recruitment in a pandemic.
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Insights into behavior during Chimney Tops 2 fire could improve evacuation planning.
By Jonathan Griffin
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A 28-unit affordable housing cooperative in Verona, Ont., was destroyed in a massive structure fire Thursday night.
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Fire crews are responding to a fire at a property on Lake Drive in the Town of The Blue Mountains, Ont. They were called to the area just before 3 a.m. on Monday. Fire Chief Steve Conn says the fire was discovered by a next-door neighbour, who then called 911.
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Police have deemed a fire in a pizzeria suspicious and opened an investigation in Boisbriand north of Montreal.
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Jan. 18 – 21, 2021
Location: St. Pete Beach, Fla
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