Pictured above (l to r) is Chief Eugene Fillion (Pembina Triangle MAD), Chief Nick Young (Miniota Fire Department), Chief Brad Yochim (Oak Lake MAD), President Cameron Abrey (MAFC) and Chief Phil Carpenter (Boyne River MAD).
On April 7, 2018 funds were received by the Pembina Triangle MAD ($1000), Miniota Fire Department ($1000), Oak Lake MAD ($1000) and t...
John Maskerine, fire chief and director of public safety, Thompson Fire and Emergency Services
Maskerine has been with Thompson Fire and Emergency Services for 48 years, advancing up the ranks from firefighter to his current position as director of fire and public safety.
He participates on several committees within the Manitoba Association of Fire Chiefs,...
The St. Jean Fire Department conducts a quad wash during their annual derby and this year the proceeds of $1630.00 were allocated to the 2019 Canadian Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial Ceremony in Ottawa.
The Manitoba Fire Service is hosting the 2019 ceremony. Fire Chief Eugene Fillion (middle) presents the cheque to Nick Young (left) CFFF Memorial Ceremony Co...
The Manitoba Association of Fire Chiefs, President Cameron Abrey, presented a cheque in the amount of $1248.84 in support of the Canadian Red Cross – Manitoba Fund on October 10, 2017. The funds were raised at the MAFC 2017 Golf Tournament held on June 1, 2017 in Winnipeg. Accepting the cheque are Megan Blanchette and Joanne Hamel of the Canadian Re...
Congratulations to Fire Chief Alain Nadeau;
La Broquerie Fire Department on his award as the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year!
Photo credit: Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
A ruptured gas line is to blame for an explosion Friday morning that destroyed two homes in Virden, Man., and sent one of the homeowners to hospital.
The explosion happened just after 9 a.m. in a house on Thompson Place, a small cul de sac in the town, about 80 kilometres west of Brandon.
RCMP say officers found the house fully engulfed in flames, and ...
This is an invite to attend the open house to welcome our new tanker on April 23rd 2015, at 7pm. Many people and organizations have helped this project to get to where we are today. We fire fighters are so very grateful for the donations and time and support many people put into this project as we cannot thank them enough.
So if able to attend please do...
BY GRAEME BRUCE
No charges were laid against a driver who hit the Wallace District Fire Department chief while he was attending to a highway accident involving a family of eight.
During whiteout conditions on the Trans-Canada Highway Friday afternoon, fire Chief Brad Yochim, along with other firefighters, were at a crash scene just west of Elkhorn when he ...
It was an opportunity that doesn’t come around too often for volunteer members of the Winkler Fire Department Thursday night. They were able to hone theirwinkler live burn nov202014 6 skills during a controlled burn of a 1,000 square foot home, focusing on 3D fire fighting techniques. The homeowner, who needed the home demolished, offered the vac...
As part of the Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC)’s ongoing commitment to public safety, a Provincial Fire Protection Plan working group was formed to review challenges facing the Manitoba Fire Service and municipalities. The working group found ways to ensure that the Manitoba Fire Service and the mutual aid system will continue to be ready to meet th...
