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...
Dear Members of the Manitoba Fire Service,
The Manitoba Association of Fire Chiefs and the Office of the Fire Commissioner are pleased to announce that The Manitoba Emergency Services College will be hosting the 2015 MESC “Back to the Basics” Conference on October 1-3, 2015.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
This conference is for you, the Manitoba Fire Service,...
Christina Holcroft, division director of Fire Analysis and Research at NFPA, gives three key findings from NFPA’s 2013 Fire loss report. To read the full report – http://www.nfpa.org/fireloss
Changes to the Workers Compensation Act that further protect firefighters by expanding the list of presumptive diseases have now been fully implemented with the passing of a new regulation, Labour and Immigration Minister Nancy Allan announced today.
“Our government has worked to become a national leader in workers compensation coverage to protect Ma...
Martin Haller is presented with a cheque in the amount of $627.50 for the Fallen Firefighters Memorial Fund. The funds were raised from a fitness challenge the Selkirk Fire Department had with the local Selkirk RCMP. Craig Fiebelkorn presented the cheque to Martin on November 30, 2013.
