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Residents, cats evacuated in fire that ravaged Monterey Park home
Posted April 16, 2021
'We don't have enough firefighters': CFA calls for members to be on vaccine list
Posted April 12, 2021
“A lot of people don’t realize that firefighters do more than fires,” said CFA spokesperson Matt Osborne. “We respond to medical emergencies, we respond to car accidents, hazardous material calls. We deal with direct person contact, direct patient care.
“We’re just asking, when other health care providers, when other first responders are being included, we just feel it’s reasonable to be included as well in the vaccine program.”
Calgary Fire Department puts out 2 blazes Saturday night
Posted April 11, 2021
Along with other medical emergency calls, multiple fire crews from across the city were kept busy fighting these two fires. We are glad no injuries were reported
Man in life-threatening condition after Calgary garage fire
Posted April 06, 2021
Firefighters said when they arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames emerging from a detached garage.
Mission building evacuated after blaze breaks out: Calgary Fire Department
Posted March 30, 2021
Twelve people were forced from their building following a fire in Calgary’s Mission neighbourhood on Tuesday.
Crews battle house fire in northwest Calgary
Posted March 29, 2021
“We had a very challenging wind out of the north, with the garage also facing north, which was pushing the fire into the home,” said Rouge Ashmead, north district chief with the CFD. “Wind always presents a tremendous challenge for us. Crews did a fantastic job making the right tactical decisions to make that a minimal factor.”