Paramedics/Fire

Officials declare Halifax-area wildfire largely contained as rain brings relief

Heavy rain and some military reinforcements arrived to assist efforts on Saturday to quell the wildfires that have destroyed homes and caused the evacuation of thousands of people across Nova Scotia. ...

Jun 03, 2023

Boots on the ground, eyes in the sky: satellites increasingly used to fight wildfires

Eyes in the sky are becoming an increasingly important tool for boots on the ground when it comes to fighting wildfires, experts say, as data from a growing number of satellites give firefighters new ...

May 21, 2023

Fire ban issued for province north of Hwy 16

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has issued a provincial fire ban for Crown lands, provincial parks, and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District north of Highway 16. It's effecti...

May 16, 2023

Spiritwood RCMP investigate fatal collision involving pedestrian

Saskatchewan RCMP have confirmed a 37-year-old man from Pelican Lake First Nation, was struck and killed by a vehicle late Saturday night north of Spiritwood.The incident happened at the intersection ...

May 15, 2023

Critical air quality alerts issued for communities in northern Saskatchewan

Some northern Saskatchewan communities are under critical air quality alerts due to wildfire smoke.The province issued critical alerts for Buffalo Narrows, Peter Pond Lake, le la Crosse and Beauval. A...

May 12, 2023

Barbecue planned for volunteers who helped in Rapid View area wildfires

There was a huge show of support to help tame the wildfires that spread quickly west of Rapid View, northwest of Meadow Lake recently. Homeowner Ashley Croteau estimated over 200 people volunteered as...

May 11, 2023

One officer killed, two others in hospital after shooting east of Ottawa: OPP

One police officer has died and two others are in hospital after they were shot at a home in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday. OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique identif...

May 11, 2023

Emergency preparedness week begins as wildfires continue

May 7 to 13 is emergency preparedness week in Saskatchewan, and many in the province have already had to deal with emergencies and even evacuations this season. With that in mind, Parkland Ambulance i...

May 08, 2023

Moosomin and Saulteaux First Nations still battling wildfires

Wildfire suppression efforts continue in Saulteaux and Moosomin First Nations.Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) communications co-ordinator Sheldon Fox said the fires "have been contained" in Sa...

May 05, 2023

Local fire threatens highway access near La Loche

With the largest wildfire in Saskatchewan burning between La Loche and the Clearwater Dene Nation now at 266 hectares (over 600 acres) but not growing, the biggest ongoing threat is the warm and dry w...

May 05, 2023