Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Fire department debuts new boat
The Prince Albert Fire Department has a new addition to its water fleet.On Monday afternoon, members of the department unveiled their new rescue boat. The boat was sourced from Tru-North Auto RV and M...
Sep 09, 2019 Deputy Mayor Don Cody accepts the keys to the boat from Cole Hamilton at the river bank Monday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
75-year-old woman dead after head-on crash near Osler
One person is dead and another is hurt after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near Osler Friday afternoon.In a media release, RCMP said around 4:45 p.m., a northbound service truck and a southbound S...
Sep 07, 2019 (File Photo/CKOM Staff)
Crews investigating after camper explosion and half-ton fire
Crews are investigating after a fire on a half-ton truck and a camper explosion earlier this week.Nipawin Fire responded to the call shortly after noon on Sept. 4 in the R.M. of Nipawin for reports of...
Sep 06, 2019 (Facebook/Nipawin Fire)
Donated firefighting equipment headed to First Nations
Several First Nations communities in our region will see major improvements to firefighter safety after the donation of hundreds of pieces of special clothing (known as bumper suits) and related equip...
Sep 06, 2019 A full container of firefighting clothing and equipment is being donated to various First Nations communities. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan First Nations Emergency Management)
P.A. Fire Department looking for potential recruits
The Prince Albert Fire Department is looking for a few good people.This week the department put prospective recruits through a variety of tests, both inside and outside the classroom.Acting Fire Chief...
Sep 05, 2019 A candidate gets ready to go into the blacked out confined space for part of the test. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Fundraising gala for R.M. fire department offers night out for a good cause
The R.M. of North Battleford is hosting a Volunteer Firefighters Fundraising Gala on Nov. 9 at the Don Ross Centre auditorium.Fire Chief Neil Good said the event is an opportunity for people of the ru...
Sep 05, 2019 The Gala will offer a chance to meet the firefighters and learn more about the new department. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Highway 2 closed as RCMP investigate motor-vehicle incident
La Ronge RCMP are currently at a single motor-vehicle incident just south of La Ronge on Highway 2. According to police, the highway is currently blocked to traffic as police continue their investigat...
Sep 05, 2019 Highway 2 leading south of La Ronge is currently closed. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Smudging leads to call-out for P.A.Fire Department
A rare call-out for the Prince Albert Fire Department has officials reminding people about best practices.There was a ritual smudging of a building on the 300 block of 19th street on Tuesday. However,...
Sep 05, 2019 (File Photo/ 130301674 © Bohuslav Jelen | Dreamstime.com)
Fire prevention on display in Little Red River Park
Industry leaders in forestry management met on Wednesday in Little Red River Park to share expertise with each other, and to highlight some of the strategies they use to prevent forest fires to the pu...
Sep 04, 2019 A contractor explains how a mulcher operates. The machine breaks up felled trees and branches so they can return to the soil more easily and don't serve as kindling for a potential forest fire. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
RCMP searching Hapnot Lake for man that was last seen in Prince Albert last summer
A man that hasn't been seen since last summer is the subject of a search being conducted in Flin Flon.Flin Flon RCMP and the Saskatchewan and Manitoba underwater recovery teams are searching the water...
Sep 04, 2019 RCMP searching Hapnot Lake for man that has been missing for a year. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan RCMP)