Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Inaugural First Nations firefighting school kicks off
Prince Albert is hosting volunteer firefighters from First Nations across Saskatchewan for the next few days.Firefighters have come to town to take part in a two-day firefighting school put on by Sask...
Jun 13, 2019 Volunteer firefighters get up close to learn about vehicle rescue Thursday morning. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Carrot River Fire Chief happy with recruiting and training in first year
It's been nearly one year since Bryce Lytle took over as Carrot River's fire chief back in August.Carrot River Fire and Rescue has 27 members on hand, with eight on the verge of completing level one o...
Jun 13, 2019 Eight of Carrot River’s firefighters taking National Fire Protection Association 1001 training has been one of the key changes under first-year fire chief Bryce Lytle. (Facebook/Carrot River Fire and Rescue)
Young girl on Wahpeton First Nation injured in trampoline incident
An incident on the Wahpeton First Nation is reminder to everyone to practice trampoline safety. Lyle Karasiuk, director of public affairs with Parkland Ambulance, said a four-year-old girl was transpo...
Jun 13, 2019 A four-year-old girl was transported to hospital after an incident while using a trampoline. This is a file photo. (Nati Harnik/ The Canadian Press)
City of Melfort decides allocation of Humboldt Strong donation
The City of Melfort has officially decided what it is going to do with the $100,000 donation they received from the Humboldt Strong Community Foundation.At its regular council meeting on Monday, June ...
Jun 11, 2019 Kent Flavel (centre), the director of the Humboldt Strong Community Foundation, presented the $100,000 cheque to the City of Melfort back in March. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Child passenger safety brought up in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute (SPI) declared June 10 to 16 Child Passenger Safety Week in the province to bring attention to the proper use of child passenger safety seats.SPI stated 90 per ce...
Jun 11, 2019 Forward facing child passenger safety seats can't move at all to be considered properly installed. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Life saving technology; the advancement of paramedic care
Following Paramedic Service Week, paNOW spent a week with the men and women of Prince Albert's Parkland Ambulance learning about the ever-advancing technology used on a daily basis by paramedics acros...
Jun 10, 2019 The interior of an ambulance. These vehicles are filled with a variety of technology that allow paramedics across the country to save lives. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Vehicle hits tree downtown
UPDATED: A motorist was taken to hospital Monday morning after hitting a tree in the downtown.The incident happened around 8:15 a.m. on 12th Street E. near the library.The vehicle drove over a sign po...
Jun 10, 2019 A motorist was taken to hospital with minor injuries after crashing into a tree in downtown P.A. Monday morning. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
No injuries in overnight house fire in Melfort
A house fire in the overnight hours in Melfort last night did not result in any injuries.Just after 12:30 a.m., Melfort Fire and Rescue responded to a home on the 600 block of MacLeod Ave. E where lig...
Jun 10, 2019 Melfort Fire and Rescue attended to a house fire in Melfort early Monday morning. (Facebook/Melfort Fire and Rescue)
Home destroyed by fire in R.M. of Moose Range
A home was destroyed by fire in the R.M. of Moose Range early yesterday morning.Carrot River Fire and Rescue responded to the fire at 1 a.m. Three occupants and one family pet were able to exit the ho...
Jun 07, 2019 Carrot River Fire and Rescue respond to house fire on Thursday morning. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Police say house fire 'suspicious'
The Prince Albert Police Service has confirmed they are treating a house fire in the city's east flat area as suspicious, and are investigating with the assistance from the Prince Albert Fire Departme...
Jun 06, 2019 Neighbours have told paNOW the heard what sounded like an explosion come from the home early Monday morning. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)