Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Parkland Ambulance crowned champions of annual Terry Fox Relay Race
Parkland Ambulance are champions once again of the annual Terry Fox First Responders Relay Race. The win is the first in five years for the team as the Prince Albert Fire Department came in second, an...
Sep 07, 2024
House fire deemed non-suspicious
A house fire in Bell's Point on Aug. 22 has been deemed non-suspicious. That's according to La Ronge Regional Fire Department Chief Keaton Cloud, who explained firefighters were called alerted to the ...
Aug 30, 2024
Sask. family question findings of RCMP investigation
Noting a number of burning questions that have gone unanswered, James Hamm does not believe his son's death was an accident.Matthew Hamm, 18, who had been out boating at Weyakwin Lake, was first repor...
Aug 30, 2024
PBCN gives update after third community evacuated due to fire
The head of the emergency operations overseeing the evacuation of thousands of people from northern Saskatchewan said that 22 days after the first evacuation, he is exhausted. It started in Deschambau...
Aug 29, 2024
No injures reported after early morning house fire
There is good news to share regarding Thursday morning's house fire in Melfort. Fire Chief Leonard Whitney told northeastNOW that everyone got out of the house safely. "Damage was contained to (the) b...
Aug 29, 2024
First Nation councilor hopes feds fill promise for fire hall soon
A councillor on the Mosquito, Grizzly Bear Head, Lean Man First Nation in central Saskatchewan is hoping to get some movement on a federal promise to build a fire hall in the community. Celeste Sander...
Aug 29, 2024
SIRT investigation initiated after police vehicle strikes pedestrian near Buffalo Narrows
A fatal crash involving a pedestrian who was struck by a police vehicle, is now the subject of an investigation by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT).The collision happened early T...
Aug 29, 2024
House fire in Melfort
An early morning fire in Melfort on Thursday. The fire department responded to the fire at a house on the 600 block of Burrows Ave. E. at 6 a.m. The fire at this house on Burrows Ave. E. started just ...
Aug 29, 2024
25-year-old Macklin firefighter charged in hay bale arson case
A 25-year-old firefighter from Macklin, Sask. is facing arson and theft charges after allegedly lighting a hay bale fire in a field near Macklin and Evesham on July 31.According to the RCMP, the incid...
Aug 28, 2024
Full evacuation of Southend ordered due to wildfire
A one kilometre-wide forest fire fueled by strong winds has resulted in the full evacuation of the community of Southend. Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation told the 1,100 residents yesterday to be ready to...
Aug 28, 2024