Jeff Fairbarn is currently serving as chief of Adjala-Tosorontio Fire and Emergency Services.
A new deputy fire chief has been hired for the Caledon Fire and Emergency Services team.
The Town of Caledon announced that Jeff Fairbarn has been hired to the role.
On Nov. 21 during a Macomb Township Board of Trustees meeting, Macomb Township Fire Lt. Ray Yonkowski was recognized for his 30 years of service to the Macomb Township Fire Department. Yonkowski was presented with his helmet to commemorate his retirement.
E-bike fire on Toronto subway was ‘rapid and intense,’ Toronto Fire says. Here’s how it erupted.
A fire engulfed a subway train in Toronto Sunday afternoon and Toronto Fire says it is due to the failure of a lithium ion battery pack used in an electric bike.
Just after 3 p.m., police were called to Sheppard-Yonge Station in North York. A video of the fire shared on social media reveals thick, black smoke billowing out of the subway doors with bright orange flames swelling inside the train. Someone shouting, “Everybody, get out, get out, get out,” can be heard at one point in the background.
Bloomington Deputy Fire Chief Cory Matheny will be the new Fire Chief after 23 years with the department.
Battalion Chief Steven Dalsing with the St. Joseph Fire Department finished his last day of work after serving the area for over four decades.
Cambridge Fire Department introduces new Fire Chief Rob Martin
City of Fairmont, West Virginia, swears in Brian Starn as new Fire Chief.
Fire Chief Ashley Wohlgemuth of Barriere was recognized for 25 Years of dedicated volunteer service.
Joel Brousson has wanted to be a firefighter since he was eight years old.
Joel Brousson is the new deputy fire chief of the Terrace Fire Department as of Oct. 26, 2023.
Joel Brousson replaces Dave Jephson who is winding up a 30-year career with the department.
Brousson has been acting deputy chief since Oct. 2 and formally assumed the position Oct. 26.
Cochrane firefighters are raising concerns about the necessity for increased manpower to cope with rapid urban expansion, citing it as a critical matter for public safety.
He notes that the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) standard prescribes one firefighter per thousand people, while Cochrane presently operates with six-member crews. This number further diminishes to five or even four during instances of sickness or members attending training courses. Chyka emphasizes the ideal need for 10-member crews.