TheĀ CEG Blog
A collection of real-world stories about fire and life safety.
By Emily Mertz
A large industrial cooling tower engulfed in flames in northeast Edmonton took fire crews over six hours to get under control.
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services received reports of a structure fire near Hayter Road and Anthony Henday Drive NE Monday at 11:53 pm.
Fire crews...
CTV News Ottawa
By William Eltherington, Digital Journalist
Building owners responsible for a false fire alarm in Ottawa will now be charged a fine as a way to maintain adequate firefighter service levels.
The city's new enhanced false fire alarm strategy came into effect on Monday after...
Welland Tribune
By Welland Tribune Staff
Fire code violations and deficiencies at four Welland properties resulted in $52,500 in fines in Provincial Offences Court, Welland Fire and Emergency Services said.
In a release, Deputy Chief Matt Richardson said the city’s fire prevention...
Global News
By Simon Little & Travis Prasad
The owner of an East Vancouver apartment building badly damaged by a fire last summer has been fined $4,500 for numerous fire code violations.
Flames broke out at the building at East 10th Avenue and Prince Edwards Street on July 27, 2023. The...
CTV News Regina
by Wayne Mantyka, Video Journalist & David Prisciak, Digital Journalist
A leaked assessment from Regina’s fire services plainly states that overcrowding in the city’s emergency room corridors are violating national fire codes.
The emails – provided...
The Hamilton Spectator
By Nicole O’Reilly, Reporter
Two people have been charged with fire code violations in relation to a Hamilton Mountain townhouse fire that killed two adults and two children nearly a year ago.
In a media release, Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe said two...
CTV News Kitchener
By Heather Senoran, Videographer
A Guelph boy was arrested after police say he pulled a fire alarm at Stone Road Mall earlier this month.
Guelph police said he was caught on camera activating the alarm inside the mall’s parkade around 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 13.
Security...
A 55-year-old woman from Cobourg is in trouble after causing a false fire alarm.
On Wednesday, November 22, 2023, around 4:00 p.m., the Cobourg Police got several 911 calls from a drunk person threatening to pull the fire alarm at a building on King Street...
CBC News Vancouver
by Moira Wyton, Reporter
Inspection reports for a Vancouver apartment building gutted by a recent fire reveal the challenges the city faces in getting property owners to address fire code violations — difficulties that leave renters in neglected...