Fire crews attend silo fire at Enfield lumber company
ENFIELD: A fire in a hopper at Ledwidge Lumber on June 18 was quickly brought under control by firefighters with assistance from employees. Firefighters from Enfield; Elmsdale with a tanker…
From the Firehouse – May 2020 calls
SHUBENACADIE: The month of May continued to see the number of calls for local fire departments on the lower side of things due to restrictions related to COVID19. Below are…
From the Firehouse – 2020 calls to date
ELMSDALE: Here is a look at some of the responses for East Hants and Stewiacke volunteer fire departments. Some of the information is for months of January and February as…
Quick thinking prevents fire from extending into home in Enfield
ENFIELD: Firefighters from four Corridor fire departments responded to an early morning structure fire on Alderney Drive in Enfield on Tuesday morning, March 17. Captain Jon Heffernan, who was Incident…
Windsor Junction home “extensively damaged” by fire
WINDSOR JUNCTION: A fire that left a home in Windsor Junction “extensively damaged” could have spread to nearby homes if it hadn’t been caught as fast as it was, thanks…
PHOTOS: Volunteer firefighters honoured
FALL RIVER: Station 41 Waverley named firefighter Ksenia Zaitas as their choice for Firefighter of the Year at the Zone 4 firefighter awards dinner and banquet, held Nov. 23 at…
UPDATED: Fire investigators label Beaver Bank house fire as undetermined
Home “too structurally damaged” for investigators to search for evidence of its cause BEAVER BANK: A vacant house that caught fire on Beaver Bank Road, and closed a portion of…
Overnight Fletchers Lake fire determined to be accidental
FLETCHERS LAKE: An overnight fire at a residence in Fletchers Lake sent sirens sounding in the early morning air as crews responded. At 1:12 a.m. on Aug. 14, firefighters from…
Fire School seeking federal funding for facility expansion
WAVERLEY: The N.S. Fire School is looking at expanding it’s training ground, and are counting on the three levels of government for their support in doing so. Recently, MLA Bill…
Fall River Family recounts “terrifying” lightning strike
Strike leaves thousands in damages, but family counts themselves lucky FALL RIVER: Carter MacDonald knows he won’t be taking thunder and lightning lightly anytime soon. MacDonald and his family’s Celebration…