First responders showcase ice rescue safety importance
FALL RIVER: Firefighters from Station 45 in Fall River along with Halifax District RCMP and Canadian Red Cross officials showed the importance of a quick response in the event of…
A Q & A with volunteer firefighter Station Chiefs on their need
WELLINGTON: Recently, The Laker sat down with the local Station Chiefs of volunteer fire departments in Waverley; Fall River; Wellington/Grand Lake; and Goffs. The sitdown chat inside the Fall River…
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…
Recognizing retiring volunteer firefighter
FALL RIVER: A retirement celebration was recently held for Station 45 volunteer firefighter Norm Lavoie at the department in Fall River. Lavoie was retiring after 33 years as a volunteer…
‘Significant’ damage caused in Goffs house fire
GOFFS: A residence in the 2300 block of Old Guysburough Road sustained “significant damage” as a result of a mid-afternoon fire on July 31 in Goffs. At 2:30 p.m. a…
Cause of garage fire in Beaver Bank undetermined
BEAVER BANK: Fire investigators have been unable to determine the cause of a large garage fire on Pine Brook Drive in Beaver Bank on April 19. Fire crews were dispatched…
PHOTOS: Station 45 firefighters hone training skills
FALL RIVER: Volunteer firefighters from Station 45 in Fall River honed their extrication skills using Jaws of Life and cutters, plus other essential tools, during some firefighter training on May…
Being a volunteer firefighter brings satisfaction to Wellington, Grand Lake members
HRM Fire stations looking to community to add new blood WELLINGTON: Making a difference in your community can make you feel satisfaction, and that’s what several local volunteer firefighters from…
“I could see the spark.” Firefighter Skyler Blackie remembered
WAVERLEY: Skyler Blackie is being remembered as a young, eager and up-and-coming firefighter by his former colleagues at Station 45 in Fall River and friends he met when he became…
Beaver Bank mobile home seriously damaged
BEAVER BANK: Fire investigators continue to investigate a fire at a mobile home in the Woodbine Mobile Home Park in Beaver Bank on the afternoon of Jan. 29. About 20…