Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Wildfires near Onion, Lower Fishing Lakes of concern for SPSA
What started out as slightly slower than previous wildfire seasons has quickly changed thanks to hot, dry weather and human activity. In the first online media update of the season, the Saskatchewan P...
May 09, 2025
Provincial fire ban declared for much of northern Saskatchewan
A provincial fire ban is now in effect for much of northern Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said in a news release that the current conditions, high fire activity, and the e...
May 08, 2025
P.A. Firefighters union raises alarm over staffing
The President of the Prince Albert Firefighters Association IAFF Local 510 is very concerned that someone is going to be in need of help and there will be no one available to respond.Ben Hunter noted ...
May 08, 2025
More Central Sask. municipalities add fire bans as heat wave continues
More municipalities in central Saskatchewan have put fire bans in place as the weather remains hot with wind gusts. The Resort Village of Candle Lake, the Town of St. Brieux and the Village of Smeaton...
May 08, 2025
State of the art fire hall coming to Village of St. Louis
Noting numerous meetings and discussions that have occurred over the past eight years, the Mayor of St. Louis said a state-of-the-art fire hall is the result of a partnership between the Village and t...
May 07, 2025
SIRT looking into in-custody death in Melfort
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) has been called in to investigate an in-custody death in Melfort. Melfort RCMP were called to a report of a 44-year-old man disturbing the peace ...
May 07, 2025
Garden River Wildfire continues to grow
A raging wildfire continues to burn northeast of Prince Albert.The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is providing ground crews, heavy equipment and air support. On Tuesday, Ryan Scragg, the Reeve for ...
May 06, 2025
Fire Ban Issued for Areas North of the North Saskatchewan River within city limits
Effective Monday, at 4 p.m., a fire ban will take effect for all areas north of the North Saskatchewan River within the City of Prince Albert.Based on current and forecasted conditions from the Fire W...
May 05, 2025
Fire department responds to house fire in Midtown
A house in Prince Albert's midtown neighbourhood has been severely damager by fire. At approximately 11a.m., the Prince Albert Fire Department responded to the 100 block of 11th Street East. Crews arr...
May 05, 2025
SaskAlert planned for Wednesday
Phone users in Saskatchewan can expect a loud noise from their phone or their televisions on Wednesday, just before 2 p.m. The province will be sending out a test of the emergency alert system as part...
May 05, 2025
