Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alert in northern Sask.
Dry hot weather is leading to more wildfires and some hazy skies in Saskatchewan.Environment Canada issued air quality statements over the weekend and continued them Monday for Lloydminster, Battlefor...
Aug 22, 2022
Early morning crash near MacDowall sends four to hospital
First responders were busy on Friday morning as a single vehicle rollover sent four people to hospital.The collision happened shortly after 6 a.m. near MacDowell where three people were taken to a loc...
Aug 19, 2022
Fire department hoping quiet summer continues into harvest season
A wetter spring has led to a relatively calm summer for the Prince Albert Fire Department. As farmers prepare to go out into the fields and start their harvests, the department hopes that string of go...
Aug 18, 2022
P.A. fire department receiving small number of fireworks complaints since ban introduced
The vast majority of people in Prince Albert have been following the fireworks ban.That's according to the P.A. fire department who state they've received eight calls since the city's council updated ...
Aug 16, 2022
Opioid overdoses remain big problem for paramedics
With overdoses on the rise in Saskatchewan, and opioids an increasing source of them, paramedics are being called to opioid overdoses on a consistent basis. In the Prince Albert area, paramedics see o...
Aug 12, 2022
Humboldt Broncos first responder helping build, finding healing at River Valley Resilience Retreat
Nathan Phillips was one of the first men on the scene of an accident that made the entire hockey world stand still in shock. On April 6, 2018, he was a volunteer firefighter with the Tisdale Fire Depa...
Aug 11, 2022
Parkland Ambulance seeing weekly requests for help with car seats
Parkland Ambulance often finds parents struggle to get the perfect fit for their child in a car seat. Because a poor fit can be dangerous, they're offering some advice, and clinics on how to get the f...
Aug 10, 2022
Retreat for first responders hits ground running in opening months
The idea of the River Valley Resilience Retreat, a safe haven for first responders recovering from trauma or operational stresses, has been in the works for over three years. Earlier this year, they o...
Aug 09, 2022
Woman ejected from vehicle among 136 weekend calls for Parkland Ambulance
It may have been a relaxing weekend for many, but it was much less so for Parkland Ambulance.Local EMS crews dealt with 136 calls for service, several of which took them far afield, and one of them in...
Aug 08, 2022
'He was a man with many talents': online fundraiser launched to help family of man after fatal crash
Tributes and support are pouring in for the family of a man killed in a car crash earlier this week.As of Friday afternoon, a GoFundMe had raised over $3,000.Late Tuesday evening, Tyrone Smallchild, f...
Jul 29, 2022
