Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Carbon monoxide incidents act as warning for P.A residents
A couple of weekend callouts have prompted Parkland Ambulance to issue a cautionary warning."This weekend we responded as paramedics to a couple of carbon monoxide alarms going off," Parkland Ambulanc...
Nov 13, 2019 (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Buckland Fire and Rescue respond to grain dryer fire
A quick and effective reaction from a local fire station helped minimize the negative effects of an agriculture-related call.Buckland Fire and Rescue responded with multiple trucks and 11 firefighters...
Nov 12, 2019 (submitted photo/Buckland Fire and Rescue Facebook page)
Hway 2 closed for over 4 hours after crash
Highway 2 south of Prince Albert was closed to traffic for over four hours last night and early this morning after a motor vehicle collision. RCMP reported around 11 p.m. the highway was blocked in bo...
Nov 11, 2019 File photo (paNOW Staff)
West Flat fire leaves family out in the cold
A house fire this week in Prince Albert's West Flat neighbourhood is under investigation.Around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, the fire department responded to the 1100 block of 18th St. W. Upon arrival firefight...
Nov 06, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Homeowner barbecuing in garage prompts firefighter response
One homeowner's ill-advised cookout is acting as a reminder to keep the barbecue out in the cold.The Prince Albert Fire Department responded to a suspected garage fire in the 600 block of 19th Street ...
Nov 04, 2019 (submitted photo)
Protecting firefighters from risk of cancer
Having dirty equipment is no longer a badge of honour for firefighters.Over a long period of time the Prince Albert Fire Department have implemented ways to decontaminate after attending to calls as c...
Nov 02, 2019 The room where the Prince Albert fire fighters keep their equipment. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
P.A. paramedics grieve loss of Meadow Lake colleague
Representatives from paramedic services around the province will converge on Regina on Sunday for the memorial service of Leigh Schroeder. A delegation from Parkland Ambulance will be among the attend...
Oct 31, 2019 Paramedic Leigh Schroeder was killed responding to a call north of Meadow Lake. (supplied photo/Speers Funeral Chapel)
Melfort searching for new fire chief
Melfort is on the hunt for a new fire chief.Jason Everitt is leaving his role as fire chief with the city at the end of the year to take a position as the fire chief in Whitehorse, Yukon.Everitt has s...
Oct 28, 2019 Jason Everitt (r) is leaving his position as Melfort's fire chief at the end of the year (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Rosetown Co-op Agro Centre ‘a total loss’ after Saturday fire
The west central Saskatchewan community of Rosetown is grappling with a major loss this weekend.Late Saturday night, the town's Co-op Agro Centre burnt to the ground.Mike Moon, the store's general man...
Oct 28, 2019 (Submitted photo)
Northern community in shock but rallies after tragic crash
The enormity of the tragedy of Friday night's motor vehicle incident south of Beauval in Northern Saskatchewan is still being taken in by the community. The crash, on Highway 155, involving a truck an...
Oct 27, 2019 The tiny hamlet of Jans Bay near Beauval is in shock according to the mayor. (planningforgrowthnorthsk.com)
