Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Arson cases on the rise in P.A.
The City of Prince Albert may have a pest problem, in the form of some fire bugs.According to the most recent statistics provided by the Prince Albert Police Service, there has been a 35 per cent incr...
Sep 11, 2019 According to Prince Albert's Acting Deputy Fire Chief, garbage bins remain the number one target for arsonists. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Truck fire at P.A. gas station
Emergency crews responded to a fuel truck fire at the Petro Canada industrial gas station on Sixth Ave. E. and 13th Street near Cornerstone late Tuesday afternoon.One witness said they saw flames leap...
Sep 10, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Teen girl killed in house fire: RCMP
There are still many more questions than answers following a tragic event last weekend on Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation, south of Prince Albert.In a media release Tuesday, RCMP said the teenage gi...
Sep 10, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Fire department debuts new boat
The Prince Albert Fire Department has a new addition to its water fleet.On Monday afternoon, members of the department unveiled their new rescue boat. The boat was sourced from Tru-North Auto RV and M...
Sep 09, 2019 Deputy Mayor Don Cody accepts the keys to the boat from Cole Hamilton at the river bank Monday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
75-year-old woman dead after head-on crash near Osler
One person is dead and another is hurt after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near Osler Friday afternoon.In a media release, RCMP said around 4:45 p.m., a northbound service truck and a southbound S...
Sep 07, 2019 (File Photo/CKOM Staff)
Donated firefighting equipment headed to First Nations
Several First Nations communities in our region will see major improvements to firefighter safety after the donation of hundreds of pieces of special clothing (known as bumper suits) and related equip...
Sep 06, 2019 A full container of firefighting clothing and equipment is being donated to various First Nations communities. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan First Nations Emergency Management)
P.A. Fire Department looking for potential recruits
The Prince Albert Fire Department is looking for a few good people.This week the department put prospective recruits through a variety of tests, both inside and outside the classroom.Acting Fire Chief...
Sep 05, 2019 A candidate gets ready to go into the blacked out confined space for part of the test. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Smudging leads to call-out for P.A.Fire Department
A rare call-out for the Prince Albert Fire Department has officials reminding people about best practices.There was a ritual smudging of a building on the 300 block of 19th street on Tuesday. However,...
Sep 05, 2019 (File Photo/ 130301674 © Bohuslav Jelen | Dreamstime.com)
Fire prevention on display in Little Red River Park
Industry leaders in forestry management met on Wednesday in Little Red River Park to share expertise with each other, and to highlight some of the strategies they use to prevent forest fires to the pu...
Sep 04, 2019 A contractor explains how a mulcher operates. The machine breaks up felled trees and branches so they can return to the soil more easily and don't serve as kindling for a potential forest fire. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
RCMP searching Hapnot Lake for man that was last seen in Prince Albert last summer
A man that hasn't been seen since last summer is the subject of a search being conducted in Flin Flon.Flin Flon RCMP and the Saskatchewan and Manitoba underwater recovery teams are searching the water...
Sep 04, 2019 RCMP searching Hapnot Lake for man that has been missing for a year. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan RCMP)
