Tag: fire
Driver extracted from rollover at Eagleson and Fallowfield
From Ottawa Fire Services: 17:48 Ottawa Fire Services received a call from Ottawa Police Services reporting a single vehicle rollover at this intersection Upon arrival confirmed vehicle was on its’ side…
Overnight fire at auto shop may have been arson, police investigate
https://twitter.com/OPSArson/status/911253961310646274 Firefighters responded to a multi-vehicle fire at Stittsville Automotive on Neil Avenue (near Carp Road) overnight. Police are investigating the fire for possible arson. Via CBC Ottawa: “At about…
No injuries in small fire on Cardevco Road
(This information is via Ottawa Paramedics Service. Cardevco Road is near the intersection of Carp Road and Richardson Side Road, and most of the businesses are industrial.) At 16:42, Ottawa Fire…
Firefighters praise quick-thinking staff at retirement residence
(via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) received a call from staff at 6:21 a.m. indicating that there was heavy smoke in a unit of a Retirement Residence. Crews…
Two teens killed in vehicle rollover on Fernbank
(Update, Monday afternoon) The Ottawa Citizen and CBC are reporting the names of the two young women killed in the crash. Police believe the teens were heading to or from…
One person injured in BBQ fire on Talltree Crescent
(PHOTO: Emergency vehicles respond to a fire on Talltree Crescent on Sunday evening. Photo by Jeffrey Elliott.) (Part of Abbott Street between Granite Ridge and Iber was closed earlier this…
Fernbank farm owner asks for public’s help to find possible arsonists
Joni Sabourin and her family own 200 acres farmland on Fernbank Road, immediately west of Deer Run and West Ridge. On Sunday, firefighters responded to a brush fire on her…
Campaign aims to replace instruments destroyed in Kanata Montessori fire
A fire last week in a portable at the Kanata Montessori School destroyed many of the school’s musical instruments. David and Marie Haynes, who have kids who attend the school, are organizing…
Portable fire at Montessori School in Kanata
(Ottawa Fire Services reported a fire early Monday morning at the Kanata Montessori School in Kanata South. It’s on Michael Cowpland Drive near the Trans Canada Trail, just east of…
City-wide open air fire ban in effect
(via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services is placing a city-wide fire ban into effect immediately to prevent the rapid spread of fire due to grass and brush fires. This…
Fire on Fowler Street in Richmond displaces family of five
UPDATE: Neighbours have set up a fundraising page to help the family displaced by the fire: “The Purdy family from Richmond ON suffered a devastating loss yesterday when a fire…
Another collision at Eagleson and Fallowfield
12:50 MVC Fallowfield: Car M26 abdominal & leg injury. Truck M57 facial & chest injury, patients serious & stable to Trauma Center #ottnews pic.twitter.com/GPKVrBmUzC — Ottawa Paramedic Svc | Service…
Ottawa Fire responds to possible bus fire on West Ridge
Ottawa Fire responded this afternoon to a report of a possible bus fire at Westridge Drive and Barracks Way, south of Fernbank. Traffic is being affected. More to come… https://twitter.com/OttawaFirePIO/status/773961884110319616
Lightning strike suspected in Canada Day house fire on Warner-Colpitts Lane
Several readers sent in reports about a house fire at a house at 1418 Stittsville Main Street, next to Warner-Colpitts Lane across from the Johnny Leroux arena. The Ottawa Fire…
Fire hydrant testing in Stittsville June 14-17
Minion fire hydrant, as seen on Stonepath Crescent in Crossing Bridge (via City of Ottawa) Did you know that the City has over 22,000 fire hydrants? To ensure they are…