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'Invisible hazard': How Regina firefighters are managing COVID-19
Firefighters are used to facing risks on the job, but now they're suiting up in a different kind of protective gear on all medical emergency calls. Regina Fire and Protective Services Deputy Chief Nei...
May 05, 2020 A Regina firefighter tests out a 'worst-case' light hazmat suit for responding to medical emergencies where COVID-19 might be present. On normal calls, they wear masks and surgical gowns. (Submitted/Deputy Fire Chief Neil Sundeen)
Two separate lunchtime fires cause 'considerable' damage to Regina homes
Fire crews in Regina had a busy lunchtime on Wednesday, responding to two separate fires about 45 minutes apart. The first was called in at around 11 a.m., on Nagel Crescent in the Glencairn neighbour...
Feb 26, 2020 Firefighters head in to attack the last pockets of fire at a house on the 1400 block of Athol Street on Feb. 26, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Battling fire and ice: How Regina firefighters cope with the cold
When they're called to fight fires under dangerously cold conditions, firefighters are sometimes caught between battling two extreme elements: Fire and ice. Stepping into the fire hall of Station 4 on...
Jan 16, 2020 Regina firefighter Neil Sundeen after battling a blaze in 1994. (Submitted by Neil Sundeen)
Four floors of Ramada Hotel evacuated due to fire
Four floors in Regina's Ramada Hotel had to be evacuated after a fire there Monday afternoon. Fire crews responded to the call around 4:04 p.m. at the hotel. According to Regina Fire and Protective Se...
Dec 18, 2018
Fire Prevention Week aimed at preventing kitchen fires
It's Fire Prevention Week and firefighters across Saskatchewan are urging people to cook with care. The focus this year is on kitchen fires which are the leading cause of fires in Regina and across th...
Oct 10, 2018
Regina fire department proposes new permit, licence fees
The Regina Fire Department is looking to cover costs by proposing new fees and regulations. The changes to the Regina Fire Bylaw would bring in brand new fees for permits, false alarms, facility inspe...
Sep 07, 2018
Regina police investigating two house fires
Regina police are investigating two separate fires that took place in North Central Sunday night. When police arrived at one of the fires, located on the 900 block of Montague Street, the home was ful...
Aug 20, 2018
Regina fire reminds smokers to butt out safely
Regina Fire and Protective Services would like to see a change in the number of preventable fires caused by careless smoking. So far this year, firefighters have dealt with nine structural fires cause...
Jul 26, 2018
No cause to be found for Lang's Cafe fire
Flames burst out of the windows and smoke stretched up, filling the sky, when Lang's Cafe burned down more than two weeks ago. And while the results of the fire are obvious - there's a charred black h...
Apr 20, 2018 A fire destroyed Lang's Cafe on Broad Street on April 4, 2018. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Regina firefighters clean up diesel spill in Glencairn
Firefighters dressed in hazmat suits were on scene of a minor fuel spill in Regina's Glencairn neighbourhood Saturday morning. According to Regina Fire and Protective Services, the diesel leaked from ...
Mar 31, 2018 Regina firefighters dressed in hazmat suits were on scene of a minor fuel spill in the city's northeast on March 31, 2018. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
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