Many regions around the southern prairies experienced one of the hottest days so far this year. For some it would have been record breaking heat. Places like Mankato and Maple Creek, Saskatchewan saw temperatures above 36 Read More
Tags :Fire
Here in southwestern Alberta, officials at Lethbridge County say they still remain on alert for any grassfires although our region has seen some rain in the past week. Officials with the county say a grassfire Read More
Fire officials with Lethbridge County are putting out a reminder to be cautious when burning fires as our strong winds can cause massive grassfires. We are also inching closer to those hot summer months and Read More
The International Association of Firefighters Local 237 says the EMS dispatch model is broken. Over the weekend, the union took to Twitter to express some of that frustration, saying there were situations where no physical ambulance Read More
Following an investigation, a fire in the 2400 block of 20 Street North on December 19 was deemed to be accidental. One person was rescued from the house and taken to the Chinook Regional Hospital in critical condition. Read More
One person is in hospital following a house fire on 20th Street North in Lethbridge on Monday. Lethbridge Fire say it happened in the 2400 block at around 6:40 p.m. Shawn Folk, Platoon Chief with Lethbridge Read More
The Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services welcomed 10 new graduates. A graduation ceremony was held earlier today for the new recruits after completing a 12 week training program. Zakary Jantz says it’s taken a long time Read More
This is Fire Prevention Week. Students across the city had the opportunity to enter a contest where they came up with a fire escape plan. The winner would become Fire Chief for the Day. The Read More
Many first responders came to the aid of Kathryn Linder who was taken hostage in a downtown business over the summer. Now more than two months after the frightening knife attack, Linder is saying thank Read More
News
Community Events
Lethbridge
Emergency simulation to take place in downtown Lethbridge Wednesday
The City of Lethbridge along with many of our first responders will be holding an emergency training scenario on Wednesday. This full-scale exercise will imitate an actual emergency and how police, fire and EMS would Read More
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services were called to a residential fire on the westside Wednesday evening. Crews from three of the Lethbridge stations arrived and were able to put out the blaze that engulfed the Read More
The Lethbridge Fire Department is stressing the importance of properly disposing of smoking materials and fire prevention. There have been many structural fires in our city recently that was caused by smoking materials not being Read More
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services have implemented new technology to increase the chance of survival for someone if they happen to go into cardiac arrest. The technology is called Zoll Autopulse, and emergency officials began Read More
Lethbridge fire crews responded to a house fire in the west Lethbridge neighborhood of Riverstone. Crews from three fire stations arrived to find a home with flames shooting out of the first, second floors along Read More
Lethbridge Fire has placed a fire ban on all open fires in the city’s River Valley. Chief Fire Marshal Heath Wright says when it comes to placing a ban, they look to see how Read More
Chances are most people wouldn’t think twice about lithium batteries being a danger when charging them. Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services is warning about two fires connected with lithium batteries that were being charged Read More
A fundraising event will be taking place this Saturday at Creepy Hollow located just outside of Warner after one of the buildings on the property burned down last month. Organizers of the event say there Read More
Understanding the risk of flooding is important especially when we are seeing heavy rain make its way through our province. The best thing people can do to prepare is to ensure that sump pumps are Read More
New recruits for the Lethbridge Fire department took part in a training exercise Wednesday morning consisting of engine operation techniques. BCN’s Angela Stewart caught up with some of the new recruits who say they Read More
Lethbridge
News
Southern Alberta
Creepy Hallow haunted mansion destroyed by fire, fundraising efforts underway
It was a scary night over the weekend for the Reimer family, the owners of the tourist attraction the Creepy Hallow when one of the buildings on the property caught on fire and ultimately burned Read More
There appears to have been an increased number of house fires in Lethbridge over the past year. Troy Hicks Fire Prevention Officer with the Lethbridge Fire Department says a number of the fires are attributed Read More
A house fire wreaked havoc on a westside Lethbridge home on Sunday morning. Fire crews from four stations arrived at the scene only to find the garage full of flames. The residents and pets were Read More
A fire at the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site on Thursday prompted a few civilians to take action until emergency crews arrived.Read More
The Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services were on scene this afternoon attending to a garage fire along 10th Avenue South. Crews responded from three stations just before 2 p.m. to the rear detached garage, where Read More
