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From the daily archives: Friday, February 3, 2012
Mackenzie | 3 Feb 2012
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of two young children who died on Jan. 31 in a house fire in the community of Mackenzie.
The deceased are Joseph and Gabrielle Fleury, who resided in the home with their parents and sister. The boy and girl were twins and [...]
Central Saanich | 3 Feb 2012
The Central Saanich Police Service and the Sidney North Saanich RCMP are asking parents of teenagers to have a conversation with their kids tonight about the drug ecstasy.
Last week, Central Saanich Police officers responded to drug overdose at a house party in Saanichton. When emergency crews arrived, a [...]
Highway 5 near Barriere | 1 Feb 2012
In the evening of Wednesday, February 1st at approximately 8:30 PM, RCMP Central Interior Traffic Services and Barriere RCMP attended to a report of a motor vehicle accident along Highway #5 just north of Barriere, BC.
Early investigation indicates that an SUV (Suzuki Grand Vitara) traveling southbound [...]
On Wednesday Feb 1, 2012, at 7:00 AM, Alyse a 25-year-old mother of two and resident of Surrey, BC, was on her way to work when she swerved to avoid ducks waddling across Hwy 17. She reported losing control of her car which eventually came to rest overturned and [...]
It’s snowing again just a couple of hours before Vicki, my bride of 28 years & sister paramedic are about to hit the road for a weekend getaway. No big deal, we live in the mountains of southwestern Colorado and knew snow was part of the package when we relocated here seven years ago.
But [...]
Alvanley Road, Elton | 3 Feb 2012
Just after 5.30am the Service were called by the police to a house fire in Elton near Chester with reports that people may still be in the property.
Two fire engines from Ellesmere Port and one from Chester went to the mid townhouse in Alvanley View, Elton, Chester [...]
Firefighters have rescued a dog from a frozen lake after the animal fell through the ice.
When crews arrived they found Clifford the Collie/Jack Russell cross, in the middle of the lake treading water. It’s thought he had been there for around 45 minutes and the water was approximately [...]
London | 3 Feb 2012
With freezing temperatures hitting the capital and the Met Office issuing a severe cold weather warning fire chiefs are today urging people to take extra care and stay safe as the icy weather looks set to last into the weekend.
As ever, firefighters across the capital are on standby to [...]
London | 3 Feb 2012
The transformation of a potential white elephant into a hub for the capital’s 999 fire response service will be officially recognised on Wednesday 1 February when fire minister Bob Neill, MP opens a new London Fire Brigade operations centre in Merton.
The building was originally specified and built as part of [...]
Shooters Hill Road | 3 Feb 2012
Six fire engines and around 30 firefighters were tackling a fire in a house of three floors on Shooters Hill Road, SE3 this morning.
Two men escaped from the house before the Brigade arrived, one of them suffered from smoke inhalation and was treated by London Ambulance Service [...]
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