Paramedics/Fire

One injured in explosion at Stettler trucking company

One person has been taken to hospital in Edmonton for treatment of burns following an explosion at a Stettler trucking company on Thursday.According to Stettler RCMP, a 911 call was received around 11...

Jan 09, 2020 (Stettler Regional Fire Department)

Canada won't be sending civilian “volunteer firefighters” to Australia

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Australia is currently dealing with one of its worst wildfire seasons ever, but the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) says there are better ways that civilians can help ...

Jan 06, 2020 Bushfires in Australia. (Credit: Matthew Abbott / The New York Times)

Man dies following fire at motel in Cardston

CARDSTON - A man is dead after a fire at a motel in the southern Alberta town of Cardston.Shortly after midnight on Christmas Day, RCMP and Cardston County Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) received...

Dec 26, 2019

Truck plows into north end business

One person was taken to hospital after a pickup truck crashed into a business in north Red Deer Monday morning.The crash at Vibe Car Audio (77 Street and Gaetz Avenue) happened at about 10:40 a.m.Emer...

Dec 09, 2019 (Supplied by Vibe Car Audio)

Emergency response exercise happening Wednesday

Some City of Red Deer facilities will be busier than normal when The City practices its emergency plans as part of an annual emergency response exercise on Wednesday, December 11.City Hall and the Col...

Dec 09, 2019

Ponoka slaughterhouse destroyed by fire

A Ponoka meat business suffered a devastating loss over the weekend as its slaughterhouse was destroyed by fire.Ponoka County Regional Fire Chief Dennis Jones says crews were dispatched to the slaught...

Dec 03, 2019 (Photo supplied by Ponoka County Regional Fire Services)

Student in critical condition after school bus crash in northern Alberta

SMOKY LAKE- The chairwoman of the Aspen View Public Schools board of trustees called yesterday's school bus crash ``the fear of every parent in rural Alberta who puts their child on a school bus each ...

Dec 02, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

AHS to roll out redesigned ambulances

Nearly 420 ambulances across the province are being replaced by Alberta Health Services (AHS). Mike Plato, EMS Associate Executive Director of Business Standards and Operations Support says this follo...

Nov 30, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Kids suffer minor injuries as school bus rolls west of Edmonton

Officials say 34 students were on board when a school bus rolled onto its side in a single-vehicle collision Monday morning west of Edmonton. According to Stony Plain RCMP, the rollover happened at ab...

Nov 18, 2019

Two students killed in California high school shooting

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself ...

Nov 14, 2019 Ambulances are parked outside of Saugus High School after reports of a shooting on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 in Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)