Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Lacombe announces new Director of Emergency Management
The retirement of long-time Fire Chief Ed van Delden on May 31, has led to the announcement of a new Director of Emergency Management for the City of Lacombe.Deputy Fire Chief Eric Graham takes over t...
Jun 04, 2019
City Mountie knocked unconscious in downtown assault
(June 10) Red Deer RCMP advise that Rad Rondeau was arrested without incident on Monday. He is currently in police custody awaiting a judicial interim release hearing.--- (June 5)An arrest warrant has...
Jun 04, 2019 Rad Rondeau
Three killed in southern Alberta plane crash
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Three people are confirmed to have died after a small plane that took off from the Medicine Hat Airport on Saturday crashed into a field outside of Irvine.According to the Transpo...
Jun 02, 2019 Taylor Chartrand
Dry temperatures and winds straining local fire crews
With wildfires raging in the north, the Town of Rocky Mountain House and areas to the west were put under a fire restriction on Thursday."The restriction went on yesterday through the ministerial orde...
May 31, 2019
Penhold dryer fire causes minimal damage
PENHOLD- Firefighters responded to a small structure fire at a home on Larne Place Thursday evening around 11:45.The fire started in the laundry room at the dryer plug in. The plug over-heated and had...
May 31, 2019
Northern Alberta wildfires force more evacuations
HIGH LEVEL- Hot, dry conditions and gusty winds are leading to what fire watchers call a red-flag warning across northern Alberta's forest as more people were forced from their homes.Mandatory evacuat...
May 30, 2019
Red Deer County crews douse grass fire on Hwy 2A
Red Deer County fire crews put out a small grass fire along Hwy 2A Saturday afternoon.Deputy Chief Ivan Dijkstra says they responded around 3:30 to the blaze just south of the CN rail bridge and on th...
May 26, 2019 (Missa Marie)
Crews respond to ruptured gas line
Crews responded to a gas leak near River Road just off 60 Street at about 4 p.m. Thursday. "A contractor was doing some demolition work with some heavy equipment and ended up breaking a gas line which...
May 24, 2019
Suspicious package reported at Safe Harbour
The area surrounding Safe Harbour on 53 Avenue in downtown Red Deer was blocked off late Thursday afternoon after an employee at the facility reported a suspicious package. Red Deer Emergency Services...
May 23, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Red Deer County sends crew to battle wildfires
Local help is on the way to battle wildfires in northern Alberta.Red Deer County Fire Services has sent four individuals to High Level to assist with the response to the wildfires in the region. The c...
May 23, 2019