Paramedics/Fire

Province wants to create Heroes Fund to help families of fallen first responders

The Alberta government has taken another step toward creating an Alberta's Heroes Fund to improve the benefits for families of first responders who die as a result of performing their duties.The gover...

Nov 06, 2020

Woman suffers serious injuries in crash near Lacombe

Blackfalds RCMP is investigating the cause of a single vehicle crash that sent one person to hospital early Thursday morning.An RCMP spokesperson confirms Mounties were called to the scene near Lacomb...

Nov 06, 2020

Two men killed in crash east of Drayton Valley

Two men were killed in a crash between a pickup truck and semi Thursday afternoon west of Thorsby.Thorsby/Breton RCMP attended just after 4 p.m. to the collision on Highway 39 at the intersection of R...

Nov 06, 2020

2020 a ‘relatively quiet’ year for wildfires in Alberta

Provincial officials say Alberta's 2020 wildfire season that officially ended on Oct. 31 was "a relatively quiet season thanks to the diligence of Albertans, effective department preparations, and sub...

Nov 05, 2020

Lacombe County needs about two dozen firefighters

Lacombe County is conducting a County-wide recruitment campaign for paid-on-call firefighters to serve in departments throughout the county."Departments within Lacombe County recruit throughout the ye...

Nov 04, 2020

Man dies following rollover near Castor

A 73-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning just south of Castor.RCMP say the truck was headed northbound on Highway 36 near Highway 12 around 6:30 a.m. when it rolled into...

Nov 04, 2020

Fire permit season ends in Lacombe County

Lacombe County Fire Service reminds residents that although fire permits are not required from November 1 to February 28, there are still expectations for controlled burns outside the fire season boun...

Nov 02, 2020

Calgary man killed in collision near Sylvan Lake

A 21-year-old Calgary man is dead following a head-on collision Wednesday evening near Sylvan Lake. The crash on Highway 11 just east of Highway 781 happened just before 7 p.m.RCMP say a westbound sem...

Oct 22, 2020

Man killed in three-vehicle crash near Rocky Mountain House

A man is dead after a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon near Rocky Mountain House.It was just before 4 p.m. when RCMP responded to a 911 call about the collision at the intersection of Highway 2...

Oct 15, 2020

Local firefighters encourage residents to "Serve up Fire Safety in the Kitchen"

The Clearwater Regional Fire Rescue Services have begun this year's Fire Prevention Week from October 4-10 with the theme being to "Serve up Fire Safety in the Kitchen."CRFRS released a video on Faceb...

Oct 06, 2020