Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Fire restrictions now in effect for Red Deer County
As of 3:00 p.m. today, a restricted fire order is in effect for all of Red Deer County. The County requires that: All outdoor fires presently burning within Red Deer County whether set with permission...
Jun 30, 2021
Fire destroys Catholic Church in Morinville
MORINVILLE, Alta. - A Catholic Church in northern Alberta has been destroyed by what RCMP are calling a suspicious fire.RCMP say in a release that officers were called to the blaze at St. John Baptist...
Jun 30, 2021
Helicopter pilot battling wildfire dies in crash
The pilot of a helicopter helping to battle a wildfire west of Edmonton died Monday night when the chopper crashed. Evansburg RCMP received a 911 call shortly after 6:30 p.m. that an aircraft involved...
Jun 29, 2021
Crews respond to Normandeau house fire
Investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire in Red Deer's Normandeau neighbourhood on Wednesday.Jon Evans, Assistant Deputy Chief with Red Deer Emergency Services, says crews were called ...
Jun 23, 2021
Wildfire in Yellowhead County
An emergency alert and evacuation order has been issued for some residents of Yellowhead County for a wildfire along Highway 16 between Evansburg and Wildwood. The alert was issued at around 6 p.m. Tu...
Jun 23, 2021
Fire destroys roof of home in Bower
No one was injured when a home in the Bower neighbourhood caught fire Friday evening. Red Deer Emergency Services was called just after 6 p.m. to the fire at the home on Barrett Drive. Andrew Towers, ...
Jun 21, 2021
Fatal ATV rollover north of Innisfail
A 77-year-old man has died following an all-terrain vehicle rollover Saturday night near Innisfail. Innisfail RCMP and emergency medical services responded at 7 p.m. to the crash in the area of Townsh...
Jun 20, 2021
Deadly house fire near Buck Lake deemed non-suspicious
Breton RCMP say the investigation into a deadly house fire earlier this month near Buck Lake has determined the incident to be non-suspicious.It was about 11 a.m. on June 2 when first responders atten...
Jun 18, 2021
Man seriously injured after small plane crashes in eastern Alberta
HEINSBURG, ALBERTA, CANADA - Police say a man is recovering from serious injuries after a small plane crashed in eastern Alberta on Sunday evening.RCMP say the plane crashed near Heinsburg, Alta., whi...
Jun 07, 2021
Worker operating excavator killed at Syncrude mine site in northern Alberta
FORT MCMURRAY - Occupational Health and Safety says a Syncrude employee operating an excavator was killed Sunday at an oilsands mine in northern Alberta.Government spokeswoman Natasha McKenzie says it...
Jun 07, 2021