Quick efforts by firefighters and fast thinking by occupants saved a home in Meadowvale

On Tuesday evening, shortly before 7PM, Kingston firefighters were dispatched to a report of a house fire in the community of Meadowvale.  Initial reports indicated that there were flames and smoke coming from an upstairs bedroom of a residential home. Residents inside the structure gathered their pets and also shut off the power to the […]

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Firefighting-related cancers

🚒🧑‍🚒 Performing on-scene gross decontamination following fires, reduces harmful surface carcinogens and toxins on firefighting bunker gear by 85%.  Decontamination and protecting firefighters doesn’t only happen on the fire grounds, it happens by bagging exposed bunker gear and thoroughly washing equipment at the hall.  By reducing these risks and keeping firefighters safe, prevents members from […]

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