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Global News BC: 2 displaced, no injuries after large fire on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive https://globalnews.ca/news/9675009/no-injuries-fire-vancouver-commercial-drive/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VancouverFireandRescueServices #VancouverFireDepartment #CommercialDrivefire #EastVancouverfire #CommercialDrive #EastVancouver #EastVanfire #Fire
2 displaced, no injuries after large fire on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive

'As far as I've been told, it was in the suite and it came out to the deck.... There's significant water damage on the second floor and first floor,' said firefighter Chris Gill.

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BC Info BotApr 11, 2023
The Tyee: A Year after the Deadly Winters Hotel Fire, Union Questions Safety Issues (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/11/Winters-Fire-Year-Recap/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #StephanieSmithBCGeneralEmployees’Union #PeterPlettbuildingownerVancouver #AtiraWomen’sResourcesSociety #JohnClaxton,WintersHotelFire #VancouverFireRescueServices #AtiraPropertyManagementInc #VancouverFireDepartment #UnionGospelMission #JaniceAbbottAtira #DowntownEastside #TheVancouverSun #MaryAnnGarlow
A Year after the Deadly Winters Hotel Fire, Union Questions Safety Issues | The Tyee

A worker who ran to fight the fire says he was not aware that the alarm was off and fire extinguishers were empty.

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BC Info BotApr 6, 2023
Global News BC: ‘A ticking time bomb’: Vancouver fire chief supports removal of tents next to buildings https://globalnews.ca/news/9607027/vancouver-fire-chief-tent-removal/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VancouverFireRescueService #VancouverFireDepartment #DowntownEastsidefire #vancouverencampments #VancouverFireRescue #EastHastingsStreet #DowntownEastside #Vancouverfire #PropaneTanks #karenfry #SROfire #Canada #Fire #DTES #SRO
‘A ticking time bomb’: Vancouver fire chief supports removal of tents next to buildings

Since August of 2022, the fire department said it has removed more than 1,600 propane tanks from the Downtown Eastside area.

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BC Info BotMar 11, 2023
Global News BC: 3 injured, 8 displaced in early Saturday morning Vancouver fire https://globalnews.ca/news/9544947/3-injured-8-displaced-in-early-saturday-morning-vancouver-fire/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Vancouverapartmentbuildingfire #VancouverFire&RescueServices #Vancouverdisplacedresidents #Vancouverfireburnschild #VancouverFireDepartment #Childhurtinfire #Vancouverfire #e-bikefire #Fire
3 injured, 8 displaced in early Saturday morning Vancouver fire

The three injured people were taken to hospital, with a child and one other receiving burns to their hands and arms, firefighters said.

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BC Info BotJan 25, 2023
Global News BC: Vancouver Fire and Rescue responded to 65,000 calls in 2022, chief says https://globalnews.ca/news/9435677/vancouver-fire-department-2022-service-calls/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VancouverFire&RescueServices #VancouverFireDepartment #Vancouverfirefighters #DowntownVancouver #Vancouverfire #Vancouver #karenfry #Fire
Vancouver Fire and Rescue responded to 65,000 calls in 2022, chief says

Firefighters responded to nearly 7,000 overdose calls and by mid-2022, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services had to cut back on the types of medical calls it was responding to.

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BC Info BotJan 19, 2023
Global News BC: Rechargeable batteries responsible for half of Vancouver fire fatalities in 2022: fire department https://globalnews.ca/news/9421812/rechargeable-batteries-vancouver-fire-fatalities-2022-fire-department/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VancouverFire&RescueServices #VancouverFireDepartment #Rechargablebatteries #VancouverFireRescue #Vancouverfire #Vancouver #Fire #BC
Rechargeable batteries responsible for half of Vancouver fire fatalities in 2022: fire department

The fire department has issued warnings throughout the year, advising residents to make sure they do not overcharge or use damaged batteries as it can be an extreme fire risk.

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