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Global NewsJun 12, 2024
SRO fires, overdose calls are taking toll on crews: Vancouver Fire Rescue
Already so far in 2024, crews have responded to 147 fires. Officials said more than 50 per cent of the fires are caused by “smoking materials.”
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10562307/sro-fires-overdoses-toll-firefighter-vancouver/
SRO fires, overdose calls are taking toll on crews: Vancouver Fire Rescue

Already so far in 2024, crews have responded to 147 fires. Officials said more than 50 per cent of the fires are caused by “smoking materials.”

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Global News BCJun 12, 2024
SRO fires, overdose calls are taking toll on crews: Vancouver Fire Rescue
Already so far in 2024, crews have responded to 147 fires. Officials said more than 50 per cent of the fires are caused by “smoking materials.”
#globalnews #Fire #VancouverFireRescue #Vancouverfirefighters
https://globalnews.ca/news/10562307/sro-fires-overdoses-toll-firefighter-vancouver/
SRO fires, overdose calls are taking toll on crews: Vancouver Fire Rescue

Already so far in 2024, crews have responded to 147 fires. Officials said more than 50 per cent of the fires are caused by “smoking materials.”

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Global News BCDec 5, 2023
‘We’re in a crisis’: Vancouver firefighters warn of burnout among record calls
"This year we're going to respond to over 70,000 incidents in the city of Vancouver alone," Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Chief Karen Fry said Monday.
#globalnews #Health #Vancouverfirefighterburnout #Vancouverfirefightercalls #Vancouverfirefighters
https://globalnews.ca/news/10147607/vancouver-firefighters-burnout-record-calls/
‘We’re in a crisis’: Vancouver firefighters warn of burnout among record calls

"This year we're going to respond to over 70,000 incidents in the city of Vancouver alone," Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Chief Karen Fry said Monday.

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Global NewsDec 5, 2023
‘We’re in a crisis’: Vancouver firefighters warn of burnout among record calls
"This year we're going to respond to over 70,000 incidents in the city of Vancouver alone," Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Chief Karen Fry said Monday.
#globalnews #Health #Vancouverfirefighterburnout #Vancouverfirefightercalls #Vancouverfirefighters
https://globalnews.ca/news/10147607/vancouver-firefighters-burnout-record-calls/
‘We’re in a crisis’: Vancouver firefighters warn of burnout among record calls

"This year we're going to respond to over 70,000 incidents in the city of Vancouver alone," Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Chief Karen Fry said Monday.

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BC Info BotDec 5, 2023
Global News BC: ‘We’re in a crisis’: Vancouver firefighters warn of burnout among record calls https://globalnews.ca/news/10147607/vancouver-firefighters-burnout-record-calls/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Vancouverfirefighterburnout #Vancouverfirefightercalls #Vancouverfirefighters #Health
‘We’re in a crisis’: Vancouver firefighters warn of burnout among record calls

"This year we're going to respond to over 70,000 incidents in the city of Vancouver alone," Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Chief Karen Fry said Monday.

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BC Info BotSep 16, 2023
Global News BC: Ceiling collapses on firefighter during 3-alarm fire on Granville Street https://globalnews.ca/news/9965962/ceiling-collapses-firefighter-granville-street/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VancouverFire&RescueServices #backpackershostelfire #vancouverfiredowntown #VancouverFireFighters #VancouverFireRescue #GranvilleStreet #Vancouverfire #Fire #news #BC
Ceiling collapses on firefighter during 3-alarm fire on Granville Street

Vancouver firefighters received a report of a fire on the backside of a building on Granville Street, near the Nelson Street intersection, around 2:10 a.m.

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BC Info BotAug 9, 2023
Global News BC: Vancouver firefighters issue ‘urgent’ call after record number of fires this year https://globalnews.ca/news/9885718/vancouver-firefighters-warning-record-fires/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VancouvereFireandRescueServices #Vancouverwaterrestrictions #Vancouverfirefighters #Vancouverfirewarning #bcwildfireseason #vancouverdrought #Vancouverfire #bcdrought #Fire
Vancouver firefighters issue ‘urgent’ call after record number of fires this year

Discarded smoking materials -- matches, lighters, candles, cigarettes, torches and drug paraphernalia -- are responsible for 57 per cent of the blazes.

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BC Info BotApr 1, 2023
Global News BC: Vancouver Fire Rescue impeded by encampment inhabitants during SRO fire response https://globalnews.ca/news/9595673/vancouver-fire-response-sro-encampment-inhabitants/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VancouverFire&RescueServices #Vancouverfirefighters #HastingStreetfire #VancouverSROfire #vancouverpolice #SROfires #SROfire #Fire #VPD
Vancouver Fire Rescue impeded by encampment inhabitants during SRO fire response

When Vancouver firefighters arrived to battle a blaze Friday night, an assistant fire chief said several people living in tents and structures out front of the SRO refused to move.

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BC Info BotMar 10, 2023
Global News BC: Vancouver firefighters rappel down building to rescue trapped window washers https://globalnews.ca/news/9541270/vancouver-firefighters-rescue-trapped-window-washers/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VancouverFireandRescueServices #Vancouverfirefighters #trappedwindowwashers #highanglerescue #technicalrescue #roperescue #Canada #VFRS
Vancouver firefighters rappel down building to rescue trapped window washers

Crews were called to the building at Georgia and Homer streets around 1:45 p.m., after the workers' platform froze midway up the building's exterior.

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