Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire

The City of Melfort has hired their new fire chief.Long-time firefighter Leonard Whitney will take over the position starting April 1.Whitney has been involved with the Melfort Fire Department for alm...

First responders across central Saskatchewan have witnessed much trauma over the last few years starting in 2018 with the Humboldt Bronco's bus crash and more recently, coping with the fallout of the ...

A house fire in Tisdale last weekend has claimed a life.The blaze broke out early in the morning on Jan. 20. The Tisdale Fire Department said on social media that the home was completely engulfed in f...

**Editor's note: this story contains graphic descriptions of violence and coarse language that is disturbing.Day 2 of the Coroner's Inquest into the stabbing murders on the James Smith Cree Nation (JS...

The Saskatchewan Coroner's Service is working to identify a person who was found deceased in a burned home in Nipawin. RCMP say that they assisted fire services at the scene but as the incident was no...

Saskatchewan RCMP are confirming a crash near Birch Hills Friday evening resulted in three people being sent to hospital.The injuries were described as non-life threatening.According to a social media...

The Nipawin Fire Department is looking to pay it forward after recently coming into some new equipment.The department received a brand-new hydraulic rescue tool in 2023, courtesy of SGI and the TREX p...

Melfort is in the market for a couple of high-profile employees.The city is hiring a new fire chief/emergency program coordinator, as well as a city treasurer.Melfort's new treasurer will be responsib...

Fire crews in Nipawin were busy Wednesday with two fire calls.The first was a report of smoke Wednesday afternoon on the northwest side of town, which ended up being a controlled burn that had not bee...

The Melfort Fire Department has released its year-end statistics.The department received 113 calls in 2023, with the final two taking place within minutes of each other on Dec. 29.Deputy Chief Doug Wa...