Edmonton Fire Rescue Services

• 25 years later, how 9/11 influenced the careers of an Edmonton firefighting family

  While the 9/11 attacks in New York City happened thousands of kilometres away in another country, it had a profound impact on those working in emergency services around the world.

  Sep 11
  
• Explosion and fire at west Edmonton home under investigation

  Residents in the Canora neighbourhood heard the explosion over the noon hour at a boarded-up home along 102 Avenue near 155 Street, where a fire quickly broke out.

  Fire

  Aug 27
  
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• 3 homes damaged by fire in southwest Edmonton’s Cameron Heights area

  A fire broke out late Tuesday afternoon in the southwest Edmonton neighbourhood, leaving two family homes gutted and a third also damaged.

  Fire

  Jul 14
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• 1 dead, 2 missing after vehicle hits Edmonton building, causing fiery explosion

  One person is dead, two more are missing and several others injured after a vehicle collided with an apartment building, causing a gas explosion and massive fire.

  Fire

  Jul 14
• Sunny skies return to central Alberta but flooding continues

  Central Alberta is getting a break from the rain but areas are still dealing with the fall out. High river levels and floods are posing a safety risk in some situations. 

  Weather

  Jun 23
• Northeast Edmonton apartment fire sends 1 to hospital, displaces 200 people

  People at the Wyndham Crossing apartment complex started their morning in a panic, with fire alarms blaring, people screaming and firefighters rescuing residents off balconies.

  Fire

  Apr 20
• Suspicious Garneau infill fire spews thick, black smoke across Edmonton

  Thick, black smoke could be seen across the city from the blaze at 85 Avenue and 108 Street, where a property under construction caught fire Thursday afternoon.

  Fire

  Mar 19
• Woman found dead after house fire in central Edmonton, police investigating

  Firefighters responded Monday morning to a blaze at a home near 93 Street and 105 Avenue in the Boyle Street neighbourhood, where EPS were called in after a women was found dead.

  Crime

  Feb 9
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• E-bike battery caused blaze that sent 2 people to hospital: Edmonton firefighters

  'Over the last few years, as lithium ion batteries become more of a common part of our day, we have seen an increase in fires with these batteries as the cause.'

  Fire

  Jan 16
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• Battery believed to have caused Edmonton apartment fire that displaced dozens

  A fire that forced dozens of residents from an Edmonton apartment building and sent two people to hospital is prompting renewed warnings about lithium-ion battery safety.

  Fire

  Jan 15