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Volunteer fire departments in Saskatchewan that don't have access to auto extraction training and equipment will now be able to get it. The Transporta...

Volunteer fire departments in Saskatchewan that don't have access to auto extrication training and equipment w...

With Christmas coming up on Sunday, fire crews from across the province want people to stay safe when gatherin...

With Christmas coming up on Sunday, fire crews from across the province want people to stay safe when gathering with family and friends. That's why th...

  SASKATOON -- Geoff Wilkie bought a condo at Prairie Heights in Saskatoon’s Pleasant Hill neighbourhood about 12 years ago.  What he thought would be a great investment turned into a constant source of stress. “It’s like living in a war zone,” Wilkie told CTV News.  “You go in the building and there’s needles everywhere, there’s graffiti on the wall, there’s bikes in the hallway, there’s garbage in the hallways, there’s broken doors. People use the stairwells for th...

  SASKATOON -- The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) says residents were allowed to remain in their suites at a high-rise building on 20th Street as repairs were made to correct deficiencies. "During a recent call to the building, firefighters identified concerns with the operability of the fire alarm system, sprinkler system and fire extinguishers," said Assistant Chief Wayne Rodger in a news release issued Friday evening, adding that the fire department issued a notice to remedy for the add...

Article content All of the apartment buildings Ramona Maraj manages have carbon monoxide alarms, even though not all of them are legally required to have a system to warn that the noxious gas is spreading. “It’s really important, our residents’ safety,” said Maraj, who is responsible for 12 buildings in Saskatoon and four in Regina in her role as Saskatchewan regional manager for Toronto-based Hazelview Properties. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your bro...

  SASKATOON -- The plumbers who repaired the carbon monoxide leak at a Saskatoon apartment building say the issue originated from the chimney. Dangerously high carbon monoxide (CO) levels were detected inside 12 Bateman Crescent on Thursday evening.  All residents were evacuated from their units. Nearly 50 people, including several children, were received medical attention for high CO exposure.  Brad Williamson and Craig Poggemiller, co-owners of Proactive Plumbing, were called to the a...

Saskatoon Fire Department paramedics ready, willing to help with vaccine rollout Primary-care paramedics at the Saskatoon Fire Department will be offered the COVID-19 vaccine as part of priority groups within the province, but there is some concern not all frontline firefighters were included. Social Sharing Wayne Rodger, assistant chief with the SFD, says more than 20 primary-care paramedics are ready to vaccinate Posted: Jan 17, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 17 Wayne Rodger, assista...

(650 CKOM file photo) As we get closer to Christmas Day, the Saskatoon Fire Department is prepared to answer your call. “There’ll be some additional challenges and some sacrifices by us all in order to get safely through this Christmas,” Saskatoon Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Rodger told 650 CKOM Wednesday. “More of us are staying home, we’re not travelling, so (the) potential for risk goes up. Because now, instead of gathering multiple people at a single location, famil...