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Nelson Fire and Rescue Chief Len MacCharles said with the mercury in the thermometer reaching 41 degrees over the next few days, it is important that residents and visitors recognize the need to stay cool to safely manage the heat and to be extra careful to prevent human-caused wildfires. MacCharles said during the heat wave daytime highs are expected to reach 41 C with
As the smoke intensfies, the room goes dark. The way the smoke undulates overhead is almost mesmerising, like a gentle rolling ocean swell.
Nelson Fire and Rescue puts out fire in Gyro Park SHARE ON: (Supplied by Nelson Fire and Rescue Services) Early Monday morning, Nelson Fire and Rescue responded to the report of a fire and a minor explosion. At roughly 2:37 a.m. crews said they were called to a wooded area between Vernon Street and the top of Gyro Park. “Upon arrival, a brush fire was observed in a wooded area, mid-slope, covering an area 10m by 5m, with flames extending 3m into the air and trees,” said Nelson Fire and Rescue. According to firefighters, there was one distraught person near the fire. He was taken to the h...
Nelson Fire and Rescue Services puts out two fires on Granite Road SHARE ON: Nelson Fire and Rescue Services responded to two grass fires on Granite Road. (Supplied by Nelson Fire and Rescue Services) Nelson Fire and Rescue Services got more than they bargained for when responding to a grass fire on Granite Road. At around 11:51 today, all on-duty members including the Assistant Chief, the Fire Chief, and four members from home, responded to what they said was a roughly 17,000 square foot area of grass that was burning. Crews said the fire started from an unattended burn pit at a nearby home...
by Nelson Daily Staff on Wednesday April 21 2021 Nelson Fire & Rescue Services said the leak appears to have originated when a contractor attempted to remove a tree stump, with an excavator, which unknowingly had entangled its roots around the underground gas line. — Nelson Fire Rescue & Services photos Residents of lower Uphill received a scare Tuesday morning after a contractor ruptured a gas line, causing substantial gas leak Nelson Fire and Rescue Services said in a media release. The call came in at 11:28 to Nelson Fire & Rescue Services of a reported gas li...