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  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 address. The SFD says ensured qualified technicians worked to repair the systems, which they anticipat...

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 browser. Landlords would back expanded carbon monoxide alarm rules Back to video “I think they all ...

  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 apartment — along with firefighters and crews from SaskPower. Williamson said the leak was caused ...

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, assistant chief with the Saskatoon Fire Department, says almost two dozen primary-care paramedics with the ...

(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, family and friend wise, we’re all staying home. “From a risk-management prospective, (this Christmas)...