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Saskatoon teens get Award of Merit for saving woman from house fire
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) celebrated the heroism of three teenagers Monday by presenting them with an Award of Merit. On Nov. 13, Avery Chubb, Georgia Vanderlinde and Quinn Hogan were drivin...
Dec 18, 2023 The teens rescued a woman from a burning house on Zeman Crescent in November. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM file photo)
Martensville Mounties appeal to public for info on suspicious fires
Mounties in Martensville are asking the public for any information that could help solve a pair of suspicious fires. At around 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, police were called to a fire at a business on Cente...
Dec 12, 2023 RCMP are investigating a suspicious fire at a Martensville auto dealership on Dec 12, 2023 (Clark's Crossing Gazette)
Baeleigh Maurice memorial damaged by unattended candle
A memorial for a nine-year-old girl who was hit by a truck and killed in 2021 caught fire on Saturday. The memorial for Baeleigh Emily Maurice has been standing for two years along 33rd Street West in...
Dec 12, 2023 The memorial for Baeleigh Maurice was damaged by fire over the weekend. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Encampment catches fire near Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan pavilion
An encampment at the site of a Saskatoon summer festival caught fire Tuesday morning. The fire department was called to the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan pavilion shortly before 8 a.m. The fire was ...
Dec 12, 2023 Damage from the fire was estimated at $10,000. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Morgan Hackl, Saskatoon's fire chief, to retire by March
Saskatoon's fire chief is leaving the department after 36 years. Morgan Hackl's retirement was announced Monday morning. His final day hasn't yet been set, but he's expected to step down before the en...
Dec 11, 2023 Fire chief Morgan Hackl will retire by the end of March. (City of Saskatoon)
Fire destroys Kamsack's historic Woodlander Hotel
The iconic Woodlander Hotel in Kamsack burned down Friday night. The hotel was built in 1912 and Kamsack Fire Chief Ken Thompson said the building has gone through a lot. https://www.facebook.com/fran...
Dec 09, 2023 The Woodlander Hotel in Kamsack on fire. (Submitted/Michael Puk)
‘Quite devastating:’ Fire destroys iconic Yorkton landmark
A piece of Yorkton’s history was lost in a fire Thursday night. One of the two barns on the Yorkton exhibition grounds is now a pile of charred wood and ash. The fire began around 9:30 p.m., and...
Dec 08, 2023
Cause unknown after Saskatoon house fire causes $450K damage
An early-morning fire on Sunday in Saskatoon heavily damaged a home in the Westview neighbourhood. Just before 1:30 a.m., fire crews arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames and one person tr...
Dec 04, 2023 A house fire Sunday in the 3100 block of 37th Street West caused $450,000 in damage (Saskatoon Fire)
On thin ice: Saskatoon fire department preaches caution around frozen river
The South Saskatchewan River may look like it's frozen solid at times during the winter months, but that doesn't mean the ice is safe. The Saskatoon Fire Department is urging caution around the river ...
Nov 25, 2023 While ice on the South Saskatchewan River may appear stable and solid at times during the winter months, the fire department says it's never safe to walk on the frozen river. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Major damage but no injuries after house fire spreads to neighbouring home
Nobody was hurt in a large house fire in Saskatoon's north end on Monday, but the blaze left behind an estimated $750,000 in damages after spreading to a second home. Firefighters were called to the 1...
Nov 14, 2023 Firefighters in Saskatoon work to contain a house fire on Zeman Crescent. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
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