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Fire at Spiritwood Sasktel building knocks out 911 access
All phone, internet and cellular services are down in the area around Spiritwood, including 911. A Sasktel building caught on fire Sunday morning, taking out the infrastructure. From Spiritwood, the o...
Aug 23, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon Fire Department shows off new technology
The Saskatoon Fire Department opened its doors to the media to explain how its newest firefighting tool works. The fire suppression aerosol grenade was used for the first time on Sunday, but it wasn't...
Aug 20, 2020 Wayne Rodger, assistant chief of the Saskatoon Fire Department shows off the aerosol fire suppression grenade. (Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
'It's a huge loss:' Davidson fire department battles marathon blaze at local auto shop
An automotive shop is a total loss in the town of Davidson following a Saturday morning blaze. Fire crews were dispatched out around 2 a.m. Saturday, immediately starting an aggressive attack on the R...
Aug 02, 2020 A fire tears through a local automotive shop in Davidson on Aug. 1, 2020. (Facebook/Davidson Volunteer Fire Department)
Saskatoon Fire Department handles Riversdale blaze
Saskatoon fire crews were busy on Saturday morning. The Saskatoon Fire Department received multiple calls of black smoke coming from a home in the 800 Block of 20th Street West. When they arrived, the...
Aug 01, 2020
Fire department responds to multiple fires in Nutana neighborhood
The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to an early morning blaze in the Nutana neighbourhood on Saturday. When crews arrived, two detachable garages were on fire, along with a household garbage bin. ...
Aug 01, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Fire blazes through Esterhazy apartment building
A late-night apartment building fire in Esterhazy caused damage early Friday morning. Matthew Maier, a service technician with SaskEnergy, was called out to the scene to work on the gaslines. He said ...
Jul 31, 2020
Crews quickly contain fire on Saskatoon mall roof top
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at the Confederation Mall on Wednesday evening. Saskatoon firefighters were called to the mall at about 6:30 p.m. after receiving calls about smoke a...
Jul 30, 2020 Fire crews respond to a fire on the roof of the Confederation Mall on July 29th, 2020 (Submitted/Saskatoon Fire)
Vacant Saskatoon gas station hit by fire
The latest suspicious fire targeting vacant properties in Saskatoon was a former gas station on Sunday afternoon. Saskatoon fire crews received multiple 911 calls just before 12:30 p.m. about an aband...
Jul 27, 2020 Fire crews respond to a fire on July 26 at an abandoned gas station in the 300 block of Avenue W South. (Submitted/Saskatoon Fire)
Blaze destroys garage, knocks out power on Avenue L South
A garage in the 100 block of Avenue L South was destroyed after a fire early Friday. In a media release, the Saskatoon Fire Department said it received a call about a dumpster fire just after 3:30 a.m...
Jul 03, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Busy few days for Saskatoon firefighters
A grease fire at the McDonald's on 51st Street caused $10,000 damage early Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to the restaurant at about 12:13 a.m. after staff there had attempted to extinguish ...
Jun 29, 2020 (Saskatoon Fire Dept./Submitted photo)
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