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Fire in boarded-up 20th Street West home deemed suspicious
A home near St Paul's Hospital was gutted by fire early Tuesday morning. A neighbour spotted flames and smoke coming from the boarded-up home on 20th Street West around 3:30 a.m. and called the fire d...
May 28, 2019 Fire officials say a blaze at 2015 20th Street West on May 28, 2019 is suspicious. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
2 houses damaged in blaze in Saskatoon
Saskatoon fire investigators are pointing to a cigarette left in a planter on a back deck as the likely cause of a blaze that seriously damaged a pair of homes. Crews were called out shortly before 7 ...
May 22, 2019 Damage from a fire that spread to a pair of homes in Saskatoon's Confederation Park on May 21, 2019 was estimated at $750,000. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon fire department responds to grass fire
Saskatoon fire crews put out a grass fire west of the city Tuesday. The fire department was called around 7:45 p.m. with reports of a grass fire close to Highway 7. Crews arrived to find two blazes bu...
May 15, 2019 The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a grass fire west of the city near Highway 7 on May 14, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Fire pit tickets increase, but not because of limited hours
After one year of more restrictive rules on backyard fire pits and a commitment for more enforcement of all open flame bylaws, Saskatoon Fire is reporting fewer complaints -- but more tickets. Saskato...
May 09, 2019
RCMP, Saskatoon firefighters search for man believed drowned
The search for a missing man thought to have drowned in the Assiniboine River near Kamsack continued Monday with assistance from the Saskatoon Fire Department. Ernest Severight went missing April 23 i...
Apr 30, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters using a specialized watercraft to search the area of a weir on the Assiniboine River near Kamsack, Sask. on April 29, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Twitter)
$1M damage in Saskatoon fire
Damage is pegged in the $1 million dollar range after two homes went up in flames in Saskatoon. The call came in at around 4:30 Saturday afternoon. Everyone was out by the time crews arrived on Sallou...
Apr 29, 2019 The Saskatoon Fire Department said an improperly disposed-of cigarette was the cause of a blaze that caused an estimated $1 million to a pair of homes in the Evergreen neighbourhood on April 28,2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Saskatoon firefighters respond to early morning blazes
Saskatoon firefighters were called to two homes early Tuesday morning. Crews were sent to a house fire at 143 Nordstrum Rd., shortly before 1:45 a.m. They arrived in less than four minutes and found s...
Apr 23, 2019 A house fire that broke out in the early morning hours of April 23, 2019 at 143 Nordstrum Rd. caused an estimated $350,000 in damage. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Investigators believe Saskatoon apartment fire deliberately set
Fire investigators say they found evidence an early morning blaze at a Saskatoon apartment building was set on purpose. Firefighters were called to the building on Avenue P South near 22nd Street shor...
Apr 22, 2019 Emergency crews respond to a fire at an apartment building on Avenue P South in Saskatoon on April 22, 2019. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Fire bans being considered as dry conditions fuel grass fires
Saskatoon's fire chief is cautioning people about doing burning in their yards after a large brush fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire department got a call around 2 p.m. reporting trees on fire near Riv...
Apr 17, 2019 Fire crews deal with a blaze near Riverside Estates south of Saskatoon on April 16, 2019. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Neighbour's quick action helps man out of burning home
A fire in the Lakeview neighbourhood early Friday morning caused extensive damage to a home at 534 Wollaston Terrace and melted the siding next door. In a media release, Saskatoon Fire Department said...
Apr 12, 2019 Fire crews responded to an early morning blaze at 534 Wollaston Terrace on April 12, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
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