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Greater Sudbury Fire Services responded with several units to a fire at the Fisher Wavy plant on Skead Road on Saturday morning.
“@CGSFireServices on scene with multiple units at Fisher plant on Skead rd.” Deputy Fire Chief Jesse Oshell said in a tweet. “Tanker operations occurring please be cautious in area.”
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Two children who were reportedly trapped in the Junction Creek tunnel system beneath downtown Sudbury were located safe and sound with a relative, a Greater…
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An early-morning fire at a downtown agency that assists vulnerable women has been deemed suspicious.
Greater Sudbury Fire Services were called to the blaze at the Elizabeth Fry Society building on Elm Street shortly before 5 a.m.
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“Our crews arrived in just under two minutes,” said Jesse Oshell, deputy fire chief. “While en route up Elm they could see the orange glow from the fire and smoke, which was quite significant in the area.”
Greater Sudbury city council voted to add eight career firefighters at a cost of $1.07 million in order to allow Station 16 in Val Therese to be staffed with four career firefighters on each shift.
Greater Sudbury city council voted to add eight career firefighters at a cost of $1.07 million in order to allow Station 16 in Val Therese to be staffed with four career firefighters on each shift.
The decision was made after some lengthy debate, with councillors Bill Leduc, Gerry Montpellier and Michael Vagnini voting in opposition.
With the motion being carried, the costs associated with hiring the new career firefighters means that the city is currently looking at a tax increase of 4.1 per cent.
Study by UK firm to cost almost $200,000
Author of the article: Mary Katherine Keown
Publishing date: Feb 17, 2021 • February 17, 2021 • 4 minute read • Greater Sudbury fire services put out a fire at an apartment building on Cote Avenue in Chelmsford on Dec. 1, 2020. The city is once again reviewing the location of fire halls in Greater Sudbury. Photo by John Lappa /THE SUDBURY STAR
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Sudbury is looking once again at the distribution of its fire stations.
At Tuesday’s meeting of the finance committee, councillors voted to spend nearly $200,000 to engage a UK-based consulting firm to look at the optimal distribution of the city’s two dozen fire halls.