At least 22 people, two non-profits and two businesses are displaced from a seniors apartment complex following a fire on Sunday. Eastern Charlotte Fire Department responded to a fire on Main Street around 8 a.m. Residents were evacuated, according to Eastern Charlotte Chief Administrative Officer Jason Gaudet. Fire Chief Justin Johnson told The Courier firefighters who […]
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A fatal fire in Second Falls is under investigation after firefighters responding to a camper trailer blaze early Saturday morning discovered one deceased individual. Eastern Charlotte Fire Rescue was dispatched shortly before 8 a.m. on December 27 to reports of a camper trailer on fire, with initial information indicating there may have been someone trapped […]
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A hybrid boat that had docked at the St. Andrews wharf has been removed following a fire on Dec. 3. According to Fire Chief Kevin Theriault, firefighters from the St. Andrews Fire Department were dispatched around 3 p.m. “Our crews responded immediately, stretched hose down the wharf, and began attacking the fire. St. George and […]
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A hybrid boat belonging to the Peskotomuhkati (Passamaquoddy) docked at the Saint Andrews wharf caught fire Wednesday. “On Dec. 3, an unexpected fire occurred aboard one of our fishing vessels while it was secured at the wharf in St. Andrews,” a statement from the Passamaquoddy Recognition Group. It said no injuries reported in connection to […]
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A mutual aid agreement has been signed between Baileyville and St. Stephen for fire response amid a wildland fire being brought under containment by the Maine Forest Service. “Largely this is being prompted by the fire that is currently in Baileyville,” said St. Stephen Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Renaud. “And making sure we have an […]
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The province issues a bans all activity on Crown land and asks the public to stay out of the woods given the “unprecedented” wildfire circumstances. The province of New Brunswick has issued a ban on all activity on Crown land on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 9 due to the high risk of wildfires. In […]
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New Brunswick is facing extremely dry conditions and forest fire officials are urging the public to use caution in rural and wooded areas. It comes amid a fire ban in 13 of 15 counties in New Brunswick as of 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Saint Andrews Fire Chief Kevin Theriault said conditions in Charlotte County are […]
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One person was rescued from a burning home in the Welch Cove Road area in Maces Bay. A member of the Musquash Fire Department, who was nearby, arrived on the scene just after 10 p.m. Wednesday. They were able to get inside the home and safely get the homeowner out. The residence was engulfed when […]
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N.B. exits another fire season without major incident but with the amount of low fuel in the woods there is always a risk. Amidst raging wildfires in Canada’s west, New Brunswick’s fire prevention officer said the province is in good shape. “We’re in really good shape so far this year,” said Roger Collet, N.B. Fire […]
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