Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire

Mounties investigating Brooks crash
Brooks, AB - RCMP are continuing to investigate a single vehicle collision which sent a Brooks man to hospital Friday night.The incident occurred shortly after 9:35 p.m. when the 21-year-old driver of...
Nov 02, 2019

Fire truck auction raises nearly $20,000 for local department
Redcliff, AB - Two vintage City of Medicine Hat fire trucks hit the auction block on Saturday, collecting nearly $20,000 for the local fire department.The 1941 Ford chemical truck and the 1949 Bickle-...
Oct 26, 2019 Photos courtesy of the Esplanade Archives - The MHFD's 1949 Bickle-Seagrave ladder truck tackles a fire at Bauer's Furniture Store on Aug. 8, 1972.

Cypress County joins forces with HALO to advocate for stable funding
Medicine Hat, AB - On Monday when Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Glasgo asked the minister of health Tyler Shandro about HALO air ambulance in the legislature he had nothing but praise."As I've said...
Oct 24, 2019

Man suffers minor injuries after his truck is hit by train
Suffield, AB - A gravel truck was struck by a train just outside of Suffield Sunday afternoon and, despite the vehicle suffering massive damage, the driver escaped with only minor injuries.The collisi...
Oct 20, 2019

Three suspicious fires in Vulcan County Friday
Vulcan, AB - Firefighters in the Vulcan County were kept busy with a series of fires Friday evening.They issued a statement to the public, asking residents to "please keep an eye out for questionable ...
Oct 20, 2019

2019 opioid overdose deaths on pace to decrease from previous year
Medicine Hat, AB - The term 'Opioid Crisis' is a frequently used one in Alberta with over 1,800 individuals across the province dying from an accidental fentanyl poisoning since January 2016."I think ...
Oct 16, 2019

Emergency crews responding to accident on highway
Medicine Hat, AB - Emergency crews are responding to a serious collision at the intersection of Highway 1 and 16 St SW. Both Medicine Hat Police and Fire Services are on scene with a car on its roof. ...
Oct 04, 2019 Emergency crews are on the scene of a serious collision (Photo from Medicine Hat Fire Fighters)

Fire fighters respond to alarm at Quality Inn early Monday
MEDICINE HAT - The sound of a fire alarm roused guests from their slumber early this morning at the Quality Inn on Redcliff Drive S.W. Medicine Hat. A unit heater in a hallway got a little too warm an...
Sep 23, 2019 CHATNEWSTODAY File

Update on Medicine Hat courthouse suspicious package
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- The Medicine Hat Police Service has provided an update on the suspicious package at the courthouse on Thursday that resulted in a precautionary evacuation.According to a release, t...
Sep 20, 2019

Two vehicle crash leaves one driver dead, another with life-threatening injuries
Grande Prairie - Grande Prairie RCMP say a woman from Lethbridge is dead and man from Grande Prairie has been hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 40. Police say at around 1:00 a.m. Satur...
Sep 07, 2019