Paramedics/Fire

Irvine residents give feedback on evacuation

Cypress County, AB - Members of the Irvine community met Monday night with Cypress County officials to give their feedback on the evacuation of the Hamlet after a train derailed on August 2nd. "I thin...

Aug 19, 2019 Residents of Irvine meet with county officials to give feedback on evacuation (Photo by Colton McKee)

Cypress County looking for feedback on Irvine evacuation

Cypress County, AB - Just over two weeks after the train derailment in Irvine, Cypress County is asking the residents who were evacuated for their feedback. The county is hosting an "information night...

Aug 19, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Train cars lay at the side of the tracks at the scene of a train derailment in Irvine, Alberta.

Wet conditions provide temporary relief for Cypress County fires

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB -- After a month that only consisted of 5 millimetres of rainfall, some moisture has finally hit the Medicine Hat area. A relief for Cypress County, which has been dealing with gras...

Aug 14, 2019

Local fire fighters train for railway emergencies

MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Just two weeks after the community of Irvine was shaken by a train derailment, local responders are brushing up on their training.They have been on scene at Medicine Hats rail yard...

Aug 14, 2019

No injuries in Crescent Heights fire

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A fire suspected to have been started by a child caused damage to a Northlands townhouse complex but no injuries early Friday morning.City police and firefighters responded to the s...

Aug 10, 2019 Photo courtesy MHPS

Graburn Rd. fire under control but hotspots remain

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Cypress County remains under a state of local emergency with more than 160 hotspots still burning across 17,000 hectares of burned prairie south of Walsh.Volunteer firefighters an...

Aug 04, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Alberta Forestry fire crews search out hotspots along Mackay Creek on Sunday Aug. 4, 2019.

One dead in fiery collision on Hwy. 3

TABER, AB - A 19-year-old is dead following a fiery collision on Highway 3 on Saturday near Taber.Mounties say the teen was the lone occupant of the passenger vehicle which collided with a transport t...

Aug 04, 2019 Collision site - Photo credit to Chris Chacon, Global Lethbridge

One dead in fiery collision on Hwy. 3

TABER, AB - A 19-year-old is dead following a fiery collision on Highway 3 on Saturday near Taber.Mounties say the teen was the lone occupant of the passenger vehicle which collided with a transport t...

Aug 04, 2019 Collision site - Photo credit to Chris Chacon, Global Lethbridge

Life returning to normal in Irvine following a hectic week.

IRVINE, AB - It's been a hectic week for the residents of Irvine, starting with a number of grassfires in the area seven days ago causing a state of local emergency to be issued and topped off with an...

Aug 03, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Crews at the scene of the Irvine train derailment walk next to the track just prior to it reopening at 11 a.m. Saturday Aug. 3, 2019.

TSB launches investigation into Irvine train derailment

IRVINE, AB - The trains starting rolling through Irvine at 11 a.m. sharp Saturday morning, less than 24 hours following a train derailment in the hamlet located east of Medicine Hat that saw nearly 20...

Aug 03, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Train cars lay at the side of the tracks at the scene of a train derailment in Irvine, Alberta.