Paramedics/Fire

Highway 1 open to through traffic

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB -- Highway 1 is now open in both directions between the Hamlet of Walsh and Highway 41 north for through traffic only.The mandatory evacuation of Irvine remains in effect, so access...

Aug 02, 2019

Detour route around train derailment has been closed

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB -- A train derailment on the west side of the Hamlet of Irvine along the north side of Highway 1 in Cypress County has closed Highway 1 between Highway 41 North of the Hamlet of Wal...

Aug 02, 2019 A view of the train derailment near Irvine Friday afternoon (Photo courtesy Geoff Watson)

Evacuation order over, highway open, TSB to investigate Irvine derailment.

IRVINE, AB - The Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the train derailment that saw residents within a seven kilometre radius of Irvine told to evacuate following a train derailment on th...

Aug 02, 2019 Photo courtesy Jennifer Radisic - Train cars have derailed near the town of Irvine

Cypress County bringing in thermal imaging helicopter for Walsh fire

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB --A state of local emergency remains in place for Cypress County, while they continue to try and extinguish the smouldering areas from the Walsh fire. Courtesy: Cypress CountyA coll...

Aug 01, 2019 Courtesy: Cypress County

County continues to battle wildfires

Cypress County, AB - Cypress Country remains under a state of local emergency due to wildfires. Over the past week an estimated 17,000 hectares of land has burned between a fire in Walsh and another i...

Jul 31, 2019 Photo courtesy of Dunmore Fire Station

Fire threat remains extreme

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The state of local emergency remains in place with high temperatures, low soil moisture and hotspots from fires over the last week combining for an extreme risk for flareups.The sta...

Jul 29, 2019 Photo courtesy Alex McCuaig - A fire burns near a homestead outside of Irvine, AB on July 27, 2019

State of emergency expected to remain for days in Cypress County after grassfires near Walsh, Irvine and Suffield.

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - A state of emergency in Cypress County remains in place Sunday following a number of grassfires in the last week including a large fire off the Graburn Road south of Walsh Saturda...

Jul 27, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Two Hutterite boys pitch in to help battle the Walsh grassfire on Saturday July 27, 2019.

Taco Time building suffers minor damage in supper hour fire

MEDICINE HAT - A fire of unknown origin did minimal damage to the roof of the building that is home to Taco Time on Dunmore road last night.Crews responded to the alarm at 6:19 and remained at the sce...

Jul 23, 2019 Medicine Hat Fire Fighters photo

RCMP confirm deceased male is missing driver

Brooks, AB - The RCMP have confirmed that the deceased male located on Tuesday morning by the Brooks Fire Department is Joseph Given of Calgary. The search for Given began after his vehicle was found ...

Jul 10, 2019 RCMP can confirm that the deceased male located Tuesday morning in the Spring Hill Canal is Joseph Given (RCMP Handout)

Brooks RCMP investigating deceased male

Brooks, AB - Brooks RCMP have announced that the Brooks Fire Department found a deceased adult male while a search of Spring Hill Canal was being conducted by the Brooks Fire Department Tuesday mornin...

Jul 09, 2019 File Photo