Dryer fire on Flewellyn Road
(via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call around 11:00pm Saturday night reporting smoke visible in a home at 5891 Flewellyn Road near Shea. Residents reported it…
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Two Stittsville buildings are on this year’s Doors Open list
(via City of Ottawa) Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Doors Open Ottawa continues to be the second-largest Doors Open architectural event in North America. Since its inception in 2002, over 850,000 visitors…
Barbecue fire on Burnaby Drive in Fairwinds
(via Ottawa Fire) Ottawa Fire received multiple 911 calls reporting a BBQ fire at 237 Burnaby Dr at approximately 17:27 this evening. It was reported that the BBQ tank had…
NOTEBOOK: Fairwinds Fort McMurray fundraiser, Stittsville high school, more
FAIRWINDS MERCHANTS PLAN BBQ FUNDRAISER FOR FORT MCMURRAY On Thursday, May 26 at noon, Food Basics, Dollar Tree and The Grounds Café will be hosting a free BBQ. Food Basics will…
Explosion and fire destroy four street sweepers on Faulkner Trail
(via Ottawa Fire) At around 4:00am on Friday, Ottawa Fire received multiple 911 calls of an explosion in a parking lot and flames visible at the intersection of Faulkner Trail…
There’s a city-wide open air fire ban in effect
(press release via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services is placing a city-wide fire ban into effect immediately to prevent the rapid spread of fire due to grass and brush…
LIFE’S A DITCH: Ottawa Fire called to the rescue
Several accidents along Fallowfield Rd and Flewellyn Rd in #Stittsville. Please drive with caution. @OttawaFirePIO pic.twitter.com/zaHRVaVaQq — Todd Horricks (@ChiefHorricks) March 17, 2016 Ottawa Fire Services helped out with three cars…
Fire department responds to gas leak at Canadian Tire Centre
A natural gas leak at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday morning delayed the start of a Disney On Ice show. Ottawa Fire say they responded to a call at 8:17am…
Stittsville’s Station 81 gets a new firetruck
You could say that the firefighters at Stittsville’s Station 81 are pumped after the delivery of an updated firetruck. The 2013 KME Kovatch Rescue Pump (pictured above at the station) officially…
Proposal to name future Stittsville South park after Howard Maguire
(via City of Ottawa) In recognition of Howard A. Maguire’s demonstrated excellence, courage and exceptional service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a future park at 560…
Snowmobilers warned to use extra caution due to warm weather
(Photo: Snowmobile on Jonathan Pack Street in Stittsville.) Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Fire Service and Ottawa Paramedic Service are warning residents to use caution when using snowmobiles this weekend. Warmer…
Ottawa Fire responds to blaze at 304 Stratas Crt. in Katimavik
Ottawa Fire is responding to a fire at a multi-unit residential walk-up at 304 Stratas Court in Katimavik, near Eagleson Road. Firefighters received a call shortly after 8:00am about a…
PHOTOS: Saturday’s 9 Run Run Emergency Services run
Thousands of Emergency Service personnel – police, paramedic and fire – and friends, family and supporters have assembled in Stittsville this morning for 9 Run Run, Ottawa’s Emergency Services’ Run.…
Road closures this Saturday for 9 Run Run
This year’s annual 9 Run Run, Ottawa’s Emergency Services Run, takes place on Saturday, October 17. Here’s a list of planned road closures. These times are approximate and the may…
6th annual 9 RUN RUN happens October 17
(via 9 RUN RUN organizers) 9 RUN RUN, Ottawa’s Emergency Services’ Run, is now in its 6th year. On October 17, we welcome participants and spectators from far and wide…