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CBC
20-07-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Fire at Wellington waste facility considered under control
A number of P.E.I. fire departments were called to a fire at a waste facility in Wellington on Saturday. The fire was under control as of Saturday night, according to Summerside fire Chief Ron Enman. Summerside arrived around 3:30 p.m. AT to offer assistance to the Wellington department. "It had gotten into some long grass and stuff and was heading to the woods, and there was some large piles of trees and cut trees and brush," Enman said. "I don't know where it was from, but there was some large piles there, but … all the crews worked together and got it under control."
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ohio's 2nd Wawa opens today in Fairfield
Jun. 26—Wawa's second location in Ohio — and Butler County — is now open in Fairfield. The grand opening that happened at 9 a.m. today was celebrated with free t-shirts for customers, free hot, any-size coffee (which is available through Sunday), and a "Hoagies for Heroes" hoagie building contest between the Fairfield police and fire departments, which was won by the Between eight to 10 Wawa locations are expected to open this year, and the company plans to open six to 10 stores a year over the next five to eight years, with the expectations to have up to 60 stories in the state, employing an average of 35 associates. The new location is at 3501 Tylersville Road. "We are grateful to the Buckeye State for embracing us with open wings when we opened our first store in April in Liberty Twp. and are excited to continue to serve the Ohio community with our second store in the state," said Brian Schaller, president of Wawa. The first Ohio store opened on Cincinnati-Dayton Road last month in Liberty Twp. After the Fairfield celebration, other stores expected to open this year include Colerain Twp., Deerfield Twp., Huber Heights, Lebanon, Mason, Springdale, and Union Twp.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Crews still battling Flin Flon wildfire, even as 'some sense of normality' returns to city
Wildland firefighters from across North America will stay on the front lines of the wildfire near Flin Flon, as residents settle back into life in the northern Manitoba city following a month-long evacuation order. Improving conditions allowed officials to lift the May 28 evacuation order for the city of roughly 5,000, and residents were able to return as of Wednesday morning. Flin Flon fire Chief Jason Kuras, whose fire crews have been putting in 18- to 20-hour days since the wildfire crossed the border from Saskatchewan on May 27, says all the hard work was worth it to bring locals home. "It's absolutely amazing to have everybody back in town here," Kuras said. "It's just really good to have some sense of normality coming back." In the first few days of the wildfire, Kuras said the city's firefighters — who typically respond to structural fire calls — were alone, fighting right at the edge of the wildfire's front lines. They worked to contain key areas, as firefighters from across North America were on their way to join. "We had members doing everything they possibly could, with whatever equipment we could have," Kuras said. Nearly 200 firefighters from more than 50 municipalities and fire departments answered the call for help, bringing fire trucks, boats and other necessary equipment with them to the city, more than 600 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. It's a response Kuras said he will forever be grateful for. Davis Oatway, one of the incident commanders, came up from Utah with his eight-person crew of wildland firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service. He said the Flin Flon fire is one of the worst he's seen. "I've certainly been on some very large and very complex wildfires throughout my career, but this is the most challenging incident commander assignment I've ever had," Oatway said. His crew focused largely on securing the fire perimeter, and protecting the city and nearby lake communities, which helped to hold back the fire, Oatway said. Now that the city is safe enough to welcome residents home, Oatway said his crew is heading further out into the surrounding fire zone to help fight the blaze. "We're shifting folks out to the north and east to try and progressively wrap around the fire, because it's giant. It's just going to take time," he said. With crews and resources coming from all across North America to attack the fire from land, water and air, the provincial fire commissioner's office was called in to co-ordinate the effort. Incident commander Dave Parker, who works for the Manitoba fire commissioner's office, joined fire officials in Flin Flon about two weeks ago. Bringing additional crews into a massive firefighting effort, like the one in Flin Flon, is particularly challenging because it means the municipalities they came from need to rely on mutual aid agreements to keep those communities safe while the emergency responders are away. "It is a big challenge, and it's a huge co-ordination effort to ensure that we have firefighters and apparatus where they're needed, as well as protecting their home communities," Parker said. Many fire crews will be staying near Flin Flon to keep fighting the wildfire burning beyond the city, he said. The Flin Flon fire remains the largest currently burning in the province, at more than 370,000 hectares according to the province's fire status report Wednesday. It is still out of control. Meanwhile, Parker said the fire commissioner's office continues to co-ordinate wildfire efforts across the province. There were 18 active wildfires across Manitoba as of Wednesday, the province said in its most recent fire bulletin. More than 909,000 hectares have burned. U.S. firefighter Oatway said there will also likely be smoke around Flin Flon for the foreseeable future. "There will be smoke continuing, maybe until the snow flies … we don't know. But it is a long-duration wildfire event, so there will be smoke showing for a very long time," he said. In the meantime, Flin Flon firefighters will be transitioning back to their regular roles, and will hopefully get some much-needed rest, said Kuras. "My crews are definitely exhausted, but they are just the most amazing group of individuals you could ever ask for," he said. "All the credit goes to the hardworking firefighters that made it happen." Find the latest wildfire information at these sources: Are you an evacuee who needs assistance? Contact Manitoba 211 by calling 211 from anywhere in Manitoba or email 211mb@
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
5 rescued after boat sinks on Lake Poygan; they used coolers to stay afloat
WINNEBAGO COUNTY – Five people, including three juveniles, were safely rescued after their boat sank in Lake Poygan Sunday night. A 40-year-old Omro man, an adult female and three children were found safely and brought back to shore hours after Winnebago County Communications Center received a 911 call at 8:11 p.m. June 22 saying a boat was fully submerged in Lake Poygan. Officials said the Omro man was driving the boat south on Lake Poygan when the engine shut down while experiencing mechanical issues. Read more: Oshkosh resident starts Politics in the Park initiative in Menominee, South parks The five people aboard the boat were able to stay afloat on coolers as the boat took on water and was quickly submerged. Deputies from Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, Omro Police Department and Winneconne Police Department responded along with the Town of Omro/Rushford fire, Winneconne/Poygan fire, Poy Sippi fire/first responders, Boom Bay fire, and Fremont ambulance. Rescue boats responded to several different boat landing locations before everyone was safely brought back to shore. The Omro man, woman and three children were all evaluated on the scene and released. Contact Justin Marville at jmarville@ and follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @justinmarville. This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Boat sinks in Lake Poygan: 5 saved after using coolers to stay afloat
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Images show OBX rental home on fire
SOUTHERN SHORES, N.C. (WAVY) – Fire destroyed a rental home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina Wednesday evening. Cliff Ogburn, Town Manager of Southern Shores, confirmed the call came in around 6:30 p.m. for crews to respond to 150 Ocean Boulevard. Southern Shores, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk and Duck fire departments all responded. Although Ogburn said the house was rented, there was no one home when the fire broke out and there were no injuries reported. Charles Schmidt saw the fire from a distance and shared video and images he took. They show a large plume of dark smoke rising from the fire. The home was destroyed by the fire. The cause is under investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
