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Breaking News Photographer in Metro Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined October 2010
On Feb 26th, just before midnight, Vancouver Firefighters responded to a house fire at 600blk E 65 Ave. Upon arrival, crews observed heavy flames blowing out the back of the house. A working fire was declared, bringing additional firefighters to the scene. Firefighters quickly
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Burnaby RCMP are investigating after a male was found with a gunshot wound in a house on Randolph Ave last night. The male was transported to hospital by paramedics with non life threatening injuries. @BurnabyRCMP @BurnabyFireDept @IAFF323 @APBC873 @BC_EHS
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Just after midnight on New Years Vancouver crews were called to Hastings & Glen Dr after high voltage trolley wires landed on a taxi trapping the driver inside until Power Line crew could arrive and safely remove the wires. @VanFireRescue @IAFF18 @VancouverPD @TransLink
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Monday Night Burnaby crews responded to Hastings St & Sperling Ave after a two car collision sent 1 car into the side of a Gym. One person was taken to hospital with minor injs. @BurnabyFireDept @IAFF323 @BurnabyRCMP @BC_EHS
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Wednesday night Vancouver Firefighters attended to a Fire in the basement of a house. The fire had been upgraded to a 2nd Alarm. Crews were able to knock down the fire which had spread into the ceiling. @VanFireRescue @IAFF18 @bcpffa
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Canada Task Force 1 responded last night from its base in Vancouver to assist with rescuing people trapped by multiple mudslides in Agassiz. #bcsar #BCStorm #husar @CANTF1 @VanFireRescue @VancouverPD @APBC873
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Tuesday night Coquitlam crews responded to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Cape Horne Ave & Brunette Ave. The driver of the vehicle was arrested for driving while impaired. @cqrcmp @IAFFLocal1782 @APBC873
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Tuesday Morning Burnaby Firefighters responded for a report of a fire on Kincaid St. When crews arrived they found heavy fire showing from a garage. Crews were able to stop the fire from spreading to a nearby house. @IAFF323 @BurnabyFireDept @BurnabyFirePIO
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Friday Night Surrey crews responded to 12300 blk King George Blvd for a ped struck by a car. Firefighters and Paramedics worked on the victim but the victim died. Surrey RCMP Criminal Collison Investigation Team and the Coroner are investigating. @SurreyRCMP @LMDRCMP @Local1271
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Wednesday night Vancouver crews responded to a t-bone collision between a motorcycle and a car. Firefighters and Paramedics did CPR on the victim but they could not revive them. The VPD Collision Investigation Unit and the Coroner have taken over the investigation. @VancouverPD
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Monday Night Vancouver Firefighters responded to a house fire on E 3rd Ave. A 2nd Alarm was called bringing 40+ firefighters to help battle the blaze. Crews had trouble accessing the home due to hording @VanFireRescue @IAFF18 @bcpffa @Spartan_ER @SmealFire
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Sunday night Vancouver crews were called to NW Marine Dr & W 4th Ave after a speeding vehicle crashed into a tree killing the driver instantly. The VPD Collision Investigation Unit and the Corner will be determining the cause of the crash. @VancouverPD @VanFireRescue @IAFF18
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Two vehicles partially fell into a hole after a water main broke at Commercial Dr & Powell St Thursday night. Fire crews assisted several businesses that were being flooded by water until the city arrived and turned off the water. @VanFireRescue @IAFF18
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Vancouver Fire Hazmat Team was called in Tuesday night after a Train containing hazardous materials caught fire in a rail yard near Terminal Ave & Glen Dr. The fire was small so firefighters knocked it down fast. @VanFireRescue @IAFF18 @VancouverPD
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Friday night Burnaby Fire was called to an apartment on Arcola St for a gas leak. Fire crews evacuated the building. 3 Transit busses were brought in to keep residents warm. Once the building was clear of gas people were allowed to return. @BurnabyFireDept @IAFF323
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Sept 28th Burnaby Firefighters responded to a Rooming House fire on Victory St. 2 people were pulled from the house without life signs. Paramedics and Firefighters did CPR on both people until they got a pulse back. @BurnabyFireDept @IAFF323 @BurnabyRCMP @APBC873 @BC_EHS
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Tuesday evening Burnaby crews were called to assist a driver that had somehow got stuck on the train tracks near Boundary Rd & Henning Dr. A passing tow truck was used to pull the car off the tracks before any trains came. @BurnabyRCMP @IAFF323 @BurnabyFireDept
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Saturday morning Two students walking down SW Marine Dr at UBC were hit by a car that hopped the curb onto the sidewalk. Emergency crews were unable to save the students and they died at the scene. @University_RCMP and @LMDRCMP ICARS are investigating the crash.
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