A provincial grant of more than $86,000 will help the Town of Whitby buy 26 sets of protective gear for the fire department, ...

WHITBY — The Town has announced who will be head firefighter. Michael Gerrard will be Whitby’s new fire chief as of Aug. 24.Mr. Gerrard comes from the City of Toronto where he works as the division ...

WHITBY — Fire and emergency services staff are breathing easy with the release of the department’s annual report that highlights a series of notable successes demonstrated last year. Reported fires ...

WHITBY — Two buildings destroyed by a fire on Easter weekend in Whitby’s historical downtown could be coming down as early as next week. Town staff met with representatives from the insurance ...

Emergency crews are still at the scene of a major fire that broke out early Friday morning and engulfed a building on a historic city block in downtown Whitby. Whitby fire and emergency service ...

WHITBY — Downtown Whitby’s bustling nightlife was just beginning to wind down in the wee hours of Good Friday when shrieking alarms sent fire trucks blasting down Brock Street. A fire broke out in the ...

WHITBY — The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office has been called in to investigate after a fire broke out in an apartment unit in downtown Whitby on Halloween night, killing one person. Durham police said ...

Firefighters from several neighbouring municipalities came to the aid of Whitby crews as they battled a stubborn blaze early Wednesday, Sept. 1. The fire, which began among a large number of hay bales ...

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