Photographs (archives)
Photography by Sylvain Pedneault
Here are the photo archives of FireLens.com. To this day, the archives contain about 40,000 photographs of fires, rescues and other incidents. These photographs were all taken by Sylvain Pedneault during the last 8 years, and others are added regularly.
Monday, January 28, 2008 - Deadly accident
A young women died after being hit by a car on Laurier blvd at the St.Louis intersection. St.Hyacinthe paramedics and police officers responded to this call.
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Thursday, January 24, 2008 - Residential fire in St-Pie
St-Pie firefighters, assisted by their St.Paul and St.Cesaire collegues, battled a residential fire.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Old barn fire in Ste.Cecile.de.Milton
Roxton Pond and St.Valerien firefighters responded on Main street in Ste.Cecile.de.Milton for a wooden garage fire.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Complex extrication
St.Hyacinthe firefighters used two extrication units simultaneously (each equiped with two extrication tools) to free a woman pined in her car. St.Simon firefighters provided fire protection and...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Collision with a police car
A Sûreté du Québec police officier was injured when her patrol car was struck by another vehicle on highway 20 at km 123 near La Presentation. At the time of the accident, road conditions were...
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Friday, January 18, 2008 - Accident in St-Barnabé
St.Hyacinthe paramedics and Sûreté du Québec police officers responded on route 235 in St.Barnabé after a pick-up truck with a trailer had an accident.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - Accident in St.Simon
A driver continued straight when he reached a T intersection, resulting in a high-velocity impact with a tree in a private yard.
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Sunday, January 13, 2008 - Car fire on Laframboise
The 202 responded to a car fire on Laframboise blvd at the intersection of Martineau in St.Hyacinthe.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - Tree on wires
St.Hyacinthe firefighters were called in the Douville sector after a tree fell on electrical wires.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - Dangerous display
The giant display in the Martineau/Laframboise commercial sector was damaged by heavy winds. Sûreté du Québec police officers had to close down the city's busiest intersections to avoid having car...
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - Damaged roof
The roof of an appartment building was damaged by the wind. Firefighters were called on scene because the first report mentionned that the structure was possibly collapsing, which was not the case...
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - Accident caused by wind
Heavy winds caused many incidents in the region, among those an accident involving a pick-up truck with a trailer on route 137 in St.Denis.sur.Richelieu.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - Industrial fire in Ste.Madeleine
A fire destroyed the major part of an industrial building in Ste-Madeleine.
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Sunday, January 6, 2008 - 5th alarm in St.Hyacinthe
St.Hyacinthe firefighters (and others from neighboring towns) fought a 5-alarm fire in a residential building at the corner of Bourdages N. and Lafontaine.
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Friday, January 4, 2008 - Head-on collision on St.Louis street
A head-on collision on St.Louis street between St.Hyacinthe and St.Dominique involved St.Hyacinthe firefighters, St.Hyacinthe paramedics, and Sûreté du Québec police officers. It is a police officer...
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Thursday, January 3, 2008 - Deadly collision in St.Pie
A couple's SUV was hit by a truck crossing Road 235 in St.Pie. Unfortunately, the female passenger died on site, while the injured driver was rushed to the nearest hospital.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008 - Road accident
St.Hyacinthe firefighters were dispatched to La Presentation for a single-car road accident. No extrication was required.
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Monday, December 31, 2007 - Trash fire
An trash fire could have had much more serious consequences as it menaced a house. Snow was used to estinguish the fire (very efficient).
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Monday, December 31, 2007 - Flip over during a snow storm
While road conditions were extremely hazardous because of a snow storm, a female driver was involved in a violent flip-over on Route 137 between St.Hyacinthe and St.Dominique.
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Monday, December 24, 2007 - Accident on an icy road
A sudden drop in temperature caused ice to form on roads, leading to violent accident.
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Sunday, December 23, 2007 - Residential fire in St.Hugues
People driving by noticed flammes on an exterior wall of a house. They immediately dialed 9-1-1 to notify firefighters and woke up the house's occupants, allowing them to evacuate safely.
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Monday, December 17, 2007 - Collision in La Presentation
St.Hyacinthe firefighters responded on the Grand Rang road (near exit 123 of Highway 20) after a collision occured between a car and a truck with a trailer. One injured was transported to the...
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Saturday, December 15, 2007 - Physical evaluation for the SHFD
The St.Hyacinthe F.D. organized a physical evaluation as part of its hiring program.
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Saturday, December 15, 2007 - Tractor-car accident
A car hit a tractor on St.Louis street between St.Hyacinthe and St.Dominique.
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Saturday, December 8, 2007 - Hauling sled rescue
St.Hyacinthe fighters responded with their medical rescue hauling sled on a snowmobile trail, as two persons needed to be quickly transported to the hospital after a collision.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007 - Diploma hand-out in Waterloo
The Waterloo satellite training center (affiliated with St.Hyacinthe's training center) handed-out numerous Firefighter I and Extrication diplomas.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007 - Collision in Douville
St.Hyacinthe firefighters responded with vehicles 901 and 205 on Laurier blvd at the corner of Coulonge in the Douville sector for an accident with extrication.
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Friday, November 30, 2007 - Residential fire in St-Jude
St-Jude firefighters responded quickly to a fire in the basement of a family home.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - Truck on its side
Firefighters, paramedics and police officers responded to an exit ramp on Hwy 20 near St.Hyacinthe downtown when a truck flipped on its side.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - Recycling bins
St.Hyacinthe's fire prevention division organized a controlled fire of recycling bins.
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Monday, November 26, 2007 - Deadly accident
A driver died in a single-car crash on Des Seigneurs street in St.Hyacinthe.
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Sunday, November 25, 2007 - Fire in an industry
The St.Hyacinthe F.D. responded in an industry for a fire in a machine.
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