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.
Friday, November 23, 2007 - Firefighter for a day
Two children experienced a firefighter-for-a-day event.
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Friday, November 23, 2007 - Diploma hand-out at the CFR
St.Hyacinthe's Firefighter Training Center, in collaboration with the Quebec National Firefighter School, handed out Firefighter I and Extrication certificates.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - Vehicle fire in La Présentation
Already in La Presentation for an explosion, St.Hyacinthe fighters quickly arrived on Salvail road for a vehicle fire.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - Explosion in La Présentation
A man sustained major burns from an tar tank explosion. The victim was rushed to the local hospital, as firefighters neutralize fire hazards.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - New flames at yesterday's garage fire
St.Hyacinthe firefighters were called at the scene of yesterday's garage fire to put out a few remnants of the fire.
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Monday, November 19, 2007 - Commercial garage fire
A commercial garage fire on Guy road in St.Hyacinthe involved many firefighters from a number of departments.
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Saturday, November 17, 2007 - Collision on R-116 in Ste.Madeleine
A young woman was seriously injured when her car was struck by a pick-up truck on route 116 in Ste.Madeleine. Other victims involved got out with relatively minor injuries.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Bomb threat at the St.Hyacinthe hospital
The presence of an unidentified package and two noticed suspects in the Emergency room at the St.Hyacinthe hospital triggered a major bomb threat management operation involving firefithers, police...
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Sunday, November 11, 2007 - Commercial fire in Beloeil
Beloeil firefighters quickly terminated a fire in a commercial building on Laurier blvd.
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Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 3rd alarm in a duplex
After receiving a 9-1-1 call reporting some smoke outside in a residential sector, St.Hyacinthe firefighters went to investigate. As they arrived, they discovered a duplex well involved. The...
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Saturday, November 10, 2007 - Flashover simulator
Little visit in the flash-over simulator :)
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - Halloween monitored by firefighters
Like every year, St.Hyacinthe firefighters gave their time to patrol the city streets on Halloween night.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - Work accident
St.Hyacinthe's extrication unit, paramedics and police officers responded quickly to a work accident scene where a worker was possibly pined by a piece of equipment.
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Monday, October 29, 2007 - Early house fire
A first alarm was sounded for an fire starting in a family house.
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Friday, October 26, 2007 - Flip over in St.Pie
Emergency units responded to the site of an accident involving one car on its roof and the driver ejected.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007 - Extrication in Ste.Madeleine
Extrication on Route 116 at the intersection of the Chemin du Grand Rang.
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Saturday, October 20, 2007 - Live fire exercise in Marieville
Firefighters from many departments participated in a live fire exercise at an old house in Marieville.
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Friday, October 19, 2007 - Structure collapse
St.Hyacinthe firefighters were called to secure the site of a structure collapse. Two workers were injured and transported to a nearby hospital.
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Friday, October 19, 2007 - Barn fire in Ste.Helene
A barn in Ste.Helene was completely destroyed by fire.
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Thursday, October 18, 2007 - Propane tree training
Within the Firefighter II Haz-mat program, students participated to a fire drill on a propane gas leak.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - Collision in St.Pie near Sanair
St.Pie first responders, St.Hyacinthe and Granby paramedics, and Sûreté du Québec police officers converged to the 235/St.Dominique road intersection for a high-velocity impact between a car and a...
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Friday, October 12, 2007 - St.Hyacinthe F.D. director leaves
Collegues from the city and the region gathered at the occasion of the departure of M. Gilles Courtemanche, director of the St.Hyacinthe City Fire Department. Gilles, good luck with your new...
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Thursday, October 11, 2007 - Traffic accident on route 116
Firefighters, paramedics and police officers responded on route 116 near the St.Louis intersection for an accident involving a passenger car and a pick-up truck. Both occupants of the car were...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - Major head-to-head collision in St.Basile
A violent head-on collision occured between St.Basile and Beloeil. Firefighters of both cities responded to this call.
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Saturday, October 6, 2007 - Flashover simulator
Here are a few photos of a flashover simulation at the St.Hyacinthe Training Center, taken rapidly when passing by for another event.
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Friday, October 5, 2007 - Evacuation drill in a school
The Fire Prevention Division of the St.Hyacinthe City Fire Department executed an evacuation drill in a high-school. Firefighter I students witnessed the event, and even wrote their own reports on...
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Tuesday, October 2, 2007 - Bicycle/bus accident
St.Hyacinthe paramedics and Sûreté du Québec police officers responded on Sicotte street for a bicycle rider hit by a school bus.
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Monday, October 1, 2007 - Blood donation clinic at fire station 1
St.Hyacinthe firefighters welcomed the annual blood donation clinic.
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Saturday, September 29, 2007 - Accident in St-Dominique
A driver was very lucky to get out alive of a high-velocity impact with an electrical pole in St-Dominique. The call was initially received for an extrication, but the car occupant was retrieved...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - Residential fire (10-13)
As soon as the call came in for a residential fire, officers reported seeing a thick black smoke column in the sky, thereby confirming that the call was legitimate. 1st, 2nd and 3rd alarms came...
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Saturday, September 22, 2007 - Accident with many injured
A collision between two cars required the intervention of two St.Hyacinthe paramedical teams as well as Sûreté du Québec police officers. The first ambulance on scene reported 6 to 7 injured.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - Aftermath of the barn fire
Firefighters have been called again on the site of a barn fire that happened on September 17th. Smoke was seen rising from the hay, which triggered this new call.
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