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, April 13, 2007 - Maple grove fire
St.Louis firefighters responded to a maple grove on Barreau road as a fire was working on the roof. The intervention was particularly difficult, as the path leading to the building was almost...
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Thursday, April 12, 2007 - Chemney fire on Mondor street
Firefighters responded to a chemney fire on Mondor street. Verifications were howerver negative.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - Accident at the corner of Choquette and Morin
St.Hyacinthe paramedics requested the city's fire department at the corner of Choquette and Morin for a possible extrication. Once on scene however, the extraction did not require extrication.
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Monday, April 9, 2007 - Car fire at the Auctions
St.Hyacinthe firefitghters responded at the Farm Auctions on Martineau street for a car fire.
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Thursday, April 5, 2007 - Fire in a laundry
A small fire in a laundry on Concorde street in St.Hyacinthe required one alarm.
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Friday, March 30, 2007 - Graduation ceremony at the RFTC
St.Hyacinthe Regional Firefighter Training Center and the Quebec National Firefighters School handed out more than a hundred Firefighter I and Haz-Mat Awareness certificates to RFTC students during a...
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Thursday, March 29, 2007 - Farm fire in St.Pie
St.Pie and neighboring fire departments battled a farm fire. Unfortunately, this type of building being especially vulnerable to fires, it quickly collapsed and burned.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - Kitchen fire on Cascades street
Firefighters' quick response helped avoid the worse as a kitchen fire was threatening a large residential building downtown St.Hyacinthe. Paramedics had to transport a women to the hospital for a...
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Saturday, March 24, 2007 - St.Liboire Fire Department
St.Liboire's fire department organized a large dinner to raise funds. It was also a great time to congratulate a firefighter, a chief and the director for 21, 23 and 30 years of service
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - Road accidents in St-Pie
A few drivers had quite a surprise, after having traveled on a long beautiful dry pavement, ended up on a very slippery section between St.Pie and St.Hyacinthe. St.Hyacinthe paramedics and Sûreté du...
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Friday, March 16, 2007 - Appartment fire
St.Hyacinthe firefighters responded to a residential building fire. The fire was under control very quickly.
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Thursday, March 15, 2007 - Collision on St-Pierre W.
St.Hyacinthe Fire Department's extrication unit responded with St.Hyacinthe paramedics and Sûreté du Québec police officers to a collision involving three vehicles on St-Pierre West street.
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Sunday, March 11, 2007 - Commercial fire in Granby
A fire caused heavy dammage to a commercial building in Granby. Firefighters avoided the worse however by preventing the fire from reaching other attached buildings.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - Second accident in St-Thomas-d'Aquin
St.Hyacinthe's extrication unit has been called for a second time of the day on route 235 in the St.Thomas.d'Aquin sector for a collision involving two cars.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - Flipover in St.Thomas.d'Aquin
Saint-Hyacinthe F.D.'s extrication unit was dispatched to route 235 in the St.Thomas.d'Aquin sector for a flipover. No extrication was necessary, but firefighters gave first aid to victims while...
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - Collision on St-Pierre street
A delivery truck hit a small car on an icy road. The initial call indicated that extrication was necessary, however it was determined on site that it was not.
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Monday, March 5, 2007 - Difficult road conditions
Paramedics from the St.Hyacinthe region, Sûreté du Québec police officers, Transport Québec, and towing services had their hands full as a major snow storm fell on the sector and was making road...
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Monday, March 5, 2007 - Firefighter I extinguisher practice
Saint-Hyacinthe's Training Center organized a portable extinguisher practice for a Firefighter I class. Students were able to experiment with different types of extinguishers and see the effects on...
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Friday, March 2, 2007 - Flip-over on Highway 20
Extremely bad road conditions caused numerous accidents, including a flipover on Highway 20 near the St-Simon exit.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - Fire in farm in St.Valerien
An electrical problem is the likely cause of a fire that ignited in a farm sheltering cows and chicken. The fire reached within the walls, but firefighters' quick action limited damages....
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Thursday, February 22, 2007 - Collision on Grand Rang rd
Two cars collided on Grand Rang, as the road was slippery.
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Monday, February 19, 2007 - 4th alarm in St.Hyacinthe
Under an extremely cold temperature, St.Hyacinthe firefighters battled a major fire in a commercial building on Martineau street. A total of four alarms were necessary to get control of the fire,...
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Sunday, February 18, 2007 - Fire ignited by a child
On last November 23rd, St.Hyacinthe firefighters responded for a fire in a single-family house. A short investigation revealed that a 3-year old child lit up the fire.
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Sunday, February 18, 2007 - Prevention in a kindergarden
Within the new awareness program for children 3 to 5, St.Hyacinthe's Fire Prevention Division met for the first time a groupe of children from a public kindergarden of the city's school board.
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Thursday, February 15, 2007 - Head-on collision on Road 116 East
A collision occured on Road 116 East near the Highway 20 interchange in the Ste.Rosalie sector. Two ambulances have been dispatched to the scene.
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Thursday, February 15, 2007 - Car wreck in St-Damase
A car wreck involving 4 vehicles occured on St.Louis street in St.Damase as road conditions were extremely hazardous. Among the vehicles, there was a propane truck, a wood delivery truck and 3 cars.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - Fire in a pig farm
St.Dominique firefighters took a single bite of a fire that was growing in a pig farm on Road 7. As soon as the first alarm was given, the CP requested help from neighboring fire deparments of...
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Thursday, February 8, 2007 - Residential fire in St.Damase
A major fire destroyed a house on D'Argenteuil Road in St.Damase. St.Damase firefighters requested help of teams from St.Pie and Ste.Madeleine fire departments, as well as a tanker from St.Hyacinthe...
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Thursday, February 8, 2007 - Pick-up truck fire
Saint-Hyacinthe firefighters responded on route 116 in the Douville sector for a pick-up truck fire.
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007 - Small garage fire
A fire caused major damages to a large wooden garage were was stored a big quantity of heating wood. The firefighters' quick response completely neutralized propagation hazards to neighboring...
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007 - Car fire on Highway 20
St.Hyacinthe City Firefighters responded on Highway 20 for a car fire.
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Monday, February 5, 2007 - Small fire in a pig farm
With a temperature of 20 C. below (and even lower with the wind chill factor), firefighters were called for a fire in a pig farm. Thankfully, the owner was able to put out the fire before...
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