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.
Saturday, December 2, 2006 - Live burn in Beloeil
Beloeil's F.D. organized a live burn practice in an abandoned house near Highway 20. Firefighters experienced nearly ten fires, up to the last one which was voluntarily left uncontrolled.
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Friday, December 1, 2006 - Tragic accident in St-Jean-Baptiste
A terrible accident resulted in the loss of life of two drivers on Road 227 between Ste-Jean-Baptiste and Ste-Madeleine, while the pavement was extremely slippery because of icy conditions.
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Thursday, November 30, 2006 - Deadly collision in Roxton Pond
A deadly collision occured on Road 139 in Roxton Pond.
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Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 5th alarm in an industry
The St.Hyacinthe City Fire Department had to trigger five alarms to terminate a fire that started in a large industry.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - Flip over in St.Pie
St.Pie firefighters and first responders, St.Hyacinthe's extrication unit, St.Hyacinthe paramedics and Sûreté du Québec police officers converged toward the St.Ours road in St.Pie where a vehicle hit...
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Sunday, November 19, 2006 - Incident with multiple vehicles
The St.Hyacinthe FD Extrication Unit was dispatched to Highway 20 Westbound for a car accident. Arrived on scene, firefighters had to deal with multiple accidents and immediately scattered their...
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Monday, November 13, 2006 - 2nd alarm on St-Joseph st.
Thanks to firefighters quick response, damages were relatively light to a residential and commercial building on St.Joseph street in St.Hyacinthe. Two alarms were required to get enough manpower to...
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Thursday, November 9, 2006 - Truck on its side on Martineau st.
Firefighters are dispatched to the scene of an accident involving a truck which fell on its side.
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Thursday, November 2, 2006 - Firefighter I practice
Firefighter I students practice search and rescue operations in a training house.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - Collision with a Via Rail train
A female driver had the chance of her life when she got out practicaly intact from a collision with a Via Rail train traveling at near 70 Kph. The car got hooked by a lever mechanism at the front of...
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Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 5th alarm on Cascades
5th alarm on Cascades street.
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Friday, October 27, 2006 - Major fire in an abandoned convent
A fire of rare intensity completely destroyed an old convent in Massueville. Firefighters battled the fire for many hours, making sure it didn't reach the church a few dozen meters away from the...
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Friday, October 27, 2006 - Visible smoke at the CIAQ
The St.Hyacinthe City Fire Department deployed many units at the CIAQ on Sicotte street after a 911 call mentionned visible smoke in a storage area. A portable heater was the source of the light...
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Thursday, October 26, 2006 - Evacuation exercises in St-Hugues
St.Hugues's FD organizes an evacuation exercise in a kindergarden, and one in at the elementary school.
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - Second fire propagated to a school
For a second time in four days, Saint-Hyacinthe firefighters had to fight a utility depot fire quickly propagating to a school.
For fire apparatus amateurs, this intervention was Ladder 402's very...
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - Car fire
Firefighters went on Lesage street next to Highway 20 for a fire raging in the engine compartment of a car.
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Saturday, October 21, 2006 - Fire propagated to a school
Dispatch received about thirty 911 calls for a widespread fire in a school in St.Hyacinthe, with flammes coming out of the windows. Upon their arrival, firefighters instead discovered a utility...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - Paramedics: medals for distinguished services
About thirty paramedics received the «Medal for distinguished services of emergency medical services» during a special ceremony held in Drummondville.
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Sunday, October 15, 2006 - Children identification day
Today was the Children Identification Day in participating McDonald's restaurants, in collaboration with the Sûreté du Québec and local police services.
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Saturday, October 14, 2006 - Firefighter II - Extrication
St.Valerien and St.Hugues firefighters attended course on extrication within the Firefighter II program given by the St.Hyacinthe Firefighting Training Center.
Thanks to a partnership with...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - Major fire in Ste.Cecile.de.Milton
A major fire has completely destroyed a resto-bar on route 137 in Ste.Cecile.de.Milton. Four large propane tanks were involved in the fire, which considerably complicated the intervention.
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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - Extrication Dessaules-Choquette
St.Hyacinthe City FD's extrication unit responded at the corner of blvds Dessaules and Choquette for an accident involving two cars and a concrete block.
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Monday, October 2, 2006 - Blood donation clinic at fire station 1
The St.Hyacinthe City Fire Departement was the host of this year again of Hema-Quebec's blood donation clinic.
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Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 10-32 on Guy road
St.Hyacinthe FD's extrication unit is rushed at the corner of Guy road and 4th road following a major accident involving one car.
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Thursday, September 28, 2006 - Balcony fire
St.Hyacinthe firefighters were called at La Presentation for a residential fire (visible smoke and flames). Thankfuly, the fire mainly touched the balcony and the exterior wall only.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - Extrication on Frontenac street
Second call of the day for rescue 901, as the extrication team responds on Frontenac street for a confirmed car extrication.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - Truck accident on the highway
A cube truck got a tire problem on highway 20 at km 124, causing a loss of control and throwing the vehicle on its side. Since the initial call indicated that a person was traped, the 901 responded....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - Fire in Roxton Pond
A residential fire required the intervention of the Roxton Pond Fire Department, as well as departments from Granby and St.Valerien.
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Sunday, September 24, 2006 - Quad Medic in Val-Alain
The Quad Medic team provided paramedical services during ATV races in Val-Alain.
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Monday, September 18, 2006 - Balcony fire
St.Hyacinthe's Fire Department responds on Choquette blvd for a growing fire on a balcony.
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Sunday, September 17, 2006 - Garage fire
St.Hyacinthe firefighters sound a 1st alarm to fight a fire in a garage.
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Saturday, September 16, 2006 - FQISI & LAPIQ congress
On September 14, 15, 16 and 17 at the Drummondville Congress Center was held the 1st annual congress of FQISI and L'APIQ.
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