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, September 25, 2004 - Assistance to paramedics
Firefighters are called in to assist paramedics in an apartment where the exterior stairs are extremely dangerous.
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Thursday, September 23, 2004 - Major collision on Hightway 20
A major accident on Highway 20 westbound near the St-Simon exit involves three cars and requires two simultaneous extrication operations.
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Thursday, September 23, 2004 - School evacuation exercises
Multiple evacuation exercises in schools of Saint-Hyacinthe.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - Gas leak at Hôtel-Dieu Hospital
Minor propane gas leak at the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Saint-Hyacinthe.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - School evacuation exercise
Evacuation exercise in an elementary school in Saint-Hyacinthe.
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Monday, September 20, 2004 - Flee market restaurant
A small fire breaks out in Saint-Hyacinthe's flee market restaurant.
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Saturday, September 18, 2004 - Cigarette fire
A badly-extinguished cigarette is the origin of a car fire. Alpha team of the Saint-Hyacinthe Fire Dept. answered the call on board the 205.
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Friday, September 17, 2004 - Visiting a kindergarden
Saint-Hyacinthe's Fire Prevention Service visits children of a new kindergarden. An evacuation exercise is performed and various activities are organized to demystify firefighters to children's eyes.
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Thursday, September 9, 2004 - Rain fall
About 30 millimeters of rain cause some water damages in Saint-Hyacinthe.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2004 - Prevention round
A round of prevention visits in a few schools, mainly to take photographs of sites for a major update of intervention plans, and of course to do usual verifications.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2004 - CEGEP evacuation
Evacuation exercise of the CEGEP of Saint-Hyacinthe.
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Sunday, September 5, 2004 - Small fire
A small arson fire is rapidly extinguished at the Saint-Hyacinthe Cultural Center.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2004 - Natural gas leak
Construction work causes a natural gas leak on Girouard st., Saint-Hyacinthe. The leak is however under control very rapidly.
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Saturday, August 28, 2004 - Apartment building fire
A fire in an apartment building requires a major deployment from the fire department Saturday morning. Thankfully, the fire is under control very rapidly.
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Saturday, August 28, 2004 - Major accident on Hway 20
At 0h45 AM in a construction zone on Highway 20 westbound near km 139 where cars run both ways, two cars collide, sending one of them on the roof. Extrication was performed by Saint-Hyacinthe fire &...
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Friday, August 27, 2004 - Deadly accident
Deadly accident at St-Jude at around 4h45 AM. Rescue unit 901 of the Saint-Hyacinthe Fire Department is called on scene for extrication.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - Fire near a farm
Fire near a farm sheltering horses, cows and lamas. Thankfully, damages are very limited.
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Friday, August 20, 2004 - School garbage container
A garbage container on a school playground is the target of an arson fire.
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Thursday, August 19, 2004 - Road exit
A driver with a medical problem exits the road with minimal damages.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - Major natural gas leak
Construction work causes a major breach in a 4-inches natural gas pipe. Fast deployment of fire personnel allows to secure the perimeter and start installing a gas pipe feed cutter.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - Strange odor
A propane gas leak is first announced, but it is later discovered that it is the smell of a special insect control chemical dispersed the previous night.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - Stolen vehicule
An abandoned car in a field is completely burned down. Investigation of fire causes is a no-brainer in this case.
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Monday, August 16, 2004 - Hydrolic fluid leak
A garbage truck has a major hydrolic fluid leak while moving on Pratte st., resulting in a very slippery leak which must be dried out very rapidly by the fire department and the city's public...
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Sunday, August 15, 2004 - Plastic container in the oven
What is first identified by the dispatching center as a house fire turns out to be a quiet intervention to evacuate smoke accumulated by the melting of a plastic container put in the oven.
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Thursday, August 12, 2004 - Cement truck accident
A cement truck flips over in a ditch. After an extraordinary 25-minutes extrication operation, the driver miraculously gets out of the truck on his two legs.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - Tractor fire
A construction loader ignites at the end of a dirt road in Salvail Nord st. at La Présentation.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 - Collision between two SUV
A SUV collides with another one and flips over on its roof in the middle of the Laframboise boulevard at St-Thomas.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 - Stuck under a building
At St-Louis (about 40 km from Saint-Hyacinthe), a men got stuck under a building when the temporary supporting columns fell deeper in the ground.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 - Tar leak
A major leak on a tar truck exiting the highway and driving on a busy Saint-Hyacinthe street requires firefighters on site.
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Monday, August 2, 2004 - Natural gas leak
A major natural gas leak on St-Thomas's main street involves a major deployment of the Saint-Hyacinthe Fire Dept. Not much photos of the event itself, the gas being invisible and the photographer...
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Thursday, July 29, 2004 - Cyclist hit by a truck
Second major accident of the day in St-Pie, a cyclist is hit by a pick-up truck. Rescue unit 901 from the Saint-Hyacinthe Fire Department joins the St-Pie team to help out.
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Thursday, July 29, 2004 - Little girl hit by a truck
A little girl is hit by a truck in St-Pie. St-Pie's new First Response Truck answers the call. Since no extrication is necessary, 10-3 for the Saint-Hyacinthe rescue unit.
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