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.
Wednesday, January 3, 2007 - Chimney fire
St.Hyacinthe firefighters were called for a chimney fire. It didn't take long after the 10-17 for code 10-22 to heard.
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Wednesday, January 3, 2007 - Fire in an appartment building
St.Hyacinthe firefighters quickly controlled a fire in an appartment at sector 1-A 2nd story.
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Thursday, January 4, 2007 - Explosion in a residential building
Saint-Hyacinthe firefighters sounded a first alarm while a fire was startingin a residential building that sustained a powerful explosion a bit earlier. The deflagration caused major damage to the...
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Thursday, January 4, 2007 - Kitchen fire
St.Hyacinthe City FD responded on Laframboise blvd for a kitchen fire. The fire was however put out using an ABC powder fire extinguisher.
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Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - Firefighter II Operations practice
Group 1 receives a practical training on Firefighter II Operations at the St.Hyacinthe Firefighter Training Center. There is unfortunately only one photo of group 2, as I was myself in that group.
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Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - Small fire in a duplex
A small fire in a duplex caused more scare than harm, as firefighters intervened quickly.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - General alarm in Beloeil
Beloeil firefighters sounded a general alarm to fight a residential fire.
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Sunday, January 14, 2007 - Intervention at Hotel-Dieu Hospital
The St.Hyacinthe City Fire Department responded to the Hotel-Dieu Hospital for apparent smoke on the 5th floor. A HRB intervention plan was activated to coordinate efforts in search, evacuation...
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Sunday, January 14, 2007 - Minivan fire
A minivan fire gave a hard time to firefighters as the molten gas tank let out fuel that contributed to the fire. A combination of water, foam, powder extinguisher and CO extinguisher finally put an...
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Saturday, January 20, 2007 - Enrollment tests in the St.Hyacinthe F.D.
The St.Hyacinthe City Fire Department needs to fill 3 part time firefighter and 3 reserve firefighter positions. The Department organized a physical test to classify candidates.
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Monday, January 22, 2007 - Extrication on Charlotte road
St.Liboire's First Responders and Fire Department, St.Hyacinthe's extrication unit, St.Hyacinthe paramedics and Sûreté du Québec police officers responded to the first major accident of the season on...
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - Minor accident
St.Hyacinthe's extrication unit were dispatched to the site of a minor accident to help a victim exit his car. The intervention didn't require any extrication after all, so firefighters simply...
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Thursday, January 25, 2007 - House fire on Frontenac
Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in a house on Frontenac street in St.Hyacinthe.
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Saturday, January 27, 2007 - St.Hugues Firefighters Party
St.Hugues firefighters organized a big party to collect funds for their service. The event was a true success!
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Sunday, January 28, 2007 - Gaz odor
St.Hyacinthe firefighters had to deploy a lot of resources to localize the source of a strong odor, after they were notified by a St.Hyacinthe paramedics unit.
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - Firefighter II Operations: HRB visit
As part of the Firefighter II Operations program, student firefighters visited a HRB and saw in practice the theorical notions seen during the course: automatic extinguishing systems, elevation...
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - Fire in a house
A father had to evacuate his children and use an ABC extinguisher to control a fire that was starting in the floor. The likely cause of the fire is electrical in nature.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Thursday, February 22, 2007 - Collision on Grand Rang rd
Two cars collided on Grand Rang, as the road was slippery.
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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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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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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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