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.

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(Note: Calls are currently sorted chronologicaly)

Wednesday, January 2, 2008 - Road accident St.Hyacinthe firefighters were dispatched to La Presentation for a single-car road accident. No extrication was required.	Thursday, January 3, 2008 - Deadly collision in St.Pie A couple's SUV was hit by a truck crossing Road 235 in St.Pie. Unfortunately, the female passenger died on site, while the injured driver was rushed to the nearest hospital.	Friday, January 4, 2008 - Head-on collision on St.Louis street A head-on collision on St.Louis street between St.Hyacinthe and St.Dominique involved St.Hyacinthe firefighters, St.Hyacinthe paramedics, and Sûreté du Québec police officers. It is a police officer...	Sunday, January 6, 2008 - 5th alarm in St.Hyacinthe St.Hyacinthe firefighters (and others from neighboring towns) fought a 5-alarm fire in a residential building at the corner of Bourdages N. and Lafontaine.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - Industrial fire in Ste.Madeleine A fire destroyed the major part of an industrial building in Ste-Madeleine.	Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - Accident caused by wind Heavy winds caused many incidents in the region, among those an accident involving a pick-up truck with a trailer on route 137 in St.Denis.sur.Richelieu.	Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - Damaged roof The roof of an appartment building was damaged by the wind. Firefighters were called on scene because the first report mentionned that the structure was possibly collapsing, which was not the case...	Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - Dangerous display The giant display in the Martineau/Laframboise commercial sector was damaged by heavy winds. Sûreté du Québec police officers had to close down the city's busiest intersections to avoid having car...
Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - Tree on wires St.Hyacinthe firefighters were called in the Douville sector after a tree fell on electrical wires.	Sunday, January 13, 2008 - Car fire on Laframboise The 202 responded to a car fire on Laframboise blvd at the intersection of Martineau in St.Hyacinthe.	Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - Accident in St.Simon A driver continued straight when he reached a T intersection, resulting in a high-velocity impact with a tree in a private yard.	Friday, January 18, 2008 - Accident in St-Barnabé St.Hyacinthe paramedics and Sûreté du Québec police officers responded on route 235 in St.Barnabé after a pick-up truck with a trailer had an accident.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Collision with a police car A Sûreté du Québec police officier was injured when her patrol car was struck by another vehicle on highway 20 at km 123 near La Presentation. At the time of the accident, road conditions were...	Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Complex extrication St.Hyacinthe firefighters used two extrication units simultaneously (each equiped with two extrication tools) to free a woman pined in her car. St.Simon firefighters provided fire protection and...	Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Old barn fire in Ste.Cecile.de.Milton Roxton Pond and St.Valerien firefighters responded on Main street in Ste.Cecile.de.Milton for a wooden garage fire.	Thursday, January 24, 2008 - Residential fire in St-Pie St-Pie firefighters, assisted by their St.Paul and St.Cesaire collegues, battled a residential fire.
Monday, January 28, 2008 - Deadly accident A young women died after being hit by a car on Laurier blvd at the St.Louis intersection. St.Hyacinthe paramedics and police officers responded to this call.	Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - Appartment fire St-Hyacinthe firefighters quickly requested a recall of all three fire stations when dispatch announced a residential explosion and fire. Soon after its arrival, the C.P. confirmed the fire and...	Saturday, February 9, 2008 - Industry fire in La Presentation St.Hyacinthe firefighters requested a 4th alarm to battle an industry blaze in La Presentation. Tankers from neighboring departments were required to ensure water availability.	Sunday, February 10, 2008 - Accident in St-Liboire A road accident required the joint response of St.Liboire's First Responders and firefighters, St.Hyacinthe's extrication unit, St.Hyacinthe paramedics, and Sûreté du Québec police officers.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - Garage fire in St-Dominique St.Dominique firefighters quickly responded on Main street for a garage fire. An ambulance was requested on scene for a person with a light burn.	Thursday, February 14, 2008 - Collision on Ste-Anne street A collision between two cars had one of them end up on a pile of snow, while the other one finally stopped on the walkway.	Friday, February 15, 2008 - Accident on Choquette blvd An accident occurred at the intersection of Choquette blvd and Sicotte street. Three ambulances were required to transport all victims to the hospital.	Saturday, February 23, 2008 - Residential fire St.Hyacinthe firefighters responded to a residential fire. Thankfuly, the fire did not involve the structure, and the so blaze was under control quickly.
Friday, February 29, 2008 - Storage space fire The St.Hyacinthe City Fire Department was called to Villeneuve street for a storage space fire.	Friday, February 29, 2008 - Fire started in a store A call for a storage space fire barely completed that dispatch announces a commercial garage fire in St.Hyacinthe's Ste-Rosalie sector. The fire was quickly under control, but a person had to be...	Monday, March 3, 2008 - Industrial fire in St.Pie A furniture factory in St.Pie was heavily damaged by a violent blaze. All in all, 76 firefighters from multiple departments collaborated on site, as well as multiple other departments affected to...	Thursday, March 6, 2008 - Half-masting of the St.Hyacinthe City flag St.Hyacinthe firefighters wish to send their respects to the family, friends and co-workers of firefighter Mathieu Emond, who died in the line of duty on March 4th 2008 in Varennes.
Saturday, March 8, 2008 - Torn off roof In the middle of a winter storm, St.Hyacinthe firefighters responded to a call for a torn off roof.	Monday, March 10, 2008 - Firefighter Emond funeral Firefighters from Varennes, and from throughout the province and the country, along with family members and friends, paid their final respects to firefighter Mathieu Emond, who died in the line of...	Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - Car fire on Ste.Anne St.Hyacinthe firefighters responded on Ste.Anne street for a car fire.	Monday, March 24, 2008 - Fire in a central vacuum system Ashes that were still warm have apparently been picked up by the central vacuum system, causing a fire in a technical room.