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)

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - Fire in a highschool in Granby Granby firefighters did a great job in preventing a major fire from spreading further in the roof of the J.H. Leclerc highschool mechanical section's roof. Bromont firefighters were called in...	Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - Commercial fire in St.Hyacinthe The St.Hyacinthe Fire Department called a second alarm to fight a fire in a commercial building on Ste.Anne street. The scene has been handed over to the police department for investigation.	Thursday, January 8, 2009 - Flip over on Route 235 A young female driver was very lucky to get out relatively safely when her car ended up on its roof in a ditch filled with icy water. After many people simply called 9-1-1 with their cell phone...	Friday, January 9, 2009 - Fire in a commercial garage A first alarm was triggered to fight a truck fire inside a large commercial garage on Laurier blvd in St.Hyacinthe.
Friday, January 9, 2009 - Residential fire in Ste.Helene A major fire destroyed a large part of a house in Ste.Helene. When the first firefighters arrived, the double-door garage was fully involved and the fire was spreading to the house. The Ste.Helene...	Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - Roll-over on route 137 A ram off roadway accident occured on route 137 between St.Hyacinthe and St.Dominique. The uninjured driver was immediately arrested by Sûreté du Québec police officers.	Thursday, January 15, 2009 - Garden sheds fire A garbage container fire spread to two garden sheds at the back of a house on Desranleau street. The house was slightly damaged because of heat radiation.	Saturday, January 17, 2009 - Deadly accident in St.Denis.sur.Richelieu A young female driver died in a violent traffic collision on route 137 in St.Denis.sur.Richelieu. The victim and the other injured were transported to the St.Hyacinthe hospital. St.Hyacinthe F.D.'s...
Saturday, January 17, 2009 - Small industrial fire in St.Cesaire St.Cesaire, Rougemont and St.Paul.d'Abbotsford responded in an industry for a fire. The fire was however quickly put out.	Monday, January 19, 2009 - Residential garage fire in La Presentation St.Hyacinthe firefighters responded on route 137 in La Presentation for a residential fire. The fire was limited to the garage however, thanks to the fire wall.	Monday, January 19, 2009 - Major accident in St.Dominique A major traffic accident involving a car and a school bus with disabled children happenned on road 137 between St.Dominique and Ste.Cecile.de.Milton.	Saturday, January 24, 2009 - Snow mobile accident in St.Hugues St.Hyacinthe firefighters, paramedics and police officers responded to Yamaska Route in St.Hugues to rescue a snow mobile driver which had an accident. Because of the victim was far way in the...
Sunday, January 25, 2009 - Residential fire in Ste.Helene Ste.Helene, St-Simon and St-Hugues firefighters responded on Route 2 in Ste.Helene for a garage fire that spread to a house. A snowblower and a mechanical loader were used by local citizens to fight...	Thursday, January 29, 2009 - Head-on collision in St.Pie St.Pie firefighters and first responders were dispatched to the intersection and Double and Saint-Ours roads for a head-on collision. St.Hyacinthe F.D.'s extrication team was called in, but was...	Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - House fire in St.Liboire St.Liboire firefighters responded on St-Patrice street for a residential fire. Upon their arrival, they found that the house was filled with thick smoke and that the fire was starting to be deprived...	Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 3rd alarm in St. Hyacinthe The St.Hyacinthe City Fire Department confronted a violent fire in a house on Guy road. At the sight of a very large column of smoke above the city, the first unit on route requested a first alarm...
Monday, February 16, 2009 - Industrial fire in St.Hyacinthe Firefighters from the St.Hyacithe City Fire Department responded to a call for a fire in a category-1 industrial building. Thankfully, the fire was limited to a duster outside of the factory....	Friday, February 27, 2009 - Accident on route 137 St.Hyacinthe firefighters and paramedics responded on route 137 between St.Hyacinthe and St.Dominique for a traffic accident involving a single vehicle. The driver was not injured, but was taken...	Sunday, March 8, 2009 - Verification on the Yamaska river The Sûreté du Québec police service requested help from the St.Hyacinthe City Department's nautical rescue unit to check what appeared to be a sleeping bag on the Yamaska river.	Monday, March 9, 2009 - Barn fire in Upton A major fire devastated a large farm on route 116 in Upton. Many neighboring fire departments collaborated with Upton firefighters (St.Valerien, St.Liboire, Ste.Helene and others).
Monday, March 23, 2009 - Deadly accident in St.Denis A tragic accident cost the life of a teenager in St.Denis. The SUV he was driving left the road and rolled over multiple times. The incident involved multiple emergency services, such as the...	Friday, March 27, 2009 - House fire in St.Pie A house in St.Pie was completely destroyed by a violent fire. Seeing the thick column of smoke rising in the distance, the CO declared a first alarm while still being miles away.	Monday, March 30, 2009 - Accident on Cayouette street A collision on a quiet street in a residential area involved St.Hyacinthe firefighters, paramedics and police officers.	Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - Collision at the corner of Cascades and Concorde Sûreté du Québec police officers and St.Hyacinthe paramedics responded at the corner of Cascades and Concorde for a traffic collision.
Saturday, April 4, 2009 - Live fire drill in Ste.Marguerite The Ste.Marguerite Fire Department organized a live fire drill in an abandonned house, in collaboration with IPIQ and CMP Mayer. Firefighters experienced two live fires, one of which was attacked...	Saturday, April 4, 2009 - Cooking fire The St.Hyacinthe City Fire Department responded on Concorde Street for a residential fire.	Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Power line down A truck hit a power line, which knocked down a pole on Ste.Anne street. The incident caused a major power failure in a part of St.Hyacinthe City.	Friday, April 10, 2009 - Debris fire in St.Hugues St.Hugues firefighters were called for a debris fire with propagation risks.
Friday, April 10, 2009 - Live fire drill in St.Hugues The St.Hugues Fire Department organized a live fire drill in an abandonned house. Firefighters experienced two live fires, one of which was attacked and extinguished completely, and which included a...	Sunday, April 12, 2009 - House fire in Ste.Cecile.de.Milton A fire caused major damages to a house in Ste.Cecile.de.Milton. When firefighters arrived, the house was already fully involved.	Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 2nd alarm for a garage fire The St.Hyacinthe City Fire Department requested a 2nd alarm for a garage fire that was menacing a maple grove.	Friday, April 17, 2009 - Wild fire in St.Hilaire St.Hilaire firefighters had to call the SOPFEU to fight a wild fire in an isolated region of the montain.