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COVID-19 and first responders: How the pandemic has impacted Kingston’s emergency services

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Chief Antje McNeely, Chief Gale Chevalier, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, Dr. Kieran Moore, emergency services, Fire Chief Shawn Armstrong, first responders, Frontenac Paramedic Services, impact of COVID-19, increased cleaning and sanitization, increased risk, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Police, pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), sanitizing

Stay-at-home orders, arrows on the floors of business, lineups outside grocery stores – one need only look around to see

Volunteer community members to help out with emergency management

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Bhavana Varma, City of Kingston, community volunteers, emergency management, emergency response, Fire Chief Shawn Armstrong, Kingston Fire and Rescue, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), volunteers

Community volunteers who have undergone required training and security checks will be allowed to provide assistance during emergency events, thanks

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Kingston Fire Rescue names Melanie Jones as new Deputy Chief

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments deputy fire chief, Fire Chief Shawn Armstrong, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Melanie Jones, new deputy fire chief

Kingston Fire & Rescue (KFR) has announced Melanie Jones as its newest Deputy Fire Chief. “We are thrilled to have

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City, Kingston Frontenac Public Library partner to offer cool down locations

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, Cool Down locations, COVID-19, extreme heat, face coverings, face masks, Fire Chief Shawn Armstrong, heat warning, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Laura Carter

The City of Kingston and Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) are working in partnership to provide “Cool Down” locations for

Local first responders pay tribute to those lost in NS shootings

April 24, 2020April 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Constable Heidi Stevenson, Fire Chief Shawn Armstrong, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Gardiners Road, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Police, moment of silence, Nova Scotia shootings, Princess Street, RCMP, RCMP salute, Sgt. Steve Koopman, tribute

To pay tribute to fallen Nova Scotia RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson and all those lost in the mass shooting on

Frontenac Paramedics establish base at Woodbine Fire Station

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, Fire Chief Shawn Armstrong, Frontenac County, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Paramedic Chief Gale Chevalier, west end, Woodbine Fire Station, Woodbine Road

Frontenac Paramedics will now have paramedic base at Woodbine Road Fire Station in Kingston’s West end. The paramedics will join