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Your WFPS responded to five fires in three days. Yikes.

Your Fire Paramedic Service is Busy, Winnipeg

Good morning, Winterpeg. We built a city in the coldest place anyone has any business building a city — and it is genuinely wonderful.

It has been a busy week for our Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, hey. They’ve responded to five significant incidents in the last three days, according to city media releases. The latest was a fire on Agnes Street, reported at 3:59 PM on April 24, 2026. Before that, early on April 24, they were out for a structure fire and a separate grass fire, reported at 6:48 AM.

It wasn't just those calls, either. On April 23, 2026, WFPS responded to a fire on Brandon Avenue at 2:41 PM, and another on Marble Avenue at 7:27 AM. These are serious calls, requiring significant resources from our first responders. Meanwhile, they're also getting ready for controlled burns in natural areas, a release from April 23 confirms. This is all happening while medical responses continue across the city, like recent calls in St. George, Munroe East, and Meadows wards, as shown in the real-time civic intelligence monitor data.

Our fire paramedics are always on the front lines, keeping us safe through all kinds of emergencies. It's a reminder of the vital work they do, day in and day out, across all corners of our city.

This is Rosie Fontaine, MiTL Sports Desk, Winnipeg.

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