Vancouver police are concerned that metal thieves have created a new and potentially deadly safety hazard by stealing key fire suppression equipment. Sgt. Aaron Roed says more than 60 standpipe ...

For years, local police have been dealing with metal thefts around the city, including catalytic converters being stolen from vehicles across Metro Vancouver. But the newest target—standpipe ...

Metal thieves are putting people who work and live in Vancouver highrises at serious risk should a fire break out. More than 60 standpipes, which deliver high-pressure water to the hoses of ...

Vancouver police are raising the alarm about a rash of thefts that could put lives at risk. Police say thieves are targeting a specialized piece of firefighting equipment built into high-rise ...

Firefighters had to use trucked water on a fire at a Victoria supportive-housing facility after discovering the building’s fire-hose-connector covers were corroded shut. “We tried several times,” ...