London Fire Department John Kobarda retirement
Departing London fire chief John Kobarda. (London Free Press) The sudden retirement of London’s longtime fire chief amid a flurry of unresolved harassment complaints in his department is ...
London fire chief retires ‘effective immediately’
UPDATED | John Kobarda retires as London fire chief 'effective immediately' 27-year veteran leaves with department facing complaints about workplace harassment London Fire Chief John Kobarda's retirement came with ...
Workplace Harassment Allegations
Following a tumultuous couple of days at city hall, facing numerous harassment allegations involving several departments, London's mayor is speaking out. On Monday, council held a special in-camera meeting to ...
Posting of fire code issues rejected
Chief John Kobarda. (File photo - London Free Press) Knowledge of fire code violations in buildings will remain hard to get. A motion to publicly post fire code ...
Chief avoids probe query
Chief John Kobarda. (File photo - London Free Press) London’s fire chief isn’t answering burning questions about the mysterious absence of one of his deputies. Chief John Kobarda ...
Citizen Involvement Awards
London Fire Department honoured two Good Samaritans who rescued a family from a house fire.
Fire trucks could get GPS
London’s fire department still relies on central wall maps at its stations and not GPS to determine the location of emergencies.
London Fire Safety Highlighted by Ontario Fire Marshall
The London Ontario Fire Department is getting its messages out with new and effective graphic messages...
Firefighters receive Medal of Bravery
David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, presented five London firefighters with the Governor General's prestigious Medal of Bravery at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.