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The participants of the Junior Fire Brigade got the opportunity to get a little destructive this week when it came to learning about vehicle extrication and the tools used in emergency situations.

When the chair of the Kahnawake Fire Brigade executive committee showed up at the Kahnawake Fire Brigade with an envelope recently and passed it wordlessly across a table, interim fire chief Wihse Stacey wasn’t sure what to expect.

The Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) was called to a house fire on Monday, but upon arrival a resident of the house had already extinguished it - using knowledge he gained at Kahnawake’s very own Junior Fire Brigade.

Creekside Store will be closed “for the foreseeable future,” due to a fire that was thankfully contained quickly due to the actions of the two staff members working at the time of the fire, Calcifer Goodleaf and Christine Taylor.n

Experts sounded the alarm on fire safety at the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) on Wednesday, kicking off a campaign that will reach at least 16 Indigenous communities, ahead of a giveaway of hundreds of smoke alarms in town.

Within hours of a roaring fire claiming another residence in Kahnawake, community members have raised thousands of dollars, organized raffles, and planned gatherings to come to the aid of the locals who lost their home.

As the weather warms up, the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) and the Public Safety Division of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) have issued a reminder that grass fires and other unsafe fire practices pose a big risk for the environment and for personal safety.

For Tanner Phillips, the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to training the next generation of local paramedics. After all, his students could be called upon to treat members of his own family.

Since February, Playground Poker has turned what was once the entryway to the staff room into a functional infirmary, to be able to help their customers without necessarily having to go through Kahnawake’s emergency services if the need is not there.

As part of Cultural Awareness Month, the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language & Cultural Center (KOR) held its yearly Tetewatierónnion variety show at the Knights of Columbus on Tuesday, drawing over 200 people to the hall.