Community Stories

The Medicine Hat 911 dispatch team, a division of Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services, has formed a new partnership with HALO Air Ambulance to strengthen Southern Alberta’s emergency response capabilities. As HALO’s official flight-following team, Medicine Hat 911 ensures every mission is tracked in real-time, providing oversight that prioritizes safety and swift action.

Get ready to rally behind some of our local Firefighters as the Medicine Hat Firefit team takes on the challenge of a lifetime. Known as “the toughest two minutes in sports,” the Firefit Championships push firefighters to their physical and mental limits through a series of high-intensity tasks that they may face in real-life emergency situations.

We hear the terms wildfire, evacuation, flooding, and tornado more often these days. Multiple communities across Alberta have faced hard times over the past 10 years, with the severity and frequency of these incidents on the rise.