French River Fire Department

03/16/2026

10/22/2025

08/20/2025

🚨 Incident Update – Ricollet Falls Rescue 🚨

During the evening time, the French River Fire Department responded to a call at the French River Visitor Centre for a hiker who sustained a minor injury near Ricollet Falls. Due to the remote location, assistance was required to safely extricate the individual.

The Greater Sudbury Fire Services Water Rescue Team from Long Lake Station 4 deployed their rescue boat to assist in transporting the hiker to waiting EMS personnel.

A big thank you to our dedicated volunteer firefighters and the professional firefighters from Greater Sudbury Fire Services for their teamwork and support. 👩‍🚒👨‍🚒👏

07/22/2025

On Saturday July 19th, water rescue crews from Minnow Lake and Long Lake responded to two individuals in distress near Moonlight Beach.

While responding, dispatchers gathered information from callers and confirmed there were two victims in the water roughly 300m off the beach.

On arrival, crews from Water Rescue 2 swiftly launched the rescue boat and made their way towards the victims. A “go” rescue was performed and both individuals were pulled from the water and transported to the beach for medical care by Greater Sudbury EMS. Crews from Water Rescue 4 later performed a systematic search to confirm there were no additional victims.

As confirmed by GSPS media release, one individual remains in stable condition while the other was pronounced on the scene.

Our deepest condolences go out to their family and friends and all those impacted by this tragedy.

07/01/2025

🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day!
Big thanks to all the first responders and volunteer firefighters out there — your hard work and heart keep our communities safe and strong.

We’re proud to call this amazing country home, and even prouder of the people who step up for others every day.

Enjoy the day, stay safe, and celebrate Canada! ❤️🔥

04/19/2025