At the heart of the buzz are two new Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) water rescue trucks. The vehicles were custom-built in Winnipeg, designed around city water rescue technicians’ own wish list of features.

Firefighters showed off the new trucks Saturday morning, during a live training exercise near St. Vital Park.

The design for Station 15, which will serve as both a fire and police station at 6601 Pine Lake Road, already has a distinctive entrance. The architects should be more creative with the other three entrances, committee members suggested.

"These are important civic buildings. I don't think it needs to be camouflaged. I think a little bit of design flair, especially at the entry would be nice," said Gill Peace.

"During recent brush fires and air rescues, there have been several drone sightings that came relatively close to our Air 1 helicopter," said Fire Chief Robert Westerman. "I'd like to remind everyone that flying drones near any fire operation is not only against federal regulations, it is very dangerous for the helicopter and personnel on board."

"We play a critical role in pre-hospital care in Toronto and we want to make sure at the end of the day that if we have an opportunity to save a life by administering this drug that we are prepared to do that," Deputy Fire Chief Jim Jessop told CP24. "We are blessed with the most robust paramedics system in Ontario but at the end of the day more often than not our firefighters are first on scene for these sorts of calls."

Jessop said that all 3,000 firefighters with Toronto Fire Services have been given two hours in theoretical training and one hour in hands-on training on when and how to use Naloxone.