Sean
@gumshoe.ca
tech⋅nol⋅o⋅gy gum·shoe; self-employed IT + Linux sysadmin; vinyl record and radio geek; archives crawler; Go Bills!; lifelong #HamOnt resident; Dad x 2; VE3HLY; mostly harmless; he/him
I dunno, I think they've already tried to improve HFD incidents and I fear putting more money toward improving it will make it even worse. Maybe they'll run it from two desktop computers instead of one? It would be very nice if they'd just make it open data.
January 29, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I dunno, I think they've already tried to improve HFD incidents and I fear putting more money toward improving it will make it even worse. Maybe they'll run it from two desktop computers instead of one? It would be very nice if they'd just make it open data.
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•Launch of a new online recreation services platform, making it easier for residents to register and access programs
•Improved Fire Incident and Housing and Homelessness dashboards to support transparency and accountability (4/5)
•Improved Fire Incident and Housing and Homelessness dashboards to support transparency and accountability (4/5)
January 28, 2026 at 11:22 PM
•Launch of a new online recreation services platform, making it easier for residents to register and access programs
•Improved Fire Incident and Housing and Homelessness dashboards to support transparency and accountability (4/5)
•Improved Fire Incident and Housing and Homelessness dashboards to support transparency and accountability (4/5)
No frost advisories for #HamOnt because our season for frost alerts ended on Oct 15. However, both Niagara and Burlington continue with alerts until the end of the month so if you still have plants in your garden, use them as a guide.
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
No frost advisories for #HamOnt because our season for frost alerts ended on Oct 15. However, both Niagara and Burlington continue with alerts until the end of the month so if you still have plants in your garden, use them as a guide.
On Friday, the HFD updated their official incident app to include data from the past 24 hours. The update broke the feed for @hfdincidents.bsky.social but I've fixed it now. So back to guessing where a #HamOnt fire incident has occurred based on cross streets and stations dispatched. Enjoy!
June 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
On Friday, the HFD updated their official incident app to include data from the past 24 hours. The update broke the feed for @hfdincidents.bsky.social but I've fixed it now. So back to guessing where a #HamOnt fire incident has occurred based on cross streets and stations dispatched. Enjoy!
It was one year today that the #HamOnt cybersecurity incident began. It would certainly be nice to get an update from the city on their progress to date and continued steps to recovery.
February 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It was one year today that the #HamOnt cybersecurity incident began. It would certainly be nice to get an update from the city on their progress to date and continued steps to recovery.
Still often missing street names and/or GIS coordinates to try to determine the location. Not much I can do there. Bad data in = bad data out.
February 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Still often missing street names and/or GIS coordinates to try to determine the location. Not much I can do there. Bad data in = bad data out.
I've added updates to @hfdincidents.bsky.social because apparently the dashboard does update during a current incident. Hooray! But to identify this properly, because the order changes every time, I need to alphabetically sort the stations and dispatches. So bonus?
February 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I've added updates to @hfdincidents.bsky.social because apparently the dashboard does update during a current incident. Hooray! But to identify this properly, because the order changes every time, I need to alphabetically sort the stations and dispatches. So bonus?
Hi all, I may have activated @hamontalerts.bsky.social over here. So if that's something you might be interested in seeing from other places, it's here now too.
December 3, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Hi all, I may have activated @hamontalerts.bsky.social over here. So if that's something you might be interested in seeing from other places, it's here now too.
goodbye saltwire... it has been a salty slice!
December 3, 2024 at 7:01 PM
goodbye saltwire... it has been a salty slice!
Hrm, guess I need to fix that error with apostrophes in street names.
November 22, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Hrm, guess I need to fix that error with apostrophes in street names.
I may have created a bot that's unofficially posting any #HamOnt fire incidents that the city tells us about. And it may look a little similar to what you've seen in the past. But heavy emphasis on the unofficial. @hfdincidents.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 2:56 PM
I may have created a bot that's unofficially posting any #HamOnt fire incidents that the city tells us about. And it may look a little similar to what you've seen in the past. But heavy emphasis on the unofficial. @hfdincidents.bsky.social
Well, well, here we are then...
November 16, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Well, well, here we are then...