July 13, 2017, Kelowna, B.C. – The president of the local firefighters union says persistent understaffing is putting local firefighters and residents at risk. Infotel.ca reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Monthly Archives: July 2017
July 13, 2017, Clearwater, B.C. – A group of firefighters from the B.C. Wildfire Service are taking heat on social media for holding an apparent campfire — despite a province-wide fire ban. The photos, posted Tuesday night to a Facebook group for residents of Clearwater, show a group of five people, clearly dressed in the […]
July 13, 2017, Alexis Creek, B.C. – Cover photo: Pam Alphonse/ Facebook Emergency officials and police are urging British Columbia residents to respect evacuation orders ahead of fast-moving wildfires, but some First Nations are standing their ground, successfully protecting their homes and property. The chief of the Tl’etinqox First Nation said RCMP officers told them […]
Houston Today VIDEO: Firefighting near Finger Lake south of Vanderhoof – Houston …Houston TodayRene Crouse took video of the firefighting effort near Finger Lake, which is in Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park about 55 kilometres southwest of Vanderhoof.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Smithers Interior News VIDEO: Firefighting near Finger Lake south of Vanderhoof – Smithers …Smithers Interior NewsRene Crouse took video of the firefighting effort near Finger Lake, which is in Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park about 55 kilometres southwest of Vanderhoof.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Smithers Interior News VIDEO: Firefighting near Finger Lake south of VanderhoofSmithers Interior NewsRene Crouse took video of the firefighting effort near Finger Lake, which is in Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park about 55 kilometres southwest of Vanderhoof. The Burns Lake man is there to help with the company he works for, Selkin Logging. A fire was …and more » […]
July 12, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Fire officials in British Columbia say they’re relieved by a slight reprieve in the weather forecast that had been calling for strong winds where dozens of fires are burning. BC Wildfire Service chief information officer Kevin Skrepnek said forecasters have revised their prediction for an incoming weather system. […]
July 12, 2017, Sarnia, Ont. – The Sarnia Professional Firefighters Association is headed to interest arbitration with the City of Sarnia to settle a new collective agreement. Corporate Manager of Human Resources Jim Crawford says the decision was made when both parties agreed they had reached an impasse. Blackburn News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
July 12, 2017, Toronto – A man who got stuck in a narrow gap between two buildings in downtown Toronto spent nearly eight hours in the confined space before he was freed by firefighters who broke through part of a wall to rescue him. Firefighters were called to a set of buildings on Sherbourne Street […]
July 12, 2017, Toronto – More than a dozen people have been displaced after a roof collapsed at a building under renovation in Chinatown on Tuesday night. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico