Squamish’s Junior Fire Academy sparks interest in volunteer firefighting Squamish Chief Come June, Squamish’s Nitin Nand will be the first Junior Fire Academy grad to be hired as a Squamish Fire Rescue volunteer firefighter. Nand, an apprentice … Powered by WPeMatico
Monthly Archives: March 2019
California Adds a New Firehawk Helicopter to Its Firefighting Fleet Direct Relief donation from Direct Relief to local fire agency kickstarts renovation of fire suppression aircraft. Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 29, 2019, Windsor, Ont. – A family of four narrowly escaped a raging house fire early this morning in Windsor, N.S., where a baby and a toddler were dropped from the second floor into the arms of a firefighter as flames engulfed the home. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 29, 2019, Sydney, N.S. – Two of Nova Scotia’s largest fire departments moved quickly to implement safety measures to protect their own in the wake of a tragic training incident that killed a firefighter from Truro this month, CBC News has learned. Skyler Blackie, 28, died in hospital 11 days after suffering a head […]
Mar. 29, 2019, Montreal – An early morning fire tore through a building in Griffintown Friday, and by the start of the morning rush hour 80 firefighters remained on the scene battling a blaze that broke out at 4 a.m. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Mar. 28, 2019, Lacolle, Que. – A body was found in the aftermath of a fire in Lacolle Monday night, provincial police say. The fire department was called around 9:30 p.m. to a building in the town about 60 kilometres south of Montreal, near the U.S. border. They arrived to find the building engulfed in […]
Mar. 28, 2019, Welland, Ont. – Firefighters quickly knocked down a barn fire in rural east Welland Wednesday afternoon. About 20 members of Welland Fire and Emergency Services, with aid from a Niagara Falls Fire Department tanker, had the fire under control in less than a half-hour, Chief Brian Kennedy said at the scene. The […]
At least 19 dead in Bangladesh business tower fire CBC.ca A fire in a highrise office building in Bangladesh’s capital on Thursday killed 19 people and injured dozens, officials said. Many people were trapped inside the … Powered by WPeMatico
Pilot project for firefighter training Whitecourt Star NorQuest College and the Living Waters Catholic School Division are looking to create a Professional Firefighter training pilot project for local high school … Powered by WPeMatico
Two young children dropped into firefighter’s arms as family escapes house fire CTV News A family of four narrowly escaped a raging house fire early this morning in Windsor, N.S., where a baby and a toddler were dropped from the second floor into … Powered by WPeMatico