New group of firefighting recruits  Yorkton This Week Parkland College welcomed a new group of firefighting recruits July 29 in Melville. Twenty-one students are enrolled in the NFPA 1001 Professional Firefighting … Powered by WPeMatico

The Latest: Montana has $66.5M in firefighting fund  CityNews Calgary HELENA, Mont. — The Latest on wildfires burning in Montana (all times local):. 2 p.m.. Montana has more than $66 million in its firefighting fund going into the … Powered by WPeMatico

The Latest: Montana has $66.5M in firefighting fund  CityNews Vancouver HELENA, Mont. — The Latest on wildfires burning in Montana (all times local):. 2 p.m.. Montana has more than $66 million in its firefighting fund going into the … Powered by WPeMatico

Half of Yukon’s women-only firefighting program grads now first responders  CBC.ca Of the last four years’ participants of a women-only crash course on firefighting in Yukon, a little more than half have gone on to serve in emergency services. Powered by WPeMatico

Firefighting planes and their crews spotlighted at EAA AirVenture  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel For the first time, EAA AirVenture is saluting firefighting aircraft and their crews. Powered by WPeMatico

Ammunitions in old German military training ground hamper firefighting – Xinhua | English.news.cn  Xinhua BERLIN, July 26 (Xinhua) — Wind, heat and drought had rekindled a forest fire at the former military training area near Jueterbog in the German federal state of … Powered by WPeMatico

$90,000 worth of firefighting gear was almost thrown away in Iowa. Now it’s saving lives in Mexico  CNN If Newton, Iowa resident Kim Lopez and Fire Chief Jarrod Wellik hadn’t heard about the lack of fire gear in Degollado, Mexico, the boxes of helmets, … Powered by WPeMatico

Thieves steal $5K in equipment from firefighting truck  KGUN Police say more than $5000 in firefighting equipment was stolen from a U.S. Forest *Service* truck stationed in Arizona to respond to wildfires. Powered by WPeMatico

Canada allows airports to use fluorine-free firefighting foams  Chemical Watch Canada has exempted the country’s airports from a requirement to use fluorinated firefighting foams in their operations. In an order issued last month, Nicholas … Powered by WPeMatico

Canada begins allowing airports to use fluorine-free firefighting foams  Chemical Watch Canada has exempted the country’s airports from a requirement to use fluorinated firefighting foams in their operations. In an order issued last month, Nicholas … Powered by WPeMatico