‘Firefighting is not a job for everyone’: Greater Victoria fire chiefs  Peninsula News Review Sacrifices of Canadian fire crews honoured on Firefighters’ National Memorial Day. Powered by WPeMatico

Donated firefighting equipment headed to First Nations  northeastNOW Several First Nations communities in our region will see major improvements to firefighter safety after the do… Powered by WPeMatico

Battling a Blaze, a Fire Fighting Plane Nearly Crashes into a Mountain  Interesting Engineering A pilot flying a BA 146 firefighting plane nearly crashed into a mountain last month as he was focusing on his target: the fire. Wildfires can rage on for days and … Powered by WPeMatico

Theft of dozens of Vancouver firefighting connection points a major safety concern  Vancouver Sun Vancouver police are searching for thieves who’ve allegedly stolen dozens of firefighting connection points, putting hundreds at risk. Powered by WPeMatico

Thieves target invaluable firefighting tools across downtown Vancouver  Vancouver Courier Theft of dozens of Vancouver firefighting connection points a major safety concern  Vancouver Sun Theft of dozens of Vancouver firefighting connection points prompt major safety concern  The Province View full coverage on Google News Powered by WPeMatico

Firefighting helicopter crashes in Portugal, pilot killed  Reuters UK A light helicopter crashed on Thursday while combating a wildfire in northern Portugal, killing its pilot who had earlier dropped off a crew of firefighters near the … Powered by WPeMatico

New Hampshire to restrict chemicals in furniture, firefighting foams  Chemical Watch New Hampshire’s governor Chris Sununu has signed into law legislation prohibiting the sale of upholstered furniture containing flame retardant (FR) chemicals … Powered by WPeMatico

New Hampshire restricts chemicals in furniture, firefighting foams  Chemical Watch Governor: Move ensures firefighters not ‘needlessly exposed’ to concerning chemicals. Powered by WPeMatico

Theft of 60+ firefighting connection points prompt major safety concern  Vancouver Sun Vancouver police are searching for thieves who’ve allegedly stolen dozens of firefighting connection points, putting hundreds at risk. Powered by WPeMatico

NH Bans PFAS in Firefighting Foam Firefighters  Firehouse.com “Constant exposure over time is a real risk and it has an incredible detriment to health,” Gov. Chris Sununu said on signing the ban on the carcinogenic … Powered by WPeMatico