Boot camp aims to bring more women to wildland firefighting San Francisco Chronicle BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A special boot camp in eastern Oregon aims to bring more women into wildland firefighting careers. Boise State Public Radio reports … Powered by WPeMatico
Japan’s First Firefighting Robots Deployed at Oil Refinery Firehouse.com JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.’s “Scrum Force” at a Chiba refinery consists of four robots that can monitor the air, as well as deploy a hose and fire a water … Powered by WPeMatico
Trump Wants Big Cuts to Federal Firefighting Jobs Patheos The Trump administration “is planning to cut over a thousand jobs — including many wildland firefighting jobs — in what’s thought to be the largest federal jobs … Powered by WPeMatico
Bench to honour Salmon Arm firefighters, firefighting family Sicamous Eagle Valley News Salmon Arm firefighters in general and one unique firefighter in particular will be honoured with a bench to be placed in Hall No. 3, the city’s downtown fire hall. Powered by WPeMatico
Firefighting continues in Red Deer under smoky skies Red Deer Advocate Red Deer firefighters responded to at least four outside fires on Thursday as smoke from forest fires burning elsewhere in Alberta saturated the city. Air quality … Powered by WPeMatico
Firefighting help summoned from Ontario Whitehorse Star Additional firefighting resources will be arriving in Whitehorse Thursday from Ontario to assist with the Bear Creek wildfire outside Haines Junction. By Chuck … Powered by WPeMatico
New Hampshire sues PFAS, firefighting foam manufacturers Chemical Watch Lawsuit seeks clean-up costs from eight companies. Powered by WPeMatico
Mexican Navy Mi-17 crashes during firefighting operation IHS Jane’s 360 A Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’ helicopter crashed in the Jalpan de Serra region of the country in Querétaro state, about 100 n miles (185 km) north of Mexico … Powered by WPeMatico
Huge firefighting aircraft ready for U.S. wildfire season CityNews Montreal TUCSON, Ariz. — The world’s largest firefighting aircraft is ready for the wildfire season. The Global SuperTanker is a Boeing 747-400 series passenger jet … Powered by WPeMatico
Montreal hopes to attract more visible minorities to firefighting CTV News The City of Montreal is ramping up efforts to diversify its firefighting troupe. Powered by WPeMatico