May 13, 2019, Merritt, B.C. – More than 200 young men and women are learning what it takes to join the B.C. Wildfire Service. Potential recruits will test their physical stamina and mental endurance during an eight-day course this spring with the hopes of joining the ranks of the B.C. Wildfire Service. CBC News reports […]
May 13, 2019, Oshawa, Ont. – An elderly woman is dead following a suspicious fire at an Oshawa apartment building Sunday evening, police say. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
May 13, 2019, Brandon, Man. – A teenager has been charged in connection with four separate fires that damaged three homes in Brandon, Man., early Friday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
May 13, 2019, Woolwich, Ont. – Officials are still trying to determine what caused a building on a Woolwich Township farm to burn to the ground early Saturday morning. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
ODDS AND ENDS: Firefighting goats and other offbeat offerings Toronto Sun GOATS ENLISTED TO HELP PREVENT WILDFIRESAs Smokey The Bear once famously stated: “Only you can prevent forest fires.”And by “you” … did he really … Powered by WPeMatico
Women breaking down barriers today exploring firefighting as a possible career in Halton CHCH News They learned vehicle extrication, climbing ladders, checking for hot spots these are just some of the skills 25 women from Halton region are learning over the … Powered by WPeMatico
High schoolers learn firefighting | Local News The Chronicle Journal Kevin King Jr. sees fighting forest fires as a way to give back to his community. The Grade 12 student at Hammarskjold High School took part in a physical … Powered by WPeMatico
May 10, 2019, Terrace, B.C. – The Grand Forks fire department is at the centre of a WorkSafeBC investigation, after a firefighter claimed he was bullied for bringing forward a number of safety concerns. The Terrace Standard reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
May 10, 2019, Montreal – A five-alarm fire in Montreal’s east-end left a commercial building with several businesses in it heavily damaged Thursday afternoon. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
May 10, 2019, Big Trout Lake, Ont. – A remote Indigenous community in northern Ontario where five people died in a house fire last week is so overwhelmed with grief that it has declared an emergency. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico