April 10, 2019, Winnipeg – One person is dead and another is in hospital in critical condition after they were unable to escape a house fire Tuesday morning in Winnipeg’s North End. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Maui Wildland Firefighting Refresher Training in April Maui Now The Maui Fire Department conducts wildland firefighting refresher training in the Launiupoko and Central Maui areas on April 17-19 and 22-24. Powered by WPeMatico
April 9, 2019, Squamish, B.C. – Members of the public were advised to keep windows and doors shut Monday when a legal grow-op went up in flames in Squamish. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
April 9, 2019, Sudbury, Ont. – In the coming weeks, fire fighters in Sudbury will receive training to administer Naloxone. The training will be provided to all 108 full-time suppression firefighters and between 15 and 20 volunteers. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
April 9, 2019, Nanaimo, B.C. – A fire broke out at a temporary supportive housing site in the evening hours Monday. Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at Newcastle Place temporary supportive housing site at approximately 5:20 p.m. Smoke could be seen coming from one of the buildings. The Nanaimo News Bulletin reports. […]
April 9, 2019, Esquimalt, B.C. – The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed that a woman in her 60s died in an apartment fire in Esquimalt on Sunday. The Vancouver Sun reports. | READ MORE (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Powered by WPeMatico
Video: High-Voltage Vehicle Firefighting FireEngineering.com In this video, Brock Archer covers vehicle firefighting operations for hybrid and fully electric vehicles. Powered by WPeMatico
Nigeria set to take delivery of Automatic Aircraft Firefighting Simulator africanews Nigeria is set to take delivery of an automatic aircraft firefighting simulator. The equipment manufacturers, Messrs Alpine Metal Technology Company, UK has … Powered by WPeMatico
DJI and LAFD Collaborate to Bring Drones in Firefighting Mainstream- It’s Time DroneLife The world’s leading drone manufacturer, DJI, has partnered with the Los Angeles Fire Department to develop and prove the case for drones in firefighting. Powered by WPeMatico
Firefighting aircraft ‘increasingly ineffective’ amid worsening wildfires Los Angeles Times The state is poised to spend $273 million on new firefighting aircraft, but the tools won’t help fight the most devastating kinds of blazes California has seen of … Powered by WPeMatico