Nov. 30, 2018, Singapore – National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers are turning plastic bottle waste into an ultralight material with potential fire-service applications. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 30, 2018, Moncton, N.B. – A fire at a New Brunswick Housing apartment where the body of a woman was found was intentionally set, but no criminal charges are expected, the Moncton Fire Department said Thursday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 30, 2018, St. John’s – No one was injured in the blaze, but more than 100 tenants could not return to their apartments at Rockliffe Heights in St. John’s Thursday night because of damage to the building’s electrical and safety systems sustained in an afternoon fire. The St. John’s Telegram reports. | READ MORE […]
Nov. 30, 2018, Hamilton, Ont. – One person is dead after a fire broke out on the 12th floor of a Hamilton apartment building Thursday evening. The Hamilton Spectator reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 29, 2018, Vernon, B.C. – For the first time in nearly three years, Vernon’s firefighters have a new contract. The city and Local 1517 of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) have agreed on a four-year collective bargaining agreement, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2016, the day after the last contract between the two […]
Nov. 29, 2018, Moncton, N.B. – A woman was found dead after an apartment fire in Moncton on Wednesday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 28, 2018, Six Nations, Ont. – A Six Nations fire station is closed indefinitely after an “elaborate” break-in at the site. The Six Nations department said thieves cut through a security fence, broke through a double cinderblock concrete wall and bypassed the security system. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 28, 2018, Timmins, Ont. – The first full-time professional female firefighter in Timmins has launched an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal complaint against the City of Timmins and the Timmins Fire Department. The Timmins Press reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 28, 2018, London, Ont. – London fire crews were kept busy dealing with a townhouse fire Tuesday morning. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 28, 2018, Port Morien, N.S. – A coal truck hauling a full load of coal from the Donkin Mine was destroyed in a fire Tuesday. Bruce Howie, fire chief of the Donkin Volunteer Fire Department, said they received a call at about 12:15 p.m. regarding the transport on fire on the Port Morien Highway […]