Oct. 6, 2017, Sudbury, Ont. – Greater Sudbury Mayor Brian Bigger has issued a second public statement in an attempt to address concerns about the dismissal of three volunteer firefighters and the discipline received by another eight. Sudbury.com report | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 6, 2017, Hamilton, Ont. – One man has died after an early morning fire Friday in Hamilton. The Hamilton Fire Department responded to a call at 1:24 a.m. Friday morning at the 17-storey apartment. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 6, 2017, Gatineau, Que. – A person has been found dead after a fire at an apartment building in Gatineau Thursday evening. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
www.muskokaregion.com/ Huntsville’s Camp FFIT looks to future of females and firefightingwww.muskokaregion.com/The camp was the first of its kind here in Muskoka and targeted women ages 15 to 18 who are interested in a career in firefighting. The program was short, intensive and was hailed as a success for both the participants and the instructors. “It […]
Babcock to integrate unmanned rotorcraft into firefighting operationsVertical Magazine (press release)Babcock Mission Critical Services is progressively integrating a remotely piloted air system (RPAS) into firefighting operations for coordination purposes. A light RPAS, designed in-house, has started “operational deployments” this year. A “fully … Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 5, 2017, Vancouver – Dozens of firefighters battled a large fire that broke out in an industrial area near Vancouver’s Olympic Village Wednesday morning. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 5, 2017, Vancouver – A fire has torn through a metal shop near Vancouver’s Olympic Village neighbourhood, close to False Creek. The blaze broke out at around 5 a.m., in a single-storey building called Metal and Wood Products Ltd. Several explosions rocked the building after the flames were spotted, but a cause of the […]
Oct. 5, 2017, Esquimalt, B.C. – A landlord has been charged with arson in connection with a fire at an Esquimalt home. Wei Li, the owner of the duplex, was arrested hours after the Tuesday morning blaze. The Times Colonist reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 5, 2017, Montreal – The Montreal police arson squad has been called in to investigate a fire that broke out after midnight Thursday in an abandoned residential building in the borough of Verdun. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
The Guardian Toxic firefighting chemicals may have been spread across Victorian waterwaysThe GuardianPotentially carcinogenic firefighting chemicals discovered in a Victorian wetland may have been spread across the state because of a commercial fishing practice known as “ranching”. The Victorian Environment Protection Authority said testing by the … Powered by WPeMatico