East Oregonian White House adds firefighting funding to $29B disaster aid packageEast OregonianIn the meantime, Wednesday’s request proposal would provide $16 billion to pay those flood claims, along with $13 billion for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief efforts. Federal firefighting accounts would receive $577 million as well …The Latest: White House requests $29B disaster […]
Oct. 4, 2017, Subdury, Ont. – Several volunteer firefighters are being disciplined or terminated in Sudbury, Ont., over comments they made about a proposal to overhaul fire services, according to their union. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 4, 2017, St. John’s – St. John’s Regional Fire Department appears to have a fire under control at the Majestic Theatre, which reopened on Sept. 25, after an early morning fire damaged facility. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 4, 2017, Ottawa – Nine people are now displaced after fire and smoke destroyed the third floor of an apartment building in Ottawa’s west end early Wednesday morning. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Salmon Arm Observer MP wants law to protect firefighting equipment – Salmon Arm ObserverSalmon Arm ObserverThe Conservative MP has introduced a private member’s bill that seeks to amend the Criminal Code of Canada in relation to offences involving firefighting …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 3, 2017, Hamilton, Ont. – A massive fire that tore through an Ancaster home early Sunday, caused an estimated $750,000 in damages and forced fire crews to withdraw. Hamilton Fire Department spokesperson Claudio Mostacci told The Hamilton Specator that fire crews began a defensive attack and called for additional resource after withdrawing from the […]
Oct. 3, 2017, Penticton, B.C. -Penticton’s fire chief is calling for the establishment of a supervised drug consumption site and a needle exchange program in the downtown area. “I believe that safe injection sites are a mechanism to reduce the threat to the community,” fire chief Larry Watkinson told Global News. Global News reports. | […]
Oct. 3, 2017, Grande-Anse, N.B. -Volunteer firefighters in Grande-Anse have abandoned their fire hall after years of struggling with persistent leaks and the resulting mould. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 3, 2017, North Vancouver – District of North Vancouver firefighters say a small chlorine leak at a waterfront industrial plant was quickly contained Monday afternoon. North Shore News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 3, 2017, Ottawa – A hay-filled barn in Ottawa’s rural west end will have to be demolished after it was heavily damaged by fire Monday afternoon, fire officials said. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico