Aug. 30, 2017, Thunder Bay, Ont. – The City of Thunder Bay says an interest arbitration ruling on a three-year collective agreement with the Thunder Bay Firefighters Association, awarded Tuesday, will add to the increasing costs of providing tax-supported emergency services to the public. The city said in a press release firefighters have been awarded […]
Aug. 30, 2017, Surrey, B.C. – Fire crews quickly knocked down an intense fire at an abandoned house in downtown Surrey, B.C., early Wednesday. When crews arrived around 1:30 a.m. they found the home engulfed in flames. Firefighters had to fight the massive fire defensively to prevent it from spreading. Global News reports. | READ […]
Aug. 30, 2017, Wasagamack, Man. – Forest fires are prompting the evacuation of some 3,700 people from three First Nation communities in northern Manitoba. The fires are closest to the Wasagamack First Nation, some 600 kilometres north of Winnipeg, and all 2,000 residents are being moved out. There is no airstrip in the community, so […]
The Missoulian Updated: Firefighting fund tapped out; Red Flag Warning puts firefighters on edgeThe MissoulianEven as weary firefighters around western Montana braced for predicted high winds and lightning storms Wednesday, the governor’s budget director announced that the state’s firefighting fund will be empty by the end of the week. About half of the fund …and […]
The Missoulian Firefighting fund tapped out; Red Flag Warning puts firefighters on edgeThe MissoulianEven as weary firefighters around western Montana braced for predicted high winds and lightning storms Wednesday, the governor’s budget director announced that the state’s firefighting fund will be empty by the end of the week. About half of the fund …Red-flag alert […]
Kyiv Post Georgian oppositionist slams authorities for rejecting Russia’s firefighting assistanceKyiv Post… are an enormous legacy left to us by our ancestors. Everything must be done to contain the fires as quickly as possible,” Burjanadze told journalists on August 30, commenting on the Georgian government’s refusal to request Russia’s firefighting …Ukraine, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran help […]
Aug. 29, 2017, Edmonton – Two people have been charged in connection to a fatal Edmonton house fire that left a five-month-old baby dead Tuesday morning. Edmonton police arrested Bronson Woycenko, 19, and Jessica Tammerand, 18, both former tenants of the building, on Friday. Woycenko was charged with second-degree murder, arson and disregard for human […]
Aug. 29, 2017, Calgary – Investigators are working to determine what sparked a large fire at a southeast Calgary junkyard on Monday night. Firefighters were called to a pallet recycling shop in the 3500 block of 52 Street S.E. at around 11:15 p.m. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by […]
Aug. 29, 2017, Hamilton, Ont. – Provincial data shows firefighters in Hamilton are filing work-related cancer claims at twice the Ontario-wide rate. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 29, 2017, Brighton, Ont. – The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate a fire that caused extensive damage to the Presqu’ile Beach Motel late Sunday night. Emergency services were called to the motel in the west end of Brighton shortly after 11 p.m. Northumberland Today reports. | READ […]