IUMI calls for boost to boxship firefighting capabilities – TradeWinds (subscription)

IUMI calls for boost to boxship firefighting capabilitiesTradeWinds (subscription)“With the growing size of container vessels, the challenge of insufficient firefighting arrangements is becoming even greater,” it said. There is also serious concern about the risks that seafarers face in trying to fight boxship fires, with IUMI …and more » Powered by WPeMatico

Evacuation orders, alerts lifted in B.C.

Sept. 21, 2017, Vancouver – For the first time in nearly three months, all wildfire evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted in British Columbia as the province begins to recover from its worst wildfire season on record. The Cariboo Regional District and Thompson-Nicola Regional District say final alerts affecting southern Interior properties have been […]

Niagara-on-the-Lake supports two-hatters

Sept. 20, 2017, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. – Niagara-on-the-Lake is showing its support for double-hat firefighters — professional firefighters who also volunteer in their own communities — by making a donation to the Association of Ontario Municipalities (AMO) to help with their legal costs in a dispute with their union. The Thorold Edition reports. | READ MORE […]

Volunteer firefighting as community service – durhamregion.com

durhamregion.com Volunteer firefighting as community servicedurhamregion.comCLARINGTON — Matthew Tims carried a hose as volunteer firefighters were going over the portable pump procedure and drafting water with a pumper during training at Station 5 in Enniskillen. Hiring for new volunteers started in January and they are … Powered by WPeMatico