Sept. 12, 2017, Little Forks, N.S. – Firefighters are at the scene of a fire at the Cumberland Central Landfill in Little Forks, N.S. No one was hurt but the building that houses a recycling facility is “a total loss,” the Town of Amherst said in an advisory. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
Globalnews.ca Fleming students excel at national firefighting fitness challengeGlobalnews.caFleming College has earned a top honour at the national FireFit Championships, for the second year in a row. The school won for Top School overall, and the relay team of Eric Fergonas, Danny Grant, Nathan Vanderpoel, and Lucas Manders won a silver … Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 11, 2017, Waterton, Alta. – Firefighters are planning to ignite small fires to coax a large wildfire away from the boundary of Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta. Parks Canada said Sunday that crews will conduct an aerial ignition in the Akamina Valley near the park in order to steer the Kenow fire, and […]
Sept. 11, 2017, St. John’s – A duplex fire Sunday evening in Shea Heights has left four individuals looking for a temporary place to live. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 11, 2017, Ottawa – Thirteen firefighters who died in the line of duty over the past year in Canada were honoured at a ceremony in Ottawa Sunday. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 11, 2017, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alta. – Parks Canada support staff are being ordered out as wildfire incursion into Waterton Lakes National Park becomes an almost certainty. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
660 News Weather hampers firefighting operations near Waterton660 NewsWaterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta remains under a mandatory evacuation order and weather conditions are expected to continue to hamper firefighting efforts. As of Sunday afternoon, the Kenow fire covered more than 9,400 hectares.Parks Canada evacuates Waterton support staff as wildfire advancesCalgary Heraldall 33 news […]
VOCM VOCM – Steep Shea Heights Landscape Makes for Complicated …VOCMThere was heavy damage, but there were no injuries as the result of a residential fire in Shea Heights Sunday evening. The St. John’s Regional Fire Department …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
VOCM VIDEO Steep Shea Heights Landscape Makes for Complicated FirefightingVOCMThere was heavy damage, but there were no injuries as the result of a residential fire in Shea Heights Sunday evening. The St. John’s Regional Fire Department was called to a duplex on Chafe Avenue around 7:00 p.m. last night.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
The Register-Guard Firefighting money burns up as fast as Western forestsThe Register-GuardOne measure of the frenzy: The U.S. Forest Service has a budget this year of $1.89 billion for firefighting, said Jennifer Jones, spokeswoman at the Boise-based National Interagency Fire Center. So far it has spent about $1.75 billion, leaving just …Agencies’ Firefighting Money Burning […]