KIMA CBS 29 National Guard joins firefighting efforts in Jolly Mountain Fire | KIMAKIMA CBS 29KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. – The National Guard has been activated to assist with complications created by the Jolly Mountain Fire.The National Guard activated …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
CT Post Stratford’s Sikorsky sells firefighting helicopters to LACT PostThe County of Los Angeles Fire Department is buying two Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopter variants for use fighting fires and medical transport, with the financial terms of the contract not disclosed immediately. Stratford-based Sikorsky’s S-70i … Powered by WPeMatico
Dead trees changing wildland firefighting tacticsKPQALBANY, Wyo. (AP) – Vast stands of dead timber in the Western U.S. have forced firefighters to shift tactics, trying to stay out of the shadow of lifeless, unstable trees that could come crashing down with deadly force. U.S. Forest Service statistics … Powered by WPeMatico
750 KXL Troutdale Man Arrested After Getting Firefighting Gear – KXL750 KXLTroutdale, Or. – A 23 year old Troutdale man is accused of getting some firefighter clothing handed out to crews in an area evacuated because of the Eagle …Former Guardsman, Sex Offender Arrested For Stealing Eagle Creek Firefighter Gear, Police SayPatch.comHuge Oregon fire destroys 2 […]
Air Force Link Reserve wing continues fire fighting effortsAir Force LinkA Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing prepares to depart Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 6, 2017. MAFFS 2 will be based at Fresno Air Tanker Base, Calif., to … Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 6, 2017, Mount Elgin, Ont. – A barn fire in Oxford County was extinguished Tuesday before it could cause significant damage or kill any pigs. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 6, 2017, Neudorf, Sask. – Residents of a small village in southeastern Saskatchewan are reeling after the community’s historic hotel went up in flames over the weekend. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 6, 2017, Windsor, Ont. – A Windsor man has been charged with arson following a fire at a residential building on Wyandotte Street West that caused an estimated $50,000 in damage. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 6, 2017, Ottawa – Eight people, including several teens, are displaced after a fire in a low-rise apartment building in Vanier early Wednesday. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 6, 2017, Ottawa – A fire broke out in Ottawa’s east end early Wednesday morning, and an investigation is underway. Several people called 911 just before 2 a.m. Wednesday to report flames coming from the front of a two-storey multi-unit residential building at in Vanier, firefighters said in a media release. CBC News reports. […]