Vancouver Sun Daily Poll: Could partisan politics hamper BC firefighting efforts?Vancouver SunA fire burns in Lake Country, B.C., in this July 16, 2017 Twitter handout photo. HO / THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. NDP Leader John Horgan is expected to be sworn as B.C.’s 36th premier on Tuesday. Postmedia columnist Rob Shaw … Powered […]
Vernon Morning Star MP applauds firefighting effortsVernon Morning StarThe street was covered in fire retardant from the firefighting aerial attack Saturday night. People had to leave so quickly, there was no time to prepare. Door were left behind unlocked. Garage doors were left open. Early Sunday afternoon, many of the …Fire 80% containedPentiction Western News8 […]
Vernon Morning Star MP applaud firefighting effortsVernon Morning StarThe street was covered in fire retardant from the firefighting aerial attack Saturday night. People had to leave so quickly, there was no time to prepare. Door were left behind unlocked. Garage doors were left open. Early Sunday afternoon, many of the …Fire 80% containedPentiction Western News8 […]
CBS News Giant firefighting airtanker grounded by red tapeCBS NewsJuly 17, 2017, 8:20 AM | More than 50 large wildfires are scorching land this morning across the western U.S. But a new firefighting tool – a converted Boeing 747-400 jet, nicknamed the SuperTanker, which can drop up to 19,000 gallons of water or fire … Powered […]
CBS News World’s largest firefighting aircraft grounded by US gov’tCBS NewsMore than 50 large wildfires are scorching land this morning across the western U.S. But a new firefighting tool is sitting idle in an airport hangar in California because the U.S. Forest Service refuses to let it fly. The converted Boeing 747 jet …Debate over […]
3D firefighting simulator aircraft to be presented at MAKS-2017 airshowTASSMOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. The Tomsk Region’s government press service has reported the development of a 3D aircraft simulator that will train aerial firefighters. The project will be displayed at the MAKS-2017 International Aerospace Show scheduled to … Powered by WPeMatico
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Where firefighting ideas take flight | GJSentinel.comGrand Junction Daily SentinelGrand Junction – RIFLE — On a warm, sunny, late June morning when firefighters were out battling blazes in Colorado and the West in the heat of the.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Where firefighting ideas take flightGrand Junction Daily SentinelMelissa Lineberger talks about the maneuverability and other assets of the single engine air tanker on the tarmac behind her. Lineberger is the director of the Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting at the Garfield …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
July 14, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Crews battling wildfires in British Columbia prepared for the worst as officials predicted stronger winds over the weekend after a slight reprieve from the weather in recent days. Kevin Skrepnek, chief information officer for the BC Wildfire Service, says the forecast called for sustained winds of 50 kilometres […]
July 14, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Cover photo: Tore Greco/ Twitter Wildfire conditions in British Columbia are expected to worsen over the weekend as officials predict winds to pick up, fanning dozens of flare-ups that have forced more than 16,000 people from their homes. Kevin Skrepnek, chief information officer with the BC Wildfire Service, […]