The Missoulian Elite firefighter killed while battling western Montana blazeReuters(Reuters) – An elite California firefighter was killed by a falling tree while battling a blaze in western Montana, the second firefighting death in the area over the last two weeks, officials said. Brent Witham, 29, of Mentone, California, was killed …Updated: Firefighter killed on Lolo […]
Huffington Post Canada BC Wildfires: Theft, Damaged Equipment Adding To Firefighters‘ FrustrationsHuffington Post CanadaWe’re asking people if they come across firefighting equipment to do the right thing and leave it alone. About 3,800 people were fighting more than 120 fires across the province on Friday. Flames threatened a number of communities, prompting 27 …Mexican firefighters […]
Aug. 4, 2017 – The highway that winds through British Columbia’s Kootenay National Park was closed for much of the day Wednesday as wildfire smoke made for dangerous driving conditions. Parks Canada said it closed Highway 93 from Castle Junction near the Trans-Canada Highway to the town of Radium Hot Springs some 100 kilometres south. […]
Aug. 4, 2017, Vancouver – This year’s wildfire season has become British Columbia’s worst in six decades, and a provincial spokesman says the action is far from over. Kevin Skrepnek of the BC Wildfire Service said Thursday that 4,910 square kilometres of forest, bush and grassland have been torched, making 2017 the second worst year […]
Aug. 4, 2017, Delta, B.C. – The mayor of Delta, B.C., has closed five local parks over wildfire concerns. Tinder dry conditions coupled with a lack of provincial resources and extreme fire risk are behind the decision. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 4, 2017, Fredericton – New Brunswick is still under a burning ban Friday, but some residents aren’t getting the message, New Brunswick’s wildfire prevention officer says. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 4, 2017, Forest City, N.B. – A forest fire burning near Forest City, a small community north of McAdam near the Canadian-U.S. border, was considered ‘under control’ on Thursday evening. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Globalnews.ca Sunshine Village to become ‘command centre’ for Verdant Creek …Globalnews.caBanff’s Sunshine Village ski resort is transforming into the Verdant Creek firefighting command centre on Aug. 2.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 3, 2017, Toronto – Investigators say a lack of smoke alarms in the vaulted ceiling of a cottage near Peterborough, Ont., was a key factor in the deaths of four people last December. They say the exact cause of the fire at the cottage on Stoney Lake early on Christmas Eve 2016 is unknown, […]
Aug. 3, 2017, Toronto -The city of Toronto has laid out a strategy in response to a spike in suspected opioid-related deaths in recent weeks with measures that include speeding up the opening of three supervised injection sites. Mayor John Tory says the city will also step up training for paramedics and firefighters in areas […]