July 26, 2017, St. George, N.B.- Fire investigators say a mess of extension cords and power bars, as well as the failure of an electrical component, were likely to blame for a fire that killed a New Brunswick woman and her three adult sons in April. The bodies of Esther Boyd, who was in her […]
July 26, 2017, Burnaby, B.C. – Efforts to extinguish a fire on the 10th floor of a Burnaby highrise were briefly delayed earlier this month because firefighters didn’t have access to a working elevator key. Fortunately, no one was injured and crews were able to douse the flames before they spread to any neighbouring units, […]
July 26, 2017, Halifax – Police have deemed a Clam Bay house fire suspicious after emergency workers located human remains in the home. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Vaughan female firefighting camp heats up career choice for girlsYorkRegion.comEmily Galipo, 18, of Vaughan, figures it’s just five-and-a-half years until she has the chance to join the Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service. The York University student loved last week’s Female Firefighting Camp so much, she can’t wait to come back next … Powered by WPeMatico
July 25, 2017, Penticton, B.C. – Emergency crews were called out to the Penticton channel Monday afternoon to rescue a group of rafters. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 25, 2017, Nanaimo, B.C. – Fire officials in Nanaimo say oily rags that spontaneously burst into flames caused a house fire that displaced four people over the weekend. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 25, 2017, Toronto – One woman has died after a two-alarm fire at a high-rise building in Toronto’s Black Creek neighbourhood early Tuesday morning. Toronto Fire officials say the fire was first detected by a personal support worker who went to the building at around 5 a.m. to check on a client. CP24 reports. […]
July 24, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – Luck was on the side of firefighters in British Columbia on Sunday as a windstorm failed to stir up the scores ofwildfires that have been threatening communities across the province. The BC Wildfire Service said there was no significant growth of the 156 blazes currently burning. Nineteen new wildfires […]
The Guardian ‘Children are being poisoned’: fury at scandal of toxic firefighting chemicalsThe GuardianThey look odd, out of place as they cross the cattle grid on to Len O’Connell’s farm in the rural suburb in New South Wales’s Hunter region. It’s late autumn, and the staffers and bureaucrats are here for a meeting in a […]
Williams Lake Tribune Yunesit’in First Nation proud of its own firefighting crews – Williams …Williams Lake TribuneChief Russell Myers Ross of Yunesit’in First Nation southwest of Williams Lake said as soon as the Hanceville wildfire erupted he insisted First Nations …and more » Powered by WPeMatico