Nova Scotia’s firefighting elite off to BC – TheChronicleHerald.ca

TheChronicleHerald.ca Nova Scotia’s firefighting elite off to BCTheChronicleHerald.caHALIFAX — A group of elite Nova Scotia firefighters will join the front lines battling wildfires burning across British Columbia. Twenty highly-trained firefighters and a manager will board a chartered plane in Halifax that is transporting …SA firefighting experts heading to Canada9news.com.auEntire city and area of Williams Lake […]

Daily Poll: Could partisan politics hamper BC firefighting efforts? – Vancouver Sun

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 […]

MP applauds firefighting efforts – Vernon Morning Star

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 […]

MP applaud firefighting efforts – Vernon Morning Star

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 […]

Giant firefighting airtanker grounded by red tape – CBS News

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 […]

World’s largest firefighting aircraft grounded by US gov’t – CBS News

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 […]