June 28, 2017, Toronto – Fire-service equipment provider MSA announced Wednesday it is buying gear maker Globe in a $215-million, all-cash deal. The acquisition expands MSA’s line of firefighting equipment; the companies said in a press release Wednesday morning that there is no product overlap. Pittsfield, N.H.-based Globe makes boots and bunker gear; it is […]
June 28, 2017, Owen Sound, Ont. – The union representing Owen Sound’s firefighters is denying assertions by city councillors that their recent grievances show “zero respect” for taxpayers and a desire to “control the fire hall.” The Owen Sound Sun Times reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 28, 2017, Toronto – Toronto firefighters rescued a person from the ledge of a downtown third-storey apartment as a fire burned in the unit behind them Tuesday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 28, 2017, Vancouver – Hundreds of workers were forced to evacuate the construction site of downtown Vancouver’s new casino after a fire broke out Tuesday afternoon. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 28, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – A wildfire 12 kilometres northwest of Kamloops has ballooned in size to 200 hectares. The Dewdrop Trail fire started as a controlled burn on June 16, according to fire information officer Justine Hunse. Kamloops This Week reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Voice of America Utah Wildfire Grows, as Firefighting Crews Battle California BlazesVoice of AmericaThe nation’s largest wildfire has forced more than 1,500 people from their homes and cabins in a southern Utah mountain area home to a ski town and popular fishing lake. Firefighters battled high winds as they fought a fire that has grown […]
KTLA California Wildfires: How a Modified DC-10 Delivers 12000 Gallons of Firefighting PowerNBC Southern CaliforniaWhen firefighters need a powerful punch in one swoop, they turn to a former passenger jet modified to deliver a knockout from the sky. The DC-10 Airtanker looks and sounds like a commercial airliner, but it’s been converted to hold 50 […]
June 27, 2017, St. John’s – The effort to control a fire that destroyed 12 homes in the Mundy Pond area of St. John’s Monday evening was hampered by water supply issues, and city council is hoping for more answers Tuesday. A fire that broke out around 6 p.m. destroyed or badly damaged 12 apartments, […]
June 27, 2017, Toronto – A two-alarm fire broke out at a semi-detached house in Leslieville that spread next door early Tuesday morning. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Niagarathisweek.com Firefighting museum a fitting tribute for Gene SomervilleNiagarathisweek.comNiagara Fall Fire Department Chief Jim Boutilier joined Barb Nimmo, daughter of the late Gene Somerville, for a look inside the firefighting museum inside Station 4 in Chippawa. The museum was officially renamed the Gene Somerville Memorial Museum … Powered by WPeMatico