July 19, 2017, London, Ont. – London’s fire chief says the department is struggling to keep up with inspections. John Kobarda made the remark during a council committee meeting that discussed posting fire-code convictions publicly on the city’s website. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 19, 2017, Calgary – Calgary firefighters responded to Rideau Park School Tuesday evening after smoke and flames were seen coming from the roof of the building. The Calgary Sun reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Kamloops This Week Fletcher: Hype doesn’t help firefighting effortsKamloops This WeekComing off the coldest winter in recorded history for much of B.C. and a cold, wet spring, I’ve been waiting for someone to blame the latest round of forest fires on conditions created by human-caused global warming. B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver …and more » Powered […]
Yukon News Yukon sending money, firefighting equipment to wildfire-stricken British ColumbiaYukon NewsThe Yukon is sending money and firefighting equipment down to British Columbia to aid the province in its fight against wildfires raging across the Interior. The Yukon government will donate $25,000 to the Canadian Red Cross, which is supporting tens …BC wildfires: Australian firefighters […]
National Post Ukrainian firefighting plane helps with Montenegro wildfiresNational PostPODGORICA, Montenegro — A plane from Ukraine has joined firefighting efforts in Montenegro after the country asked for international help to battle wildfires raging along the Adriatic coast. Authorities say help also will arrive from Switzerland and … Powered by WPeMatico
July 18, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – After more than a week of waiting, some evacuees in central B.C. began hearing encouraging news about their properties on Monday. At a meeting in Kamloops on Monday night, officials told evacuees from 150 Mile House, 108 Mile Ranch and the part of 103 Mile House east of Highway […]
July 18, 2017, Halifax -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 firefighters from across the region to Kamloops and Prince George in the British Columbia interior on Tuesday. […]
July 18, 2017, Vancouver – Several Vancouver firefighters and emergency response personnel have been sent to help fight some of the wildfires raging in B.C.’s interior. Last week, six members of Canada Task Force-1, Vancouver’s heavy urban search and rescue team, headed the provincial emergency operations centres in Prince George and Kamloops. The Vancouver Courier […]
July 18, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – A British Columbia official says getting people to safety as fast-moving wildfires approached was only half the battle – the other half will be returning them home. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 18, 2017, Toronto – Toronto paramedics transported a male in his 60s to hospital in life-threatening condition Monday after a fire broke out on the 11th floor of a residential highrise. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico