Bucks County Courier Times Congressmen press defense officials on firefighting foams following Friday Unwell Water storyBucks County Courier TimesNavy personnel load containers of firefighting foam on containers labeled National Foam onto the USS Monterey, a guided-missile cruiser, during a deployment in the Mediterranean Sea in 2013. The military widely used such foams starting in 1970 […]
The Intelligencer Congressmen press defense officials on firefighting foams following Friday Unwell Water storyThe IntelligencerNavy personnel load containers of firefighting foam on containers labeled National Foam onto the USS Monterey, a guided-missile cruiser, during a deployment in the Mediterranean Sea in 2013. The military widely used such foams starting in 1970 due to …and more » Powered […]
June 9, 2017, Edmonton – Edmonton firefighters were called to a fire at an auto body shop in the west end Thursday morning. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 9, 2017, Calgary – The Calgary police arson unit has taken over investigation of a Tuesday morning blaze that destroyed a southwest shisha lounge — a fire that police now consider to be suspicious. The Calgary Sun reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 9, 2017, Kenora, Ont. – A northwestern Ontario MP says a state of emergency has been declared in Eabametoong First Nation following a fire near the community’s water purification plant’s reservoir. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 8, 2017, Pantage Lake, B.C. – Firefighters are still working to contain a wildfire about 40 kilometres northwest of Quesnel near Pantage Lake. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, the fire had grown to 168 hectares and is 55 percent contained, according to fire information officer Natasha Broznitsky. CBC News reports. | READ MORE […]
June 8, 2017, Cayuga, Ont. – The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating a suspicious barn fire in Cayuga Tuesday night. Haldimand County OPP were patrolling in the area of Highway 3 shortly before 10 p.m. when an officer noticed a large amount of smoke coming from a property. The Hamilton Spectator reports. […]
The Hippocratic Post (blog) GoPro cameras improve firefighting decisionsThe Hippocratic Post (blog)Fire officers were fitted with the cameras during virtual reality simulations, giving Cardiff University researchers a unique perspective on how judgements were made in emergencies. The study showed decision-making was often intuitive and reflexive … Powered by WPeMatico
NJ.com A spectacular display of waterfront firefighting capacityNJ.comNEWARK — In a spectacular display of firefighting capacity along a shore lined with tank farms, refineries and chemical plants, a team of firefighters on land and sea produced a flow of water on Thursday that officials said could fill seven swimming … Powered by WPeMatico
Deseret News ‘Aggressive firefighting‘ saves Layton businessDeseret NewsThe fire at Sinclair Main Street Service and Sales, 45 N. Main, was reported just after 11:45 p.m. Layton Fire Marshal Doug Bitton credited “aggressive firefighting” for saving the structure, which has an estimated worth of $700,000. Comment on this story.and more » Powered by WPeMatico