SFGate Man takes shower on the road to remote firefighting campsSFGateWhen the wildland firefighting season starts, Martin leaves his roofing job and picks up one of his mobile shower trailers outside his Badger Road-area home. He spends his summers driving the trailers to remote firefighting camps. He sets up awnings …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
June 16, 2017, Toronto – Canadian building standards should theoretically prevent the sort of blaze that engulfed a London apartment tower earlier this week, but at least one expert says flouting those regulations can put people in serious danger. Exterior panelling known as cladding that was recently installed on the 24-storey Grenfell Tower is increasingly […]
June 16, 2017, Vancouver – Crews were called to a bridge high above the Capilano River Thursday evening to conduct a dramatic rescue effort. Assistant Chief Brian Hutchinson with the District of North Vancouver Fire Rescue Services said crews were called to the scene just after 8:30 p.m. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
June 16, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – Fire investigators are at the scene of a fire that destroyed a processing plant of one of the B.C. Interior’s main producers of milk. The blaze in a building on the Blackwell Dairy farm in Barnhartvale began just before midnight on Wednesday, destroying the company’s main production facility. Kamloops […]
June 15, 2017, Brampton, Ont. – Five firefighters who have been found guilty by their union of “double-hatting,” or moonlighting at their local fire halls, say they will appeal the conviction and persist in the practice, the latest escalation of a conflict that has pitted organized labour against small towns across Ontario in recent years. […]
Langford’s ambassador to the world retiring after 40 years in firefightingTimes ColonistAfter 40 years in firefighting, Langford Fire Chief Bob Beckett has seen the aftermath of some of the world’s biggest disasters. He helped Los Angeles firefighters put out fires during the Rodney King riots. He saw children targeted by snipers during … Powered by […]
Times Colonist Langford’s ambassador to the worldretiring after 40 years in firefightingTimes ColonistAfter 40 years in firefighting, Langford Fire Chief Bob Beckett has seen the aftermath of some of the world’s biggest disasters. He helped Los Angeles firefighters put out fires during the Rodney King riots. He saw children targeted by snipers during …and more » […]
June 15, 2017, Windsor, Ont. – The careless disposal of cigarettes appears to be the cause of an accidental fire that caused an estimated $300,000 in damage in Windsor’s downtown core Wednesday afternoon. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 15, 2017, Owen Sound, Ont. – City council denied two grievances Monday from the Owen Sound Professional Fire Fighters’ Association. The organization is planning to bring a total of six grievances to council this spring. The Owen Sound Sun Times reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 15, 2017, Hamilton, Ont. – Three people are dead following an overnight house fire in Hamilton. Emergency crews were called to a home just after 12:20 a.m. and found heavy smoke pouring from the front of the single-family dwelling. Hamilton Fire Dept. spokesperson Claudio Mostacci said three people were pulled from the house and […]