May 29, 2017, Toronto – A massive six-alarm that erupted in a recycling facility in the Port Lands early Thursday morning has been put out, Toronto Fire Services said Sunday. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 29, 2017, Milton, Ont. – A 23-year-old woman who was out for a hike with friends in an Ontario park died Sunday night after falling from a cliff in the area. Halton regional police, who are investigating, said the incident took place at Rattlesnake Point in Milton, Ont., west of Toronto. One of the […]
May 29, 2017, New Waterford, N.S. – The volunteer fire department in New Waterford battled a blaze at a former area school on Sunday. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
May 29, 2017, Ottawa – A fire investigator is on the scene after a raging fire broke out overnight Sunday at a pair of townhouse blocks that are still under construction. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
NBC Southern California Mandeville Fire: Firefighting Operations Will Continue OvernightNBC Southern CaliforniaFirefighting operations will continue overnight and into Tuesday at this stubborn brush fire in Mandeville Canyon that has charred about 55 acres. The flames were 95 percent contained by a line of cleared vegetation this morning and new crews of …Firefighters expect full containment […]
Black Hills Pioneer Trainees learn basic wildland firefighting skillsBlack Hills PioneerNEMO — New personnel were introduced to the world of firefighting at the Box Elder Work Center this past week as the Forest Service conducted firefighter training to create its new force of Type II certified firefighting teams. A total of 34 personnel … Powered […]
CHEK Alberni Valley company to convert 7-37’s into firefighting water …CHEKIt’s one of seven planes Coulson Aviation has purchased. The company plans to convert six of them into water bombers to fight wildfires. “No one has converted …Island’s Coulson converting six planes into water bombersTimes Colonistall 3 news articles » Powered by WPeMatico
CBC.ca B.C. Wildfire Service introduces new firefighting terms – British …CBC.caRight now, a 574-hectare wildfire burning five kilometres east of Tete Jaune Cache, B.C., is zero per cent contained, human caused and not an interface fire.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
CBC.ca Firefighting student blames trainer for Adam Brunt’s drowning death in 2015CBC.caHad the firefighting students in the icy Saugeen River been given knives during their water rescue course in February 2015, Adam Brunt might still be alive, his colleague told an inquest Monday. Instead, the 30-year-old drowned in Hanover, Ont., when … Powered by WPeMatico