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 […]
June 14, 2017, Caledon, Ont. – Five of Caledon’s two-hatter firefighters have been found guilty of violating their constitution for their volunteer fire fighting efforts in town. The Caledon Enterprise reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 14, 2017, Saint John, N.B – A New Brunswick lighthouse almost as old as Confederation has been destroyed by a fire. The Saint John fire department says it was notified of the blaze at the Swift Point Lighthouse on the Saint John River in the city’s Green Head area around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Division […]
June 14, 2017, Ottawa – There are at least two firefighters on every truck in every urban Ottawa fire station trained in administering naloxone, a powerful antidote for opioid overdoses, and training will continue until all firefighters in all 45 stations can administer the drug. The Ottawa Sun reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]
June 14, 2017, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. – When Northern Hoot writer Doug Millroy attempted to track down an investigation into former Sault fire chief Mike Figliola a few weeks back, no one in officialdom would acknowledge it even existed. But Millroy learned through a source that it does indeed exist. The complaint, which alleges […]
June 14, 2017, Port Colborne, Ont. – Investigators looking into a house fire that killed four people last December say the cause has been determined to be accidental. As well, charges have been laid against the owners of the building under the Ontario Fire Code. The Hamilton Spectator reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]
The Drive Could This Firefighting Drone Be the Wave of the Future?The DriveIn theory, a fire-fighting drone is a fantastic idea. A drone could reach places a ladder can’t, and it could adjust angles quicker than a conventional fire truck. Fortunately, a Latvian company called Aerones Ltd. is developing a firefighting drone … Powered by […]
Bucks County Courier Times Study questions effectiveness of carbon to filter all firefighting foam chemicalsBucks County Courier TimesAbout two dozen chemicals related to PFOS and PFOA also can be found in water contaminated by firefighting foam, and those chemicals slip through carbon treatment faster than the other two perfluorinated compounds. This means the chemicals could […]
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The Denver Post Camp Ember aims to spark girls’ interest in firefightingThe Denver PostEmily Ogata, 17, army crawls as she competes in a relay race during Camp Ember at West Metro Fire Rescue Training Center on June 8, 2017, in Lakewood. This is the first year for Camp Ember, an all-girls camp hosted by West […]