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