Sept. 7, 2017, Grand Prairie, Alta. – After emergency crews responded to a fire at an apartment complex in Grande Prairie Wednesday morning, they discovered a woman dead inside. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 7, 2017, Fredericton – Another group of New Brunswick firefighters is heading to British Columbia to help battle historic forest fires in the province. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 7, 2017, Mississauga, Ont. – Police say that one male is dead after a three-alarm fire at a townhouse complex in Mississauga on Wednesday morning. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 7, 2017, Barrie, Ont. – Barrie, Ont., Chief Bill Boyes has accepted the top job at Brampton Fire and Emergency Services, according to a City of Brampton press release Sept. 6. Boyes will begin his new job Oct. 10. Simcoe.com reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 7, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – Social services officials in British Columbia’s southern Interior hope at least one large centre for wildfire evacuees can be closed this weekend, despite warnings that the wildfire season in the province isn’t over. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District plans to begin winding down services that include emergency accommodation at a […]
Nanaimo News NOW (press release) Local department celebrates 60 years of firefightingNanaimo News NOW (press release)NANAIMO — The North Oyster Volunteer Fire Department (NOVFD) itself hasn’t changed much in six decades, but how the department functions sure has. The NOVFD celebrates its 60th birthday Saturday, Sept. 9. Chief Jason Laymon said the department … Powered by […]
Air Force Link Reserve wing continues fire fighting efforts > U.S. Air Force > Article …Air Force LinkAir Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing sent a second Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 to Fresno Air Tanker Base, California …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
KIMA CBS 29 National Guard joins firefighting efforts in Jolly Mountain Fire | KIMAKIMA CBS 29KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. – The National Guard has been activated to assist with complications created by the Jolly Mountain Fire.The National Guard activated …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
CT Post Stratford’s Sikorsky sells firefighting helicopters to LACT PostThe County of Los Angeles Fire Department is buying two Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopter variants for use fighting fires and medical transport, with the financial terms of the contract not disclosed immediately. Stratford-based Sikorsky’s S-70i … Powered by WPeMatico
Dead trees changing wildland firefighting tacticsKPQALBANY, Wyo. (AP) – Vast stands of dead timber in the Western U.S. have forced firefighters to shift tactics, trying to stay out of the shadow of lifeless, unstable trees that could come crashing down with deadly force. U.S. Forest Service statistics … Powered by WPeMatico