Aug. 4, 2017 – The highway that winds through British Columbia’s Kootenay National Park was closed for much of the day Wednesday as wildfire smoke made for dangerous driving conditions. Parks Canada said it closed Highway 93 from Castle Junction near the Trans-Canada Highway to the town of Radium Hot Springs some 100 kilometres south. […]
Globalnews.ca Sunshine Village to become ‘command centre’ for Verdant Creek …Globalnews.caBanff’s Sunshine Village ski resort is transforming into the Verdant Creek firefighting command centre on Aug. 2.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 3, 2017, Clinton, B.C. – The two largest wildfires raging in B.C.’s Interior forced two new evacuation orders on Wednesday afternoon. The evacuation order prompted by the Elephant Hill fire — which is now over 80,000 hectares — has expanded to include an area to the southwest of Clinton, which is already under an […]
Aug. 3, 2017, Victoria, B.C. – A boat erupted into flames in Victoria’s Inner Harbour Wednesday, sending a massive tower of black smoke into the sky that could be seen around the Capital Region. The boat was at Laurel Point in the Fisherman’s Wharf area when it caught fire at around 11:45 a.m., according to […]
Aug. 3, 2017, Toronto – Toronto police and firefighters had to deal with another construction crane climber on Wednesday night. Authorities were called at about 11:30 p.m. concerning a man who had scaled a crane at a downtown work site (at Dundas and Jarvis). After about three hours of negotiations involving police and a psychiatrist, […]
Aug. 3, 2017, Toronto -The city of Toronto has laid out a strategy in response to a spike in suspected opioid-related deaths in recent weeks with measures that include speeding up the opening of three supervised injection sites. Mayor John Tory says the city will also step up training for paramedics and firefighters in areas […]
Aug. 3, 2017, Toronto – Investigators say a lack of smoke alarms in the vaulted ceiling of a cottage near Peterborough, Ont., was a key factor in the deaths of four people last December. They say the exact cause of the fire at the cottage on Stoney Lake early on Christmas Eve 2016 is unknown, […]
The Guardian US warned Australia over toxic firefighting chemical 17 years agoThe GuardianThe response from some state environmental protection agencies, which are responsible for regulating rural and urban firefighting services, was even slower. A recent review found the NSW EPA, for example, did not engage with the rural fire service over … Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 1, 2017 – Fire-service equipment provider MSA has completed its $215-million acquisition of gear maker Globe. MSA chairman and CEO William Lambert said Monday the transaction boosts the company’s position as a leader in the North American market for firefighter personal protective equipment . “Globe is a highly recognized and respected brand of firefighter […]
Aug. 2, 2017, Burnaby, B.C. – Burnaby firefighters were busy with a two-alarm blaze at a warehouse late Tuesday night. It broke out just after 11:00p.m. at a facility where the Pistol and Burnes coffee company roasts their beans. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico