July 28, 2017, Scoble Township, Ont. – A fatal house fire southwest of Thunder Bay, Ont., Monday evening has been ruled accidental, according to Ontario Provincial Police. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 28, 2017, Peterborough, Ont. – A section of the Peterborough’s south end remains closed following a fire in an industrial building on Jameson Drive early Friday morning. The fire at Andritz Hydro was reported just before 5 a.m. Fire crews managed to get the blaze under control within 30 minutes. Global News reports. | […]
July 28, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – Hot, dry conditions, gusty winds and a chance of lightning are expected to keep wildfire crews in British Columbia watchful this weekend. The BC Wildfire Service said its weather forecasters have issued a wind warning for the fire-weary Cariboo Fire Centre, but no significant growth was reported early Friday […]
The Guardian Qantas to stop using toxic firefighting foam after Brisbane river spillThe GuardianQantas will stop using a toxic firefighting foam after thousands of litres spilled from a hangar into the Brisbane river earlier this year. A faulty pressure gauge at the airline’s Brisbane hangar has been blamed for the spill of about 22,000 litres […]
July 27, 2017, Kelowna, B.C. – Police have confirmed that the Okanagan Centre fire, which destroyed eight homes on July 15, was arson. Police had previously said the fire was human-caused, but Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said in a Kelowna press conference Wednesday that police are treating the blaze as a case of criminal arson. The […]
July 27, 2017, Surrey, B.C. – A two-alarm fire caused heavy damage to a vacant house in Surrey Thursday morning. The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. at a boarded-up home in the city’s northeast end. Crews were able to control the fire within an hour, preventing it from spreading to a neighbouring house. The […]
July 27, 2017, Halifax – Halifax Fire was called to two apartment blazes in quick succession Wednesday evening. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 27, 2017, Calgary – Two people were taken into custody on Wednesday evening after firefighters responding to a call at a building in the Beltline were assaulted. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
July 27, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – A wildfire east of Kamloops, B.C., has become less aggressive but evacuation orders there and elsewhere around the province have forced thousands of residents to remain out of their homes. BC Wildfire Service information officer Max Birkner said the fire sparked Wednesday night near Monte Lake grew dramatically and […]
Firefighting planes needed more than military jetsThe Daily Courier (subscription)All the money that is being contemplated for fighter jets for our military, should, instead, be spent on fire-fighting bombers and spotter planes. The BC Liberal government as well as the previous federal Conservative party is totally to blame for this … Powered by WPeMatico