June 28, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – A wildfire 12 kilometres northwest of Kamloops has ballooned in size to 200 hectares. The Dewdrop Trail fire started as a controlled burn on June 16, according to fire information officer Justine Hunse. Kamloops This Week reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 28, 2017, Vancouver – Hundreds of workers were forced to evacuate the construction site of downtown Vancouver’s new casino after a fire broke out Tuesday afternoon. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 28, 2017, Toronto – Toronto firefighters rescued a person from the ledge of a downtown third-storey apartment as a fire burned in the unit behind them Tuesday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 28, 2017, Owen Sound, Ont. – The union representing Owen Sound’s firefighters is denying assertions by city councillors that their recent grievances show “zero respect” for taxpayers and a desire to “control the fire hall.” The Owen Sound Sun Times reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 28, 2017, Toronto – Fire-service equipment provider MSA announced Wednesday it is buying gear maker Globe in a $215-million, all-cash deal. The acquisition expands MSA’s line of firefighting equipment; the companies said in a press release Wednesday morning that there is no product overlap. Pittsfield, N.H.-based Globe makes boots and bunker gear; it is […]
Voice of America Utah Wildfire Grows, as Firefighting Crews Battle California BlazesVoice of AmericaThe nation’s largest wildfire has forced more than 1,500 people from their homes and cabins in a southern Utah mountain area home to a ski town and popular fishing lake. Firefighters battled high winds as they fought a fire that has grown […]
KTLA California Wildfires: How a Modified DC-10 Delivers 12000 Gallons of Firefighting PowerNBC Southern CaliforniaWhen firefighters need a powerful punch in one swoop, they turn to a former passenger jet modified to deliver a knockout from the sky. The DC-10 Airtanker looks and sounds like a commercial airliner, but it’s been converted to hold 50 […]
June 27, 2017, Toronto – A two-alarm fire broke out at a semi-detached house in Leslieville that spread next door early Tuesday morning. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
June 27, 2017, St. John’s – The effort to control a fire that destroyed 12 homes in the Mundy Pond area of St. John’s Monday evening was hampered by water supply issues, and city council is hoping for more answers Tuesday. A fire that broke out around 6 p.m. destroyed or badly damaged 12 apartments, […]
Niagarathisweek.com Firefighting museum a fitting tribute for Gene SomervilleNiagarathisweek.comNiagara Fall Fire Department Chief Jim Boutilier joined Barb Nimmo, daughter of the late Gene Somerville, for a look inside the firefighting museum inside Station 4 in Chippawa. The museum was officially renamed the Gene Somerville Memorial Museum … Powered by WPeMatico