Herald Sun Jack Rush, QC: Divisive, unfair bill undermines CFA and risks volunteer firefighting in VictoriaHerald SunThe evidence before it, and its findings, established that the Country Fire Authority was the nation’s pre-eminent firefighting organisation. Yet this state government continues to demonstrate a determination to undermine the CFA to the destruction of …Fire reforms doomed […]
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Fire Chief Top firefighting boat trendsFire ChiefMany fire departments have navigable waterways in their response areas, such as lakes, rivers, sounds, bays and even open ocean. Those departments find themselves faced with a wide variety of seasonal or year round maritime emergency service delivery …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
StateScoop (registration) Firefighting drones prepare to swoop in Los Angeles, pending approvalStateScoop (registration)The expense of the firefighting drones themselves vary greatly, ranging from around $13,000 to $85,000 for vehicles with more advanced capabilities like those used by the New York City Fire Department that can detect heat with infrared cameras. Powered by WPeMatico
dailytelegraph.com.au New firefighting recruit is also Australian boxing championdailytelegraph.com.auMinister for Emergency Services Troy Grant said: “These men and women are joining one of the most professional, skilled and advanced firefighting services in the world”. FRNSW Commissioner Paul Baxter welcomed the first recruits sworn in since he … Powered by WPeMatico
Eyewitness News Fallen firefighter ‘was passionate about firefighting‘Eyewitness NewsCAPE TOWN – The family of a volunteer firefighter who died while battling a wildfire that is currently ravaging parts of the Southern Cape says he was passionate about firefighting. Twenty-four-year-old Bradley Richards succumbed to his injuries in …#KnysnaFire – Outlook optimistic as weather improvesIndependent OnlineDeath Toll […]
Eyewitness News NSRI renders assistance as firefighting efforts continue in KnysnaEyewitness NewsThe NSRI’s Criag Lambinon says, “Everybody that’s involved… from members of the public to NSRI and all the emergency service… everybody is doing the same thing; it’s firefighting, relief, evacuation of families and medically treating the patients.”.#KnysnaFire – Outlook optimistic as weather improvesIndependent OnlineDeath […]
KTVL Medford Fire-Rescue teaches kids about firefightingKTVLMedford, Ore.- Medford Fire-Rescue invited the community to explore their new fire station and learn the ins and outs of firefighting today during the Fire Station 4 Open House event. The open house consisted of various stations with activities that … Powered by WPeMatico
Eyewitness News #KnysnaFire: Bad weather grounds aircraft helping with firefighting effortsEyewitness News#KnysnaFire: Bad weather grounds aircraft helping with firefighting efforts. More than 400 formal and 200 informal structures have been gutted in Knysna, with 20 homes destroyed in Plettenberg Bay. An SA Airforce Oryx picks up water from a farm river …NSRI continue to assist […]
Bucks County Courier Times Congressmen press defense officials on firefighting foams following …Bucks County Courier TimesCongressmen Fitzpatrick, Meehan and Boyle are pressing Secretary of Defense James Mattis for information and documents on what the military knew about the …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Bucks County Courier Times Congressmen press defense officials on firefighting foams following Friday Unwell Water storyBucks County Courier TimesNavy personnel load containers of firefighting foam on containers labeled National Foam onto the USS Monterey, a guided-missile cruiser, during a deployment in the Mediterranean Sea in 2013. The military widely used such foams starting in 1970 […]