Pacific Standard The Week in Photos: From Sorting Voter Cards in Senegal to Firefighting in FrancePacific StandardPope Francis blesses the crowd attending the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on July 23rd, 2017. (Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images). A fire-fighting Canadair aircraft flies to drop water over a fire near Carros … Powered […]
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The Express Tribune ‘Professional fire fighting has saved Rs240bn’The Express TribuneDr Rizwan said the role of a fire rescuer was imperative before, during and after a fire emergency. “Fire rescuers should remain physically fit, equipped with modern fire fighting techniques and polish their management skills,” he said. He added that … Powered by WPeMatico
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 […]
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
Vaughan female firefighting camp heats up career choice for girlsYorkRegion.comEmily Galipo, 18, of Vaughan, figures it’s just five-and-a-half years until she has the chance to join the Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service. The York University student loved last week’s Female Firefighting Camp so much, she can’t wait to come back next … Powered by WPeMatico
The Guardian ‘Children are being poisoned’: fury at scandal of toxic firefighting chemicalsThe GuardianThey look odd, out of place as they cross the cattle grid on to Len O’Connell’s farm in the rural suburb in New South Wales’s Hunter region. It’s late autumn, and the staffers and bureaucrats are here for a meeting in a […]
Williams Lake Tribune Yunesit’in First Nation proud of its own firefighting crews – Williams …Williams Lake TribuneChief Russell Myers Ross of Yunesit’in First Nation southwest of Williams Lake said as soon as the Hanceville wildfire erupted he insisted First Nations …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
No police, firefighting training facilitiesThe Barrie ExaminerA new police station and paramedics hub, but no new firefighting training facility or police gun range. That’s what the new Barrie-Simcoe Emergency Services Campus will look like, city council decided Monday, with a $103.3-million price tag. The campus … Powered by WPeMatico
Williams Lake Tribune Yunesti’in First Nation proud of its own firefighting crews – Williams …Williams Lake TribuneChief Russell Myers Ross of Yunest’in First Nation southwest of Williams Lake said as soon as the Hanceville wildfire erupted he insisted First Nations …and more » Powered by WPeMatico
Total Croatia News Croatian Mountain Rescue Service Takes Part in Firefighting EffortsTotal Croatia NewsThe HGSS is an operational force of the civil protection system, and from the first moment, we were at the disposal of the firefighting command. At first, our help was not needed, but when the fires approached a forest on Mosor where […]