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 […]
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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 […]
The Intelligencer Congressmen press defense officials on firefighting foams following Friday Unwell Water storyThe IntelligencerNavy 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 due to …and more » Powered […]
The Hippocratic Post (blog) GoPro cameras improve firefighting decisionsThe Hippocratic Post (blog)Fire officers were fitted with the cameras during virtual reality simulations, giving Cardiff University researchers a unique perspective on how judgements were made in emergencies. The study showed decision-making was often intuitive and reflexive … Powered by WPeMatico
NJ.com A spectacular display of waterfront firefighting capacityNJ.comNEWARK — In a spectacular display of firefighting capacity along a shore lined with tank farms, refineries and chemical plants, a team of firefighters on land and sea produced a flow of water on Thursday that officials said could fill seven swimming … Powered by WPeMatico
Deseret News ‘Aggressive firefighting‘ saves Layton businessDeseret NewsThe fire at Sinclair Main Street Service and Sales, 45 N. Main, was reported just after 11:45 p.m. Layton Fire Marshal Doug Bitton credited “aggressive firefighting” for saving the structure, which has an estimated worth of $700,000. Comment on this story.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
CBS Local Drones in firefighting could save Colorado tax dollars and livesColorado Springs GazetteThe governor signed the bill this week to authorize the study by the Department of Public Safety’s Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology and Aerial Firefighting. The center itself was created by the legislature three years ago to research, test …Dry Conditions […]
Funding for NPWS firefighting helicopters – News.com.auNEWS.com.auThe National Parks and Wildlife Service has been gifted with two new firefighting helicopters as part of a $6.6 million state government funding boost.and more » Powered by WPeMatico
FOX 11 Los Angeles LA City Fire adds drones to arsenal to protect firefighters – Story | KTTVFOX 11 Los AngelesThe LA City Fire Department plans to add a fleet of drones to its firefighting arsenal. The Board Of Fire Commissioners gave the go-ahead for the fire department …and more » Powered by WPeMatico