With files from Cooper Douglas According to their Facebook page, the Kindersley Fire Department was dispatched at 5.11am this morning to deal with a structure fire on 2nd Ave West in Kindersley, and unfortunately the house could not be saved. A number of emergency services were on the scene asRead More →
The Chattanooga Fire Department is looking for future firefighters who will help strengthen the service and continue a legacy of service and dedication. He is currently accepting applications from fire cadets for our next Fire Academy which is scheduled to start in January 2023. The 2022 Fire Academy is currentlyRead More →
BRISTOL, Conn. (WTNH) – The Bristol Fire Department responded to a large fire in the plaza at 43 Main St. early Thursday morning around 1:20 a.m. Upon arriving at the plaza, firefighters encountered a moderate amount of smoke billowing from the building. Firefighters attempted an interior attack but were drivenRead More →
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WMBD) — For most courses, you are seated in a classroom. But when it comes to saving lives, you have to drop the books and get some hands-on experience. This is where Fon Du Lac Park District Police Chief Michael Johnson comes in. He, alongside maritime law enforcementRead More →
County Cork Firefighters had to turn down an excellent application to join Bandon Fire Station as the future firefighter was only eight years old. Little Holly O Mahoney sent a brilliant hand-written CV to firefighters arguing that because she’s short she can ‘fit into small places’, adding: ‘and I won’tRead More →
January 26 – COPENHAGEN – A special Tuesday evening meeting of the Copenhagen Village Council to discuss the recently released financial and state security audits consisted of a lengthy executive session with a number of parties concerned with service challenges of fire. Participants in the executive session included Mayor MarkRead More →
news, local news, Graeme Jones says he aims to be with the Ridgely Fire Department until he has a zimmer frame. He’s been helping protect his community since 1978, when they built their own trucks. “I like to give something back to the community I live in,” he said. ForRead More →
LOWVILLE – Summer audits of the Copenhagen Fire Service by the State Comptroller’s Office and the state’s Office of Public Employees Safety and Health (PESH) revealed inadequate accounting practices and a number of “serious” security risks. The village leadership called a meeting to discuss the results. “Department officials failed toRead More →
J he failures of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) at Grenfell Tower were ’cause of the widespread loss of life’ and even made matters ‘much worse’, according to an inquest into the 2017 blaze. Danny Friedman QC, who represents several residents and families of those who died in Hell, toldRead More →
Fire chiefs were lambasted in Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s 935-page report into the devastating blaze. London’s fire brigade was plagued by “institutional failures” and its preparation for a Grenfell-style hellhole was “seriously inadequate”, the retired judge found in 2019. But he also ruled that the tower’s cladding panels breached building regulationsRead More →
As well as fighting fires and saving lives, the London Fire Service can now add rapid test triage to its CV. Earlier this week, the Thames Valley District School Board received a shipment of 146,000 COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits from the Ontario government. The tests are intended for elementaryRead More →
Dublin firefighters need to step up their recruitment program to keep pace with planned retirements and promotions, it has been claimed. he deployment of 35 new recruits to Dublin fire stations this week has been described as “a good start”, with a further 45 expected to begin training next month.Read More →
NEW HELICOPTER: An Écureuil B2 will come to the aid of firefighters this summer. Green Triangle Timber Plantation Companies has invested in additional aerial firefighting capacity in the area to protect its plantation estate, natural environment and wider community during this fire season. A B2 Squirrel helicopter has been contractedRead More →
While most of us slept through another Tuesday morning, Cork City Fire crew members were busy rescuing a pup who had gotten into a sticky situation. At 4am Cork City Green Watch came to the rescue of little Buzz, a pup who was stuck in a sewer line in theRead More →
Almost a fifth of frontline Dublin fire workers were unavailable to work in the new year due to Covid-19 with ‘significant numbers’ still affected, fire chief Dennis Keeley has said . The fire service saw an “increase in the number” of paramedic firefighters affected by Covid-19 between Christmas and NewRead More →
By DAN KRAKER, Minnesota Public Radio News DULUTH, Minnesota (AP) – When Clint Reff was a young child growing up in Duluth, there was a black firefighter in the Duluth Fire Department – Ernie Butler. “Ernie lived in our neighborhood,†Reff recalls. “So you saw him and you knew heRead More →
The calm after the storm was not so calm for the Greeley firefighters as they struggled to avoid further home losses in hot spots after the Marshall fire ravaged Boulder County. The Marshall Fire destroyed 991 structures and damaged 127 buildings on December 30. That same day, the Greeley FireRead More →
FRESH WATER COUNTY – The Sweetwater County Commission will review the Sweetwater County Fire Department to see if the service can operate more efficiently. At the December 7 Commission meeting, Commissioners Mary Thoman and Roy Lloyd were reluctant to approve the hiring of two engine managers for the fire department,Read More →
The aim of the organization is to promote an open and transparent dialogue, reciprocal between first responders and lawmakers. Mississippi state and local public first responders, representing firefighters, law enforcement and paramedics, today announced a coalition of state senators and House officials working alongside members of their groups . TheRead More →
Volunteer Servers: Kyleigh Higgins, Katherine Nolan and Emma Sikora PARSIPPANY – After skipping last year’s base event due to COVID-19, Lake Parsippany’s female auxiliaries hosted their annual pancake breakfast on Sunday, November 28. Delicious homemade pancakes, sausages and more… bagels, cream cheese, butter, coffee, tea, and even orange juice. JenniferRead More →
The 59-year-old began his service with the Northern Ireland Fire Department in November 1991 with White Watch at the Northland Road Fire Station, under the direction of NCO Phil Devine and Station Officer John Gurney. Married to Annette, father of four and grandfather of eleven, he hopes to enjoy hisRead More →
The South Strabane Volunteer Fire Department is at an impasse with township officials over the future of the service. Last month, the fire department sent a letter to township residents criticizing the board of directors and township manager Brandon Stanick for failing to honor an agreement to make quarterly paymentsRead More →
It is no longer news that on Tuesday, November 16, suicide bombers associated with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an extremist group affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group, unleashed two powerful bombings in the heart of Kampala city leaving a number of dead and others injured. Clouds of smokeRead More →
From September 20 until November, the Grenfell Inquiry heard a deluge of criticism over the role of the London Fire Department (LFB) in tackling the Grenfell fire. Hell on the night of June 14, 2017, killed 72 people in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. The focusRead More →
The Scarborough Fire Department is very pleased to announce that we recently received a federal grant in the amount of $ 397,727.27 for the replacement of our self-contained breathing apparatus. This funding comes from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program administered by FEMA. After the terrorist attacks of SeptemberRead More →
Noel’s fire chief Brandon Barrett never thought he would be chief for 20 years. But here he is, at the head of the small but powerful volunteer fire service two decades later. When he started he thought he could stay for a while, but his two sons arrived and itRead More →
WAGENER – Only one of the three mayoral candidates in this small town in northeast Aiken County took part in a candidates’ forum on Wednesday evening in the November 2 election. Christopher Salley showed up while rivals incumbent Mike Miller and Travis Kennedy stayed on the sidelines. During and afterRead More →
The faces of Gloucester’s rural firefighters have changed with 70 percent of new members wearing the fire-retardant tunic as this season approaches. Of the new members, two are completely new to firefighting while the rest have been transferred from other brigades. Along with the membership renewal, there has also beenRead More →
Through Express news service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The majority of district hospitals, both government and private sector with inpatient facilities, were found to lack basic firefighting systems in two recent fire safety audits conducted by the agents of the fire and rescue services department. . The preliminary findings have been submitted toRead More →
The Lawrenceville borough council accepted the 2022 fire service contract with a rate set at 0.80 thousandths of assessed valuation. There was no contract for 2021, but the fire department received 0.75 of the assessed valuation. The fire department has requested a portion of the borough’s impact funds of $Read More →
People of all ages participated in the many 150th anniversary activities of the Oskaloosa Fire Department. Oskaloosa, Iowa – Many children grow up imagining they are in a big red truck, rushing through town to fight a fire or save a life. On Saturday, the Oskaloosa Fire Department opened forRead More →
Students train with the New Mexico State University Fire Department. (Courtesy of the New Mexico State University Fire Department) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal The New Mexico State University Fire Department celebrates a milestone this year. The department, which protects the campus and provides mentorship and on-the-job training for students,Read More →
The Gombe State Government donated two brand new and fully equipped Hilux vehicles to the State Command of the Federal Fire Service to enhance its firefighting capabilities. The donation was in line with an earlier pledge recently made by the state’s governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, to strengthen firefighting in theRead More →
Shimla: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today reported 17 firefighting vehicles from the fire department to fire stations and fire sub-stations located in different parts of the state. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that these vehicles would be provided to Fire Stations, Kinnaur, Mall Road Shimla, PoantaRead More →
Incidents where wildfires ravaged communities such as Lytton and Monte Lake have heightened anxiety for Bethell and other Knutsford residents. He says they are aware of Knutsford’s vulnerability to wildfire danger. Especially after the heat dome at the end of June caused the rural area to experience temperatures above 40C.Read More →
Testing the effectiveness of fire fighting foam is a complicated task. Mandatory requirements set out in IMO MSC.1/Circ.1432 9.2.4 require that every vessel or offshore structure fitted with a deck foam system, high expansion foam system (engine room) or of a heli-deck foam system conducts rigorous product foam testing. Trials.Read More →
Kolkata: In recent years, firefighters have acquired modern equipment like robots, foam making tools, breathing apparatus to prevent firefighters from inhaling harmful fumes and various personal protective equipment (PPE) to fight fire precisely. But when it comes to battling a devastating fire, like that at the New Koilaghat building, firefightersRead More →
Methods of fire fighting in Germany How the fire protection service is organized – Professional, volunteers, forced firefighter, factory firefighters – ambulance service The fire fighting and fire protection methods of other countries are still of interest to the chiefs of the American fire departments, and this is especially trueRead More →
Fighting fires in Northern Ireland characteristics For most Americans, the notion of fighting fires in Northern Ireland conjures up a nightmarish view of network news: a group of people on a street in Belfast; a overturned car on fire; and a “pump” arriving, his two-tone European siren unable to protectRead More →