FireWatch

Dozens of seniors in Laval will be transferred to a new nursing home because the Quebec government and firefighting officials are worried for their safety. Manoir Chomedey will be stripped of its certification of compliance because the building's fire safety standards...

B.C.could better battle wildfires if it installed early detection cameras on top of its mountains like California has done, argues an American researcher. The AlertSoCal project is being piloted in Southern California, where 65 high-resolution cameras have been...

While those lights you see in the night sky might not be of the extraterrestrial variety, they could still pose a serious threat to those back on Earth. Sky lanterns, a cheap airborne candle that can float up to two kilometres in the sky, can be found at many dollar...

Transport Canada and an American firm operating the rail line that hugs the heavily populated coastline in Surrey and White Rock aren't taking public safety concerns seriously, a House of Commons committee has been told. The alarming message was delivered by Surrey...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has issued a nationwide alert to fire departments across the U.S. following last July's death of a Denver firefighter. The safety advisory concerns translucent corrugated roof panels, the same kind of...

The Ontario Court of Justice has handed down a $15,000 fine on a St. Catharines residential care facility for providing misleading information to fire officials. Officials say the operators of Queenchester Terrace provided false information to St. Catharines Fire...

A dramatic video shows the shocking size of a massive "fire tornado" in St. Albert, Alberta, last week that forced a firefighter to jump into a river to escape the flames. here to read more and see the video.

Some charitable organizations are sounding the alarm after a weekend fire exposed deplorable living conditions in a rooming house in Moncton. The groups say deteriorating buildings and a lack of power and water are becoming all too common for the less fortunate. Click...

The Great Fire of Toronto, April 19, 1904, destroyed a large section of downtown Toronto. It was the second such fire for the city in its then short history, Click here to read more.

Philadelphia fire investigators had no scientific basis to conclude that a 1985 rowhouse fire in Oxford Circle was arson, a defense expert testified about the blaze that killed two boys and sent their father to death row for their murder. Click here to read more.

Montreal has cancelled its plans to host the 2017 World Police and Fire Games, one of the largest international multidisciplinary sporting events on the planet, following a growing union movement to boycott the games.

An Alaska Airlines passenger`s phone burst into flames on a flight en route to Hawaii, and the airline and the FAA say they are investigating. Click here to read more.

Residents of a Mississippi Mills, Ontario neighbourhood who recently found out their drinking water has been contaminated with chemicals found in firefighting foam want the neighbourhood National Research Council facility shut down until the problem is resolved. Click...

Fire prevention strategies for First Nations communities can still be improved on, according to the Aboriginal Firefighters Association of Canada (AFAC). Richard Kent, AFAC secretary and treasurer, spent a week in Ottawa as part of a delegation discussing ways to...

Eight people died at the headquarters of one of Thailand`s largest banks when workers accidentaly triggered the release of fire extinguishing chemicals during an upgrade of the building`s safety system. Click here to read more.

The B.C. government stepped up its efforts to prevent human-caused wildfires by announcing tough new penalties for people who ignore the rules or interfere with firefighting efforts. Click here to read more.

A lack of training to fight a wind-driven fire, the lack of a sprinkler system, inadequate staffing, and an inadequate assessment of risk were factors in the deaths of two Boston firefighters in a 2014 blaze that tore through a Back Bay brownstone, according to a...