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Lung cancer added to Ontario firefighter health coverage

Lung cancer added to Ontario firefighter health coverage

As of January 1, the onus is no longer on firefighters and fire investigators in Ontario to prove their lung cancer is work-related. It is the latest condition to be covered under what is called presumptive legislation, which was first passed for firefighters in...

January in fire history-Sacred Heart College fire

January in fire history-Sacred Heart College fire

January 18th marks the 78th anniversary of the Sacred Heart College fire. Forty-one boys and five priests lost their lives when fire destroyed Sacred Heart College at St. Hyacinthe, a small manufacturing city near Montreal. Click here to read more.

Skyscraper blaze in Persian Gulf raises questions about safety

Skyscraper blaze in Persian Gulf raises questions about safety

A blaze that engulfed a Dubai skyscraper on New Year's Eve - the emirate's third high-rise fire in three years - has raised fresh questions about the safety of materials used on the exteriors of tall buildings across the wealthy region. Click here to read more.

Firefighters sue siren maker over hearing loss

Firefighters sue siren maker over hearing loss

Over four thousand current and former U.S. firefighters are suing Federal Signal Corp., an Illinois-based company that makes sirens, claiming it didn't do enough to make the sirens safer for those on fire trucks who have to listen to them nearly every day. Click here...

Quebec prosecutor won’t lay charges in L’Isle Verte fire

Quebec prosecutor won’t lay charges in L’Isle Verte fire

Victim's family members say they are disappointed no criminal charges will be laid in connection with the fire that tore through a seniors' residence in L'Isle Verte, Quebec, nearly two years ago, killing 32 people trapped inside. Click here to read more.  

Firefighters, management, continue safety standoff

Firefighters, management, continue safety standoff

As the standoff continues between the Sault Ste. Marie Firefighters Association and the fire chief, city councillors are urging the two parties to discuss their differences and reach a compromise. Click here to read more.

Brooklyn prosecutors revisit 3 convictions in fatal 1980 fire

Brooklyn prosecutors revisit 3 convictions in fatal 1980 fire

Prosecutors plan to ask a judge in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn to throw out the convictions of three men who spent decades in prison for arson and murder in a case in which modern fire science now says there is no evidence that arson actually occurred. Click here...

This month in fire history

This month in fire history

Sunday, December 6th was the 98th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, which left roughly half the city's population, 25,000 people, dead, injured or homeless. A cannon blast from Citadel Hill marked the exact time of the explosion at 9:04 a.m. Click here to read...

New Airbus water bomber to fight wildfires thanks to B.C. company

New Airbus water bomber to fight wildfires thanks to B.C. company

A forestry and aviation company based in Port Alberni, B.C. has signed an agreement with Airbus to help turn a workhorse transport plane into a water bomber. The Coulson Group of Canada has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Airbus Defense and Space to work on the...

Face transplant gives scalp to burned volunteer firefighter

Face transplant gives scalp to burned volunteer firefighter

A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck. The surgery has paved the way for him to regain normal vision, and in an interview he said that will allow him to...

Fire truck alert app being piloted in Michigan

Fire truck alert app being piloted in Michigan

Cory Hohs' idea was inspired by a close call with a Chicago fire truck on his motorcycle, but his new app, which alerts drivers to the presence of emergency vehicle traffic, is being tested first in Grand Rapids. Click here to read more.

Man arrested after fake fire call to 911

Man arrested after fake fire call to 911

A New Brunswick man's attempt to see how long it would take for a fire truck to make it to his home in an emergency could see him sent to prison for two years. Click here to read more.

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