Fire Code Charges Laid in Explosion that Injured Mississauga Firefighters
It's been a year since a warehouse exploded nearly killed three Mississauga firefighters. The trio were trying to enter a side door of the building when the explosion occurred and a cinder block wall came down on them. After a lengthy investigation charges...
35 Fire Department Lock Boxes Initially Believed Compromised
Victoria fire inspectors have discovered that fewer multi-unit buildings were compromised than originally thought after only six access keys were determined to be missing from the nearly 500 buildings lock boxes. The fire department said that 35 keys were missing from...
The Ancient Art of Fire Spotting
You would think the U.S. Forest Service would have a sophisticated fire-prevention network in place but apparently nothing beats a human being with a pair of binoculars and a healthy knowledge of the forest mountain tops for spotting a brush fire. The U.S....
Canadians Making Communities Safer Today as Part of First National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
Canadians are making their communities safer as they participate in the first National Wildfire Preparedness Day in Canada. Twenty-four groups across the country received funding to support local mitigation projects aimed at reducing the risk of wildfire damage in...
Fire Chief Says Mandatory Home Inspections Will Not Be Intrusive
With home inspections now underway for the new mandatory carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, Timmins firefighters began going house to house through city neighbourhoods to make sure those detectors are working properly. Fire Chief Mike Pintar commented that many...
Canadian Government’s Directive for Oil Trains to Slow Down
In a bid to promote rail safety, the Canadian government has issued an emergency directive to ensure that trains which carry dangerous goods like crude oil and ethanol slowdown in urban areas. The directive requires the trains not to operate at speeds more than...
The World’s Most Polluted Bird Is Now Completely Immune to Fire!
Canada's Greater Vancouver is home to a bird species so polluted with chemicals, it is resistant to fire. A team of Canadian researchers identified Cooper's Hawk as the most polluted wild bird species in the world after analyzing liver samples from Vancouver's birds...
Forests Burning at Alarming Rates in Canada and Russia
Fires are ravaging the forests of Russia and Canada, burning at a higher rate in some cases than at any time in the past 10,000 years. High-resolution satellite maps showed the two nations lost a combined average of nearly 6.8 million hectares (26,000 square...
Coroner’s Inquest Lakeland Mills Fire Safety Plan Sent Back to Drawing Board
Three years after a fatal explosion and fire at Lakeland Mills they still don’t have a Fire Safety Plan approved by Prince George Fire Rescue, a coroner's inquest has been told. "Lots of them have documents that could be included in a fire safety plan,...
Diversity Demonstrated in the Fire Service
A new group ofToronto firefighters have been given their badges and caps and are now ready to answer the bell at fire stations across the city. Thomas Dario Ladu, who came from Uganda seven years ago, was one of 39 new graduates with Toronto Fire Services....
U.S. and Canada Moving Toward Higher Safety Standards for Oil Trains
After a series of spectacular oil-train crashes and accompanying fires the United States and Canada are preparing to announce that new higher flammability requirements will be adopted for railroad oil-tanker safety. Higher safety standards for oil trains
University Students use Sound to Extinguish Fire
Senior engineering students at George Mason University have developed a sonic fire extinguisher. It lets out sound waves at a specific frequency that disrupts the oxidation at the core of a fire. It basically separates the fuel source from the oxygen it needs to...
Weakened Loonie Brings Cost of New Kelowna Fire Truck to $730,000
The falling loonie means the cost of a new fire engine is on the rise, and subsequently, the Kelowna Fire Department asked Kelowna City Council for an additional $130,000 to fund a new engine on Monday. According to the Kelowna Fire Department, the cost of a new...
Understanding Electrical Fire Hazards at Electric Generating Stations
Minimizing the impact of electrical fires in power plants requires a combination of prevention, compartmentalization, detection, and suppression strategies. But first, everyone in a plant needs to understand the hazard. Electrical Fire Hazards Power Plants
Two Firefighters Hurt When SUV Explodes on Highway Ramp
Two firefighters were hurt in an explosion at a car fire. The firefighters were called after a Boston EMS SUV caught fire. Moments later, the master O2 cylinder in the vehicle exploded and blew debris at the firefighters. Equipment in the vehicle,...
Volunteers Sought for the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes
The search for candidates to serve on the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) is on. The CCBFC oversees nine standing committees that work on the Canadian building, fire, plumbing and energy codes that form the basis of provincial and territorial...
Ontario Regulation 194/14 – Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Ontario Regulation 194/14 came into force on October 15, 2014. This regulation made the installation, maintenance, testing and replacement of CO alarms in existing residential occupancies mandatory. In addition, changes related to the maintenance, testing and...
CPR Dog to Help Pets
The Charleston Fire Department is now better equipped to train first responders to perform pet CPR with the donation of two specially designed pet mannequins. The mannequins were donated by Invisible Fence Brand and Bees Ferry Animal Hospital. All CFD apparatus are...
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