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.
An internal federal government report says almost half the First Nations across Canada have “little to no fire protection” and rely too heavily on poorly trained volunteer firefighters who can’t do the job.
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.
Fifteen Alberta communities have been awarded FireSmart grants to help reduce the risk of wildfires and protect lives and property.
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.
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.
The reason some hoverboards are catching fire is the re-chargeable lithium-ion batteries in the foot rests of the rolling electric scooters.
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.
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.
A new database developed by NIOSH shows that PPE fit can compromise performance and firefighters in turnout gear do not fit well in today’s fire apparatus.
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