Ernie Polsom, FireWise Consulting Associate said, before the municipal election on October 20, that Creston area voters are in a better position to make an informed decision on a borrowing referendum for a new fire hall than they were before the previous referendum that failed. The borrowing referendum passed with 1,298 in favour of borrowing for a new fire hall and 874 against.
Research carried out at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio has shown sleeping children under twelve are three times more likely to wake up to a recording of their mother’s voice than to a high-pitched beeping alarm.
John Vaillant, noted author, vividly describes what happened in Redding, California in this summer’s Carr fire.
The Lulan, a 141-year-old horse-drawn steamer used in the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion, has returned to Halifax.
As of October 17, 2018 Canadians are legally allowed to grow up to four marijuana plants at home. Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis fears the city will see more fires as a result of legalized pot growing.
The Tuscany Fire Station, officially opened in September, is designed as a community hub that includes an outdoor public fitness facility, community meeting rooms and satellite offices for city employees.
Sonoma County is exploring the use of warning sirens after official evacuation alerts in the form of phone calls, text messages or loudspeaker announcements failed to reach everyone in the path of last year’s firestorm.