Dr. John DeHaan, author of Kirk’s Fire Investigation and noted fire investigator, received the Rasbash Award for his contribution to “Knowledge from Fire Investigation” from Martin Shipp, International President, International Institution of Fire Engineers, on July 11, 2017. Congratulations to Dr. DeHaan on receiving this prestigious award.
According to a recent research paper Australian raptors are intentionally spreading grass fires to flush out prey.
Click here for an information sheet on natural gas transportation for first responders, courtesy of Fortis BC.
Click here for a guideline for LNG road tanker emergencies, courtesy of Fortis BC.
On the night of January 13, 1908 the Rhoads Opera House in Boyertown, Pennsylvania caught fire during a performance after a lamp was knocked over. One hundred and seventy-one people died in the ensuing conflagration.
Tenants of over 1,400 residential highrises in Toronto now have access to a searchable database that tells them when fire inspections were done, what violations were found and when they were resolved. The information includes information on closed inspections dated January 2017 onward.
After a record-setting wildfire season the BC Wildfire Service has tallied up the numbers, from kilometres burned (12,164) to people killed (0).
In a unique residential facility in Maryland, firefighters suffering from PTSD, depression, substance abuse and other disorders developed on the job are being treated among their own in a place created to make them feel comfortable opening up about their problems.
After the fire department in Deep River, Ontario encountered financial problems that left it short-staffed and under-resourced, the corporation running Chalk River Laboratories nuclear facility agreed to manage the town’s fire services until July of 2018.
California’s Skirball fire started as a cooking fire under a freeway in a homeless camp. The homeless services community fears a backlash against the city’s poorest inhabitants.