Fire explosions linked to e-cigarettes spark safety concerns
A Kentucky man is recovering from second-degree burns after he says an electronic cigarette battery exploded in his pocket.
UN panel approves ban on lithium battery shipments on planes
A UN panel has approved a temporary ban on cargo shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger planes because they can create intense fires capable of destroying an aircraft.
B.C. announces new jet to fight wildfires
The province has announced a “made in B.C.” tool to fight forest fires this summer. B.C.’s aerospace sector has been engineering the latest in aerial firefighting technology.
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B.C.’s Fire Safety Act to be revamped
A law that mandates fire safety in B.C. is getting a much needed update. The new Fire Safety Act will modernize the regulatory framework for fire safety in the province.
Australian firefighters to boycott Montreal Police and Fire Games
Thousands of Australian fireighters will boycott the annual World Police and Fire Games in Montreal next year due to an ongoing dispute between the city and its firefighters over pension reform.
Time to redesign the big old red fire truck?
City streets are getting slimmer. Shouldn’t emergency vehicles do the same? Anyone who lives in a city has watched large, boxy fire trucks and fire engines struggle to squeeze through traffic. It’s no wonder firefighters call for wider roads. It’s a safer design, they argue. But is it really?
Fatal apartment fire sparks debate over inspection laws, sprinklers
A fatal fire at a Toronto apartment building for low-income seniors has provoked renewed scrutiny of provincial laws regarding inspections and automatic sprinklers – the latter a safety measure that the city’s deputy fire chief says, “certainly would have made a difference” in the blaze.
February in fire history – Parliament Hill fire
It’s difficult to imagine the scale of the trauma, the wartime anxiety, the shock, the anger that would have engulfed the nation 100 years ago when the seat of the federal government went down in flames.
Applications for funding for 2nd Wildfire Preparedness Day being accepted
Building upon the success of the inaugural event in 2015, the second National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day in Canada will be held on May 7, 2016. Starting January 25, 2016 communities across Canada are encouraged to apply for funding to support local events to be held on May 7.
Owners, tenants charged in inferno that left three firefighters near death
The tenants and owner of a Malton warehouse that blew up in April 2014, badly injuring three Mississauga firefighters, appear to be going to trial later this year to face Ontario Fire Code charges, fire officials say.
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