Fire code changes after blaze at seniors’ residence
Manitoba has implemented changes to the provincial building and fire codes as a result of recommendations from the Fire Safety Task Force.
Barn fires prompt fire officials to call for changes
Three barn fires in ten days have Ontario fire officials renewing a call for changes to the farm building code. The current code is over 20 years old and hasn’t been updated since 1995.
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Fire authorities reject criticism from ‘armchair generals’
Western Australia authorities have strongly rejected criticism of their response to a massive bushfire that killed two people and almost razed the town of Yarloop.
Cheap plastic film prevents batteries from catching fire
Laptops, airplanes, electric cars, and even the new rolling hoverboards have all faced troubles with lithium-ion batteries bursting into flames. But now, researchers report they’ve come up with a potential cheap and effective way to prevent batteries from overheating.
Owner of complex pleads guilty to failing to maintain smoke alarms
The owner of a Brampton, Ontario townhouse complex on Ardglen Drive has pleaded guilty to fire code charges laid one year before a blaze that killed a 10 year old boy.
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Lung cancer added to Ontario firefighter health coverage
As of January 1, the onus is no longer on firefighters and fire investigators in Ontario to prove their lung cancer is work-related. It is the latest condition to be covered under what is called presumptive legislation, which was first passed for firefighters in Ontario in 2007.
January in fire history-Sacred Heart College fire
January 18th marks the 78th anniversary of the Sacred Heart College fire. Forty-one boys and five priests lost their lives when fire destroyed Sacred Heart College at St. Hyacinthe, a small manufacturing city near Montreal.
Skyscraper blaze in Persian Gulf raises questions about safety
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.
Little to no fire protection in almost half of First Nations reserves
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.
Firefighters sue siren maker over hearing loss
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.