Fires are ravaging the forests of Russia and Canada, burning at a higher rate in some cases than at any time in the past 10,000 years. High-resolution satellite maps showed the two nations lost a combined average of nearly 6.8 million hectares (26,000 square miles) per year between 2011 and 2013.
Three years after a fatal explosion and fire at Lakeland Mills they still don’t have a Fire Safety Plan approved by Prince George Fire Rescue, a coroner’s inquest has been told. “Lots of them have documents that could be included in a fire safety plan, like emergency response plans, they just haven’t put it together in a package that satisfies what a fire safety plan actually is.”
A new group ofToronto firefighters have been given their badges and caps and are now ready to answer the bell at fire stations across the city. Thomas Dario Ladu, who came from Uganda seven years ago, was one of 39 new graduates with Toronto Fire Services. Collectively, the graduating class is fluent in 15 languages.
After a series of spectacular oil-train crashes and accompanying fires the United States and Canada are preparing to announce that new higher flammability requirements will be adopted for railroad oil-tanker safety.
Senior engineering students at George Mason University have developed a sonic fire extinguisher. It lets out sound waves at a specific frequency that disrupts the oxidation at the core of a fire. It basically separates the fuel source from the oxygen it needs to keep burning.
The falling loonie means the cost of a new fire engine is on the rise, and subsequently, the Kelowna Fire Department asked Kelowna City Council for an additional $130,000 to fund a new engine on Monday. According to the Kelowna Fire Department, the cost of a new engine has increased approximately 25 per cent since June 2014.
Minimizing the impact of electrical fires in power plants requires a combination of prevention, compartmentalization, detection, and suppression strategies. But first, everyone in a plant needs to understand the hazard.
Two firefighters were hurt in an explosion at a car fire. The firefighters were called after a Boston EMS SUV caught fire. Moments later, the master O2 cylinder in the vehicle exploded and blew debris at the firefighters. Equipment in the vehicle, including a first responder’s kit and oxygen tank contributed to the explosion.
The search for candidates to serve on the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) is on. The CCBFC oversees nine standing committees that work on the Canadian building, fire, plumbing and energy codes that form the basis of provincial and territorial regulations. The National Research Council is looking for volunteers to represent all regions of Canada and all sectors of the construction industry that use national and provincial codes. Candidates should also have a broad knowledge of policy and code-related matters.
Ontario Regulation 194/14 came into force on October 15, 2014. This regulation made the installation, maintenance, testing and replacement of CO alarms in existing residential occupancies mandatory. In addition, changes related to the maintenance, testing and replacement of smoke alarms have been made to maintain consistency with the CO alarm requirements.