Fire officials have not confirmed the exact cause but say the home had 40 year old cellulose insulation in the attic. Cellulose resembles finely shredded newspaper with a fire resistant spray on it. This article says that the spray wears off leaving an extremely flammable material.
The state-of-the-art emergency centre at CFB Esquimalt replaces a Second World War era building too small for the department’s needs.
NASA’s Aqua satellite collected this natural-color image with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer. Actively burning areas are outlined in red. The three fires shown here are more than 100 hectares in size (>247 acres).
Eight houses will be burned to test ventilation methods used to prevent or at least delay flashover. In conjunction with the experiments, the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) will videotape and develop training modules that will be available to firefighters across the US.
A Massachusetts firefighter has designed a new roof anchor that provides a secure and stable working platform for firefighters as they use chainsaws and other tools to cut into roofs.
Thunder Bay professor and students to test programming drones for smoke and fire detection.
The arson investigation into the massive wildfires in Slave Lake two years ago is over and no charges will be laid. The 12 police officers who worked full time on the case exhausted all leads and say no more work will be done unless additional tips come in.
What we can learn from celebrity meltdowns. This has nothing to do with firefighting but lots to do with leadership.
A firefighter was crushed between an engine and an ambulance as the vehicles were being repositioned at a fire scene.
The company that owns the Slave Lake Shopping Centre is suing the Province, the town of Slave Lake and its fire department for $3 million in damages caused by fire crews battling the wildfire that ripped through the community in May of 2011. The company claims the town and fire service used “improper fire suppression techniques” to combat the flames that swept through the community.