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.
Could joint police/fire efforts work for your community? Activities will include joint home fire safety and crime prevention visits and promotion of joint safety campaigns.
Last year the U.S. Fire Administration organized a workshop to explore how changing building construction methods, materials and building contents are affecting the way residential fires grow. The result was a recommended eight-point action plan.
Fires are seven times more likely to occur in rented accommodations than in accommodations occupied by the owner. To improve the education available for landlords the fire service is introducing an education program called “Firemark”. The program is designed to provide landlords with a “basic knowledge” of how to complete a fire-risk assessment.
This could be the last fire season for the Martin Mars four-engine cargo transport seaplane that has the largest payload capacity of water bombers in the world, carrying 27,276 litres and fire-suppressing foam.
Oakville FD opens training ground to the media as part of a campaign by the Canadian Fire Service to create a national day that recognizes first responders for their sacrifices, contributions and commitment to public service.
Dr. Dominik Kulakowski conducted research on insect outbreaks and wildland fires in Rocky Mountain forests for fifteen years. He found catastrophic fire is not an inevitable outcome of bark beetle outbreaks but that climate is more important to a fire risk and insect outbreaks appear to have comparatively little or no influence.