Source: David Burke, cbcnews.ca, April 06, 2021 Thermal imaging cameras detect differences in temperature and display them on its screen, allowing firefighters to spot people by body heat. When it comes to firefighting equipment it’s easy to think of the big things — fire engines, hoses and ladder trucks. But a hand-held device is one… Continue reading Hand-Held Device Helps Firefighters Save Lives
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First Responders Pay Tribute to Rosetown Firefighter
Over 300 Firefighters and Fire Officials from across Western Canada marched to pay tribute to fallen comrade It was a sombre day in Rosetown on Tuesday as hundreds gathered to honour a volunteer firefighter Darrell Morrison. Last week Morrison was killed when struck by a semi truck while at the scene of a crash of… Continue reading First Responders Pay Tribute to Rosetown Firefighter
B.C. firefighter captures video of firenado sucking up hose
Source: CTV News, September 17, 2018 A B.C. firefighter captured video of what appears to be a fire tornado sucking up a hose. Instagram user M.C. Schidlowsky posted the video of the twister to her account on Saturday. “Fire tornado destroyed our line,” Schidlowsky wrote. “It threw burning logs across our guard for 45 minutes… Continue reading B.C. firefighter captures video of firenado sucking up hose
Volunteer Alberta crew member killed during Sask. firefighting efforts
Source: CBC News, October 18, 2017 34-year-old man was driving a large water-tank truck that rolled over A volunteer firefighter who was helping fight wildfires that spread to Saskatchewan has been identified as the man who died Wednesday in a single-vehicle rollover near Burstall, Sask. James Hargrave, a 34-year-old firefighter, was working with Alberta’s Cypress County Fire Department to… Continue reading Volunteer Alberta crew member killed during Sask. firefighting efforts
NYC firefighter stages dramatic rescue in fatal blaze
By The Associated Press, October 27, 2016 NEW YORK — As roaring flames consumed an apartment building in New York City early Thursday, a firefighter dangling from a rope plucked a trapped person from a window on the fifth floor and safely lowered him to the ground. Firefighter Jim Lee told reporters at the scene… Continue reading NYC firefighter stages dramatic rescue in fatal blaze
3 Canadians rescue boy, father from drowning in Mexico
Alberta firefighter Andrew Pearson says 2 Good Samaritans from Saskatchewan should be hailed as heroes Alberta firefighter Andrew Pearson says a day at the beach would have ended in tragedy — for himself and a family in Mexico — had it not been for the help of two Good Samaritans who are also Canadian. The St. Albert… Continue reading 3 Canadians rescue boy, father from drowning in Mexico