By BBC: Eighteen firefighters and their guide have died while battling a forest fire in China's Sichuan province, state media has reported. The Xinhua news agency said a sudden change in wind direction led to the group becoming trapped early on Tuesday morning. The fire in … [Read more...]
THE IAFC IS ASKING FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE: This is a critical survey that is being used to evaluate the impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the fire and EMS agencies. This data will help evaluate the resources being impacted (and needed ASAP) by this event - FIREFIGHTER & EMS … [Read more...]
We are passing on to you that Gordon Graham and the folks at Lexipol have set up a unique coronavirus site (https://coronavirus.lexipol.com/) The site provides you with no cost COVID-19 fire department policies, courses and training tools for individuals and agencies. Lexipol … [Read more...]
Take just 2 minutes and watch this video from Battalion Chief Jim Brinkley, (Ret). Prior to his position at the IAFF Jim served for more than 21 years with the Prince George’s County (MD) Fire/EMS Department and 14 years on his local IAFF Local 1619 Executive Board. Watch The … [Read more...]
By Bill Gabbert, Fire Aviation: Today the Australian Transport Safety Bureau released a preliminary report about the crash of Air Tanker 134, an EC-130Q, that occurred January 23, 2020 while fighting a bushfire in New South Wales. The location was 50 km north-east of … [Read more...]
By Carrie Fellner and Deborah Snow, Sidney Morning Herald: An urgent investigation is underway into how two fire trucks carrying Fire and Rescue NSW personnel were left immobilised on a country road near Nowra on New Years’ Eve amid a raging bushfire, nearly costing the lives … [Read more...]
By Lucy Bladen, Canberra Times: Six volunteer firefighters from the Brooklyn NSW Rural Fire Service brigade on the Hawkesbury were injured after a large class one tanker overturned near Moruya while fighting the Clyde Mountain fire on Thursday night. NSW Police said … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a 40 year Veteran Australian Firefighter has been killed in the Line of Duty. Forest Fire Management Victoria Firefighter Bill Slade, 60, was fighting fires with Parks Victoria near Omeo when he was killed earlier today, Saturday. The married father of … [Read more...]
By Matt Bungard, Sidney Morning Herald: The pilot of a helicopter contracted to the Rural Fire Service has survived after ditching the aircraft in a reservoir in the Bega Valley Shire. The RFS has confirmed that the pilot was on his way to help fight the Border fire, which … [Read more...]
By The Guardian: Three firefighters were hospitalised with severe burns and 20 properties estimated lost in a blaze south of Sydney as the bushfire emergency raging across the east coast of Australia reached a new crisis point on Thursday. Record temperatures and gusty, … [Read more...]
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