Unusually aggressive wildfires in the Arctic are releasing waves of greenhouse gases, lasting longer, reaching deeper and burning at higher latitudes than in previous years, and experts say this is fuelled by climate change. [node:read-more:link]
The first Canadian standards for personal protective equipment for CBRN first responders. [node:read-more:link]
Events like Securetech demonstrate just how varied the safety and security community is, and the broad range of subjects that need to be covered to help this group be more effective. [node:read-more:link]
FireScience Online has just completed an expert-driven guide to restoring trust in law enforcement. The guide outlines what law enforcement organizations are already doing to foster confidence, and what else can and needs to be done. [node:read-more:link]
In what is being described in local French media reports as a terrorist attack, a truck driver sped along the promenade in Nice, plowing through and over people in the crowd. Initial reports estimated more than 30 dead, but that has been recently updated to more than 60 killed. The large crowd was celebrating Bastille Day along the waterfront, and the calamity took place as the fireworks were ending, which added to the confusion when gunfire was heard. [node:read-more:link]
Hundreds of firefighters are battling wildfires in a forested, mountainous area of central Portugal. The Portuguese army has sent soldiers and machinery into the area to open routes for firefighters. The biggest operation – involving 800 firefighters, 245 vehicles including bulldozers, and 13 planes and helicopters – is tackling a fire in the municipality of Vila de Rei. [node:read-more:link]
Wildfires in the Arctic last month emitted 50 megatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere – as much as all of Sweden does in a year, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The intensity and duration of fires at this latitude have been particularly “unusual.” [node:read-more:link]
No one was injured after a train derailed and one locomotive caught fire just north of Saskatoon on Tuesday morning. Dashcam captures crucial seconds before and during the crash that sent cars careening off the tracks at a road crossing. View video here. [node:read-more:link]
A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris’ soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below. [node:read-more:link]
Wildfires that scorched vast tracts of southern British Columbia and led to forced evacuations in the summer of 2017 were stoked by climate change and are likely to become more common as global temperatures edge up, federal scientists warn in a new study. [node:read-more:link]
Interoperability and A National Interoperability Plan for Canada. [node:read-more:link]
Is it possible for an unincorporated hamlet with a population of about 250 to establish and maintain a full-fledged volunteer fire department? [node:read-more:link]
Firefighters will often be on-scene long before the hazmat team. [node:read-more:link]
After September 11, there was a big increase in people interested in going into emergency preparedness. Training is an ongoing challenge. The Swiss Re Center for Emergency Education is providing a viable option. [node:read-more:link]
The digital threat vector of the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics impacts communications confidentiality, identity theft, emergency response, organized crime, and even (perhaps especially) espionage. [node:read-more:link]
