Tag Archives: Fire

YAKIMA, WA – The Yakima County Fire District 5 responded to 10 structure fires in the last 12 days, most required more than one station’s firefighters on scene. “Our call volume is really on pace with last year, it’s just an odd end of March, first part of April for …

Drone usage by public safety agencies is at its highest level to date, with nearly 4,000 agencies now having drones or drone programs. Leading the implementation of drones in law enforcement with 42%, followed by fire service at 37%, emergency management with 12%, and the remainder by other categories such …

Winnipeg firefighters encountered heavy smoke and flames coming from a single-storey retail building on Ellice Avenue early Sunday morning. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) crews responded to the fire in the 700 block of Ellice just after 6:30 a.m. Deteriorating conditions forced crews to transition from an initial offensive attack to …

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Drones have become just as common as hoses and axes for many of our local fire departments and now Roanoke County is piloting a program that would take its drones to the next level. Roanoke County Fire and Rescue’s drone program has grown more valuable by …

New drone technology is to be used to assist in responding to fires, searching for missing people and supporting large scale rescues following an investment by Avon Fire & Rescue Service. The new drone technology | Photo courtesy of Avon Fire & Rescue Service Two new drones will be used …

Drone 10: Aftermath of house fire on Daniel Way in Chesapeake  WAVY.com Article Source

Minnesota’s wildland fire management agencies have reported more than 500 wildland fires throughout the state that have burned nearly 20,000 acres since the beginning of March. The increase in spring wildfire activity is occurring in the driest parts of the state. As the snowpack has receded, wildfire activity has been …

Drone video shows fire truck submerged in Bellevue floodwaters  WKRN News 2 Article Source

OSWEGO — When Oswego Fire Department Chief Randy Griffin heard Sunday morning that the historic U.S. Army tugboat LT-5 was stuck on a sandbar in Oswego Harbor, he mobilized not only his personnel but also a piece of cutting-edge technology. While two of his officers manned the department’s light watercraft …

A fire broke out at an oil terminal in southern Saudi Arabia after it was hit by a projectile on Thursday, the kingdom’s energy ministry said. “A projectile attack on a petroleum products distribution terminal in Jizan… resulted in a fire in one of the terminal’s tanks,” the ministry said …

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A large, four-alarm commercial fire filled Oklahoma City’s skyline with a massive amount of smoke that could be seen from throughout the city. The blaze ignited at a warehouse Tuesday evening at around 6:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Northwest 4th Street. “It’s being used …

Watkins Glen Department of Fire Rescue gets a drone  WETM – MyTwinTiers.com Article Source