Events
Alaska needs broad review of aviation safety
Fire Fighters Magazine gathered that ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — needs a comprehensive review effort to improve aviation safety because its fatal and non-fatal accident rates are far higher than the national average. An official of Alaska reveal that the NTSB issued a safety recommendation to the FAA calling for the formation of a group focused …
Ryan Newman hospitalized after horrific crash at Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is hospitalized after a auto crash at Daytona 500, the incident happen during the final lap of the Daytona 500 Monday night. Newman crashed at the end of the race and his car hit a wall, flipped, rolled over and caught fire as he skidded across the …
NEMA cautions against activities that may cause fire outbreaks
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has cautioned Nigerians against activities that may result in fire outbreak, as we are in dry season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NEMA Coordinator in Ekiti State, Mr Olusegun Afolayan, gave the advice at a stakeholders’ forum on fire prevention, mitigation and preparedness, organised by …
understanding emergency preparedness: the role of fire services
In recent times, there has been a relatively consistent upward trend in the impact of varying forms of disasters around the globe and Nigeria is no exception. Rising populations especially in urban areas, increasing private investments in fixed capital infrastructure, the complexity of critical infrastructural interconnections, and the impact of climate change in producing more …
Two traders collapse after fire guts shops in Lagos
Two traders collapsed on Wednesday 20/11/2019 and were rushed to a nearby hospitals, after fire gutted 10 shops at the Balogun bus stop area of Iju-Ishaga, Lagos State, Fire Fighters Magazine gathered. According to eyewitnesses, the fire outbreak was caused by power surge and started from one of the shops at about 2am. One of …
Car Crashes Into Electric Pole: Leaving two persons burnt in FCT
Car crashes along the berger axis in Abuja on 21/4/2019 in the FCT Metropolis as two friends were burnt when their car hit an electric pole and somersaulted several times before it was engulfed in flame. The magnitude of the inferno was very high to the extent that it could not be put out immediately. …
liman ibrahim resume office.
The FCT Fire Service, recently honour the former State Director of FCT Fire Service Alhj Liman Ibrahim, in organising a sent forth in his honour; as they wish him farewell even as he resume office at the Federal Fire Service as the Controller General of the federal fire service. …………….Read more in Fire Fighters Magazine
Zimbabwe fire brigade on frontline after protests.
Zimbabwe’s widely respected fire brigade usually tackles house fires and traffic accidents, but it became a symbol of the regime during anti-government demonstrations that turned into violent looting and arson. The crews were blocked from reaching blazes by protesters who erected barricades of burning tyres across roads, while crowds pelted their trucks with …
