Tag: Wildfire

Silent blaze: Investigation reveals failure to issue emergency alert during forest fire

Nathalie Sturgeon January 16, 2025

Silent blaze: Investigation reveals failure to issue emergency alert during forest fire

Silent Blaze is a two-part investigation by The Courier and CHCO-TV. This is Part I. New documents reveal the Department of Justice and Public Safety believed door-to-door notification and a Sentinel system alert were enough during a raging forest fire that forced several hundred people from their homes in May 2023, which is why it […]

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New Brunswick ready to send firefighters to California

Nathalie Sturgeon January 15, 2025

New Brunswick ready to send firefighters to California

The New Brunswick government is prepared to send 23 firefighters to California to fight the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County if they are needed. In a release, the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development said those firefighters had completed their mandatory fitness test and were ready to deploy. “We were asked, our team […]

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