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Cloudburst in Ischia: Fire brigade working to rescue the population
Since 5am on the morning of 26 November, a violent cloudburst hit the island of Ischia (NA), causing flooding and mudslides
Electric vehicles and maxi-emergencies: from CTIF the fire brigade report during Hurricane Ian
Electric vehicles catching fire after being submerged in salt water during Hurricane Ian, and from this experience comes the narrative of politicians and US firefighters
London, raging fire in Dagenham industrial estate: 80 firefighters and 12 fire engines at work
Fire in Dagenham: the blaze in an industrial area rages on, forcing firefighters to make great efforts to contain and extinguish the flames
Three dead in an explosion and fire at an Argentine oil refinery, fire brigade intervention
At least three people died in an explosion that triggered a fire at an oil refinery in southern Argentina, local authorities said on Thursday
Mountain search and rescue, seven nations at the K9 "Rubble 2022" Workshop
From 12 to 16 September 2022, the Workshop K9 "Rubble 2022" was held at the Mountain Rescue Operational School of the Guardia di Finanza, for Alpine Rescue Dog Units under the aegis of the I.C.A.R. (International Commission for Alpine…
Fire brigade, two Canadairs depart from Italy to fight forest fires in Germany
Forest fires in Germany: in response to the request for support received by the Emergency Response Coordination Centre in Brussels from the German authorities, the Civil Protection Department yesterday ordered the dispatch of two Canadair…
Italy, fires in the thermal imaging cameras of Fire Brigade drones / VIDEO
Year after year, drones are becoming more and more useful to those who have to deal with emergencies: the thermal imaging cameras of the Fire Brigade narrate in a video all the work our firefighters have had to cope with
Italy, fires in Carso and Versilia: over 200 fire brigades in the field with 55 vehicles
Operations continue for the extinction of forest and interface fires that have been engaging the fire brigades on the Gorizia and Trieste Carso since yesterday morning
Fire brigades of Spain and France under pressure: heat wave leads to raging fires
Firefighters are struggling to contain the wild fires raging out of control in France and Spain
UK, Attack on workers’ rights - fire and rescue white paper published
The Westminster government’s fire and rescue white paper has been published, following months of delay. It outlines a number of proposals for changes to the fire and rescue service in England