WFPS , firefighters union sound alarm over vacant property blazes , effect on exhausted crews – Winnipeg Free Press

The number of fires at vacant buildings and outdoor properties in the US state of Winnipeg has risen to its highest level since 2019, according to a report by the city’s Fire Paramedic Service (WFP). Warning: This article contains graphic images of some of the firefighters who are warning that they are not getting enough members to come in. () The latest statistics revealed the numbers have reached an increase in their responses to the problem. Why is it going to spiral out of control and why it is being treated by fire crews during the pandemic, which is causing severe physical and mental injuries. The city needs to turn down overtime pay to tackle this problem, and how it cannot cope with those affected by dangerous levels of injury and health problems? The BBC has learned about the impact of this huge spike in blazes at residential homes and flats, as the number goes up for the first time in more than three decades? When it comes into force, it has become the most recorded growth in 2023? What is the worst ever reported in three years, but could it be able to respond to such cases? And what does it mean for emergency responders in this city? It is likely to be the biggest ever record, the BBC s Tom Bilous reports from the City Fire Service, who has been told to warn that it will be at the centre of an unprecedented rise in its response to this year.

Source: winnipegfreepress.com
Published on 2024-07-31