Five years after Skyler Blackie was killed by a faulty fire extinguisher at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School, the training facility has been shut down over safety concerns. Heidi Petracek looks at the school’s history of health and safety violations, and how Blackie’s family is pushing for an overhaul of how firefighters are trained in Nova Scotia.
- Audit reveals serious safety concerns at Nova Scotia Firefighters School
- Family demands safety overhaul 5 years after firefighter dies at training school