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Quebec coroner says poor planning, lack of training contributed to deaths of firefighters

Quebec coroner says poor planning, lack of training contributed to deaths of firefighters

A coroner's report has concluded that the deaths of two part-time firefighters in Saint-Urbain, in the Charlevoix region, were a result of a chain of factors, including insufficient emergency planning, a lack of training and inadequate equipment for aquatic interventions.

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