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An engineer who designed a bridge that collapsed hours after opening in rural Saskatchewan in 2018 is prohibited from practicing for now. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan’s (APEGS) discipline committee panel sent Scott O. Gullacher an interim order outlining the stipulations on Jan. 24, 2023. Gullacher was found guilty on three counts of professional misconduct, with one count relating to a formal complaint on the Dyck Memorial Bridge in the R.M. of Clayton, Sask. which collapsed hours after opening on Sept. 14, 2018. He was found to not have practiced in a careful and diligent manner...

ALI BASE — Firefighters from the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a training class for eight Iraqi firefighters from surrounding provinces, March 23. The students learned basic principles such as first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, as well as live-fire training and search-and-rescue through in-class instruction and hands-on experience. "They're learning a lot more of the first aid and CPR which they didn't have before," said Tech. Sgt. Cornelius Berry, 407th ECES Fire Emergency Services assistant chief of training. "Many of the firefighters talk about the incidents they've had and how they've been able to apply the concepts they've learned...