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Published in April 2022 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the article entitled “Interventions for Preventing Residential Fires in Vulnerable Neighbourhoods and Indigenous Communities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence” reviewed thousands of studies and research conducted since 1990 on residential fire prevention in order to identify the characteristics of interventions with success in mitigating fire incidents among vulnerable population groups. By Len Garis, Mandy Desautels, Samar Al-Hajj and Ian Pike
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Energy storage systems are essentially a bunch of lithium-ion batteries packaged together, and they’re everywhere: there are small versions in our mobile phones, and bigger, powerful units – many owned by provincial utilities – in municipalities across Canada. For firefighters, the challenge with energy storage systems is how to extinguish fires caused by thermal runaway. The build-up of energy and heat in an energy storage system (ESS) means fire can burn for a long period of time and may ignite adjacent cells, which can catch fire and explode, causing injuries and fatalities. By Laura King
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If you aren’t considering how your organization will function after key talent leaves, then you may be putting the organization at risk. Succession planning is the critical process of identifying, preparing and developing internal candidates to fill key positions. Succession planning is not just about replacing people; it’s about filling gaps in knowledge, skills and competencies across an organization by transferring knowledge from one person to another. The goal of succession planning isn’t simply to get someone ready for a specific role but rather to help develop leaders who can take on future positions as they rise in the ranks. By Arjuna George
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Access newly consolidated criteria for developing, training for, and executing a comprehensive, all-hazard emergency, continuity, and crisis management plan. NFPA ® 1660, establishes a common set of requirements for emergency management and business continuity programs; mass evacuation, sheltering, and re-entry programs; and the development of pre-incident plans for emergency response personnel.
As part of the NFPA® Emergency Response and Responder Safety Document Consolidation Plan, this first-time 2024 edition combines widely referenced standards NFPA 1600, NFPA 1616 and NFPA 1620.
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There has been a lot of conversation about electric fire trucks these days, but for this article, I’d like to turn attention to the very important topic of fire truck repair facilities. Our job is to make sure the big red stuff can pump the wet stuff on the hot stuff as well respond to every call safely and perform without fault. Being a mechanical machine, and custom built specifically to a fire truck, has its challenges. The departments that depend on outside sources or internal municipal fleet garages without trained fire truck mechanics are at a great disadvantage. Here’s why. By Chris Dennis
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When needing to escape from the upper floors of a structure, using a rope bailout system may be an option to look at. The headfirst ladder dive was explored in our last issue as one way to do this, but if there is no ladder in place, what else can you do? Besides hanging and dropping, which can cause injury, the rope bailout is that other option. In Canada, this tactical option is not a popular one, with many departments shying away from this tactic and adopting the hose line bailout instead. By Mark van der Feyst
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Date: March 9, 2023
Location: Mississauga, Ont.
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