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The truth about school buses

Firefighters can be an opinionated lot, and the lines on the side of a bus are the cause of many a firehouse table or online discussion. Let’s look at the truth about school bus stripes. By Dave Robertson


Extrication Tips: Work smarter not harder during hood access

For the specific topic of hood access and how to perform it safely, I’m going to address the unawareness and hopefully change some of those in the unwillingness category. By Chad Roberts


 
 
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Hot-topic training in Northern Alberta

Firefighters from across North America gathered in the Northern Alberta city of Grande Prairie for a comprehensive, four-day training session on combatting wildfires as its impacts on at-risk communities continue to evolve. By Jack Burton » Read More...
 
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Back to basics: Desensitizing firefighters – Pulling the right size line

Every fire truck will have hose lines on it either in a pre-connected fashion or as a deadline fashion. A pre-connected hose line is one that is already connected to the truck’s discharge outlet, negating the need to do so when pulling the hose line off. By Mark van der Feyst » Read More...
 
 
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Gear Guide: Shielding your airway

In our self-rescue and RIT training, we must talk of a time, unfortunately, when all our options run out and our best chance is to sit sheltered in place, make our bottle last as long as we can, while we await assistance from our RIT. But, what happens when this wait is longer than we want and we run out of air in our tanks? By Nathan Pocock » Read More...

Live fire training

Have you thought about live fire training in your department? Today’s fires occur with less frequency, but when they occur the fires are far more dangerous than they were 20 years ago. By Lance Bushie » Read More...

 
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Canadian Wildfire Conference

Date: Oct. 26, 2023
Location: Kelowna, B.C.
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FSWO 2023 Symposium - Building Leaders, Driving Change

Date: Oct. 26-28, 2023
Location: Mississauga, Ont.
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OAFC Annual General Meeting

Date: Nov. 20-24, 2023
Location: Niagara Falls, Ont.
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