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Firefighters may consider some training tedious or not very impactful — just something to get that check mark. But there is a new dynamic in fire fighting and this may mean that dynamic changes are needed in their training evolutions to keep pace with the demands of a call in today’s environments...
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Ernest Hemingway said, “Every man has two deaths, when he is buried in the ground and the last time someone says his name.” I think of this quote often, perhaps it is due to my present age (old) or the fact that I have been to a lot of funerals lately. Someday soon, perhaps in 40 or so years, there will be no one alive who has ever known me...
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The Gulf Islands Fire Rescue Cadet Camp, hosted by Pender Island Fire Rescue (PIFR) in B.C., is celebrating its 20th year. The camp provides 16 cadets, aged 15 to 18, with an immersive, hands-on training experience in collaboration with Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue, the RCMP, B.C. Emergency Health Services and other emergency response partners. Fire Fighting in Canada associate editor Jared Dodds sat down with PIFR Fire Chief Mike Dine, who launched the first camp in 2005, to learn about its history, the impact the camp has had on participants, the department and the community it serves...
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In the age of analytics and data, the fire service is evolving its practice to better serve the community it protects. From response times to defibrillation, the playing field of the modern fire service is rapidly evolving. Much like professional medicine, the fire service is using analytics to inform our practice. The Firefighter Rescue Survey (FFRS) is a recent addition in fire ground best practices. This group has been able to track over 4,000 user submitted surveys and compile information regarding rescues made from firefighters throughout North America. The information gathered better prepares firefighters to perform their fundamental core duties of preservation and protection of life...
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Mental Health Awareness: Practical Skills for First Responders offers a Canadian perspective on the challenges that first responders face in identifying and intervening with those in crisis.
Mental Health: Self-Care for First Responders is a user-friendly handbook on common mental health challenges for first responders and helping professionals doing front-line work. This handbook includes strategies for engaging in self-care and trauma recovery.
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Building on the success of last year’s events in Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton, the Security • Police • Fire Career Expo arrived in Surrey, B.C., on May 14 for another opportunity to connect eager job seekers with hiring organizations in the emergency services. The event was hosted by the magazine brands Canadian Firefighter, Blue Line and Canadian Security.
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Canadian Firefighter magazine editor Brittani Schroeder spoke with Tony Meakings, a fire service training instructor and volunteer firefighter for the Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department, to speak about what he’s seen change in firefighter training over his career and where he’d like to see training go next.
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Hear from three Canadian suppliers — Marcel Syens, Principal Associate for Double Eagle Associates, Rick Suche, CEO of Fort Garry Fire Trucks, and Mark Biernat, president of Biernat Fire Feu — on the challenges fire departments in Canada face regarding procurement, particularly during the rapidly evolving economic uncertainty and tariffs in today’s world that could ultimately mean higher prices and longer wait times. For context, please note this podcast was recorded on April 16.
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