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Firefighter facing charges following collision A firefighter for the City of Cambridge in Ontario is facing a charge of careless driving after the fire truck he was driving hit an SUV early Tuesday morning. >> Read full article
Chief, firefighters disagree on budget cuts Charlottetown Fire Chief Randy MacDonald is adamant that the safety of firefighters and city residents won’t be threatened despite a major cut in the department’s training budget. Members of his department are not so sure. >> Read full article
Paramedics question firefighters’ use of naloxone The union representing ambulance paramedics in British Columbia is questioning the provincial government’s decision to allow Vancouver and Surrey firefighters to administer a life-saving drug for overdose victims. >> Read full article
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Editor’s blog Testimony at a coroner’s inquest into seven fire fatalities in Ontario is not only curious, it is also damning to the fire department, the province, and the system, Laura King writes, and we’re only half way through. >> Learn More…
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NEWS

Boy rescued after falling 20 feet into creek Firefighters with the Hamilton Fire Department used a rope system to rescue a 12-year-old boy who slipped into fast-moving water at Spencer Creek in Dundas, Ont., Wednesday afternoon. >> Read full article
North Vancouver crews receive autism-awareness training Firefighters with the District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services are now specially trained to help people with autism spectrum disorder. The department is the second in Canada to complete autism-awareness training. >> Read full article
Fire TV: Firefighters perform cliff rescue Fire Fighting in Canada This Week host Tamar Atik reports on firefighters performing a high-angle rescue after a car plummeted off Newfoundland’s iconic Signal Hill; and Ontario passing presumptive PTSD legislation for first responders. >> Read full article




Event Calendar

Saskatchewan Association of Fire Chiefs conference and trade show April 14-16, 2016 Location: North Battleford, Sask. >> More Info
Fire Department Instructors Course - FDIC April 18-23, 2016 Location: Indianapolis >> More Info
OAFC annual conference and trade show April 30-May 4, 2016 Location: Toronto >> More Info
CFFF Ladders Up for the Foundation April 30, 2016 Location: Toronto >> More Info