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Fort Mac firefighters face potential health problems Many Fort McMurray firefighters, unable to wear their usual air masks while battling a giant wildfire that attacked the northern Alberta city, are being screened for health problems because they spent several days breathing in hazardous smoke. >> Read full article
Union calls fire marshal's inspection into question The Dawson City Firefighters Association is calling into question an inspection done by the Yukon Fire Marshal’s Office that found serious health and safety concerns with how the Dawson City Fire Department is run. >> Read full article
Firefighter injured while battling apartment fire A firefighter has been released from hospital after suffering minor injuries while responding to an apartment fire in Leamington, Ont., that displaced 100 people. >> Read full article
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Voice of experience Slave Lake Fire Chief Jamie Coutts took his experience from the 2011 fire that decimated 40 per cent of his community to Fort Mac on May 3. Coutts provides a first-hand account of his first 24 hours in the hot zone. >> Learn More…
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NEWS

Volunteer department hopes to crowd fund new truck The Florence Volunteer Fire Department in Nova Scotia is taking an unconventional approach to raise money for a new fire truck. The fire station has created a GoFundMe page in hopes of raising $350,000 to purchase a new pumper truck. >> Read full article
Winnipeg moves to increase rooming house inspections A plan for mandatory, annual inspections of Winnipeg rooming houses should be ready for implementation by the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service and bylaw officers in the fall. >> Read full article
Fire TV: Crews contain Burns Bog fire Fire Fighting in Canada This Week Niche TV host Tamar Atik reports on how a fire in Burns Bog, B.C., was contained, and the aftermath of the wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta.; and firefighter Cody Zebedee shares his experiences from the frontlines of the Fort Mac fire. >> Read full article




Event Calendar

Can-Am Police-Fire Games July 16-24, 2016 Location: Thunder Bay, Ont. >> More Info
Fire Fighters’ Association of Ontario convention and trade show July 25-Aug. 1, 2016 Location: Wainfleet, Ont. >> More Info
Association of Yukon Fire Chiefs annual conference Aug. 17-20 Location: Dawson City >> More Info
Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs FireCon Sept. 8-10, 2016 Location: Thunder Bay, Ont. >> More Info