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BC Wildfire Service crews have accidentally sparked a blaze near Clinton, B.C., while burning off fuel to contain one of many fires raging across the province’s Interior. BC Wildfire spokesperson Kevin Skrepnek says embers ignited a nearby hillside as part of a controlled burn Tuesday against the more than 80, 000 hectare Elephant Hill fire, burning west of Kamloops. Skrepnek says shifting winds caused the fire expand outside of their control.
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Growing wildfires in British Columbia’s Interior forced new evacuation orders Wednesday afternoon. The evacuation order prompted by the Elephant Hill fire has expanded to include areas southwest of Clinton. Further north, a wildfire west of Quesnel, which has grown to 35, 000 hectares in size, prompted an evacuation order Tuesday that includes the Tatelkuz Lake Area.
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Residents of Miscou Island in northeast New Brunswick were allowed to return to their homes Tuesday night, as crews contained a forest fire about 50 hectares in size. The blaze broke out Saturday, forcing officials to evacuate about 25 homes on the island. The fire was deemed as contained late Tuesday, but Department of Energy and Resource Development spokesman Shawn Berry told The Canadian Press about 40 firefighters continue to patrol the area for hot spots.
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Canadian Firefighter and the Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI) have teamed up once more to present Firefighter Training Day on Sept. 30.
Choose one of seven courses taught by certified instructors, sign up online, and join the Canadian Firefighter team for a full day of hands-on training!
• Aircraft rescue
• Auto extrication
• Fire education and prevention programming
• Firefighter survival
• Forcible entry
• Live fire rescue
• Patient packaging and triage
Registration for Training Day begins Aug. 15, and is open to volunteer and full-time members of municipal or industrial fire departments.
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Firefighters sometimes they have misconceptions about their own strength, especially when it comes to mental health. In the July issue of Canadian Firefighter, After the Call's Nick Halmasy writes about the five major mental health missteps in the fire service.
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Jurors at the inquest into the training deaths of firefighters Adam Brunt and Gary Kendall recommended the province of Ontario develop a standard for swift-water rescue training in cold water. As Canadian Firefighter editor Laura King reports, the inquest will likely lead to changes in the private firefighter training industry
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In Save-My-Life School: A First Responder’s Mental Health Journey, former paramedic Natalie Harris discusses her struggles with mental illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, overdoses and addiction – all stemming from responding to a horrific double-murder call in 2012. This book is raw, honest and a window into the mind of someone facing mental illness.
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Ontario Provincial Police charged Mike Figliola, Sault Ste. Marie’s former fire chief, with fraud, uttering a forged document, and breach of trust on Tuesday. Just one day earlier, city council named Peter Johnson as its new chief. Figliola is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 28.
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Toronto police and firefighters responded to a call Wednesday night about a man stuck on a crane at a downtown construction site. Authorities arrived on scene at about 11:30 p.m. Police and a psychiatrist spent three hours negotiating with the man, who later descended about 20 metres from the crane to an aerial ladder of a fire truck. There was no immediate word whether charges will be laid.
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In November, three senior members of the Halton Hills Fire Department were presented provincial bravery medals for attempting to rescue one of their own, who died in a fire alongside his wife at their home in 2015. However, the story presented to the Ontario Ministry Community Safety and Correctional Services for medal consideration did not disclose that firefighter Trevor McNally murdered his wife Suzanne Nesbitt-McNally before setting fire to their home. Nesbitt-McNally’s family has spoken out against the awards, as the department overlooked their daughter’s murder.
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August 5-6, 2017
Location: Conception Bay, N.L.
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September 7-10, 2017
Location: Thunder Bay, Ont.
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