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Unionized firefighters in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality claim management tactics have jeopardized safety. The Cape Breton Regional Firefighters Association voted 90 per cent in favour of a motion expressing non-confidence in fire services management.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has enhanced Canadian's access to potentially life-saving information during an emergency situation.
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City councillors in Dryden, Ont., received an estimate on how much it will cost to operate the city's fire service. Volunteer firefighters walked off the job in February, citing safety and trust concerns with Fire Chief Ryan Murrell.
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The Fire Officer’s Guide to Management and Leadership: A Scenario-Based Approach will help aspiring officers develop their critical decision-making skills.
The scenarios in this book allow aspiring officers to critically assess various station issues so that they are prepared to make sound judgment calls that result in the best possible outcomes if and when they face similar station issues as chief officers.
In order to prepare aspiring officers to take on the challenges of their position before they are officially tasked with handling station issues, we must allow them to practise their decision-making skills. To truly practise sizing up station scenarios, the aspiring officer must approach situations from an officer’s point of view with officer responsibilities, information, and expectations.
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Every industry uses jargon, terms and special phrases unique to the field. Specific words and abbreviations can be overwhelming for even a veteran. See how Wes Graves, captain and training officer in Darwell, Alta., navigates the lingo in an article from our 2015 archives.
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Communication is not something you can physically hang an ‘out of service’ tag on, but it can still be broken. Captain and Canadian Firefighter columnist Jason Clark breaks down broken communication.
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An early morning fire on Tuesday has caused significant damage to a home in Orr Lake, Ontario.
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A Winnipeg firefighter was rushed to the hospital Saturday after falling at the scene of a fire.
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Firefighters battled a blaze that broke out at a building housing a west-side pizza parlour over the lunch hour on Monday.
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