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Nov. 9, 2018 |
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Several fire departments in southwestern Nova Scotia are opting out of a fire dispatch service run by the fire department in Yarmouth, N.S. It's not that they are unhappy with the service, it's the price that is now being requested.
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October 31st marked the end of 2018’s wildland fire season. With more than 1,000 wildland fires in central and northern Ontario, 2018 was one of the busiest fire seasons in the province's history. To meet this challenge, the government has so far provided an additional $100 million in funding to successfully combat these blazes and keep Ontarians safe.
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The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), in partnership with G3 Canada Limited, announced 10 Saskatchewan fire departments will receive vital grain-rescue equipment.
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Once you are promoted to the position of company officer, the knowledge and skills required are not automatically granted to you. This Company Officer’s Handbook is based on the author’s own experiences as a new company officer as well as his extensive experience supervising new company officers. The knowledge he has assembled in this book is what he and others needed to transition into being an effective company officer.
This book expands the knowledge base for entry level officers beyond emergency response. Includes leadership, decision making, communications, conflict resolution, personal accountability, critical incident stress debriefing, time management, the responsibility for firefighter safety, as well as incident command, NIMS, fire protection systems, building construction, terrorism, and wildland urban interface firefighting.
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Canadian Firefighter editor Grant Cameron writes about a Memorial Grant Program for First Responders that was launched in the spring and provides a maximum one-time, tax-free payment of $300,000 to the spouses, children and family of firefighters, police officers and paramedics who lose their lives as a result of carrying out their work duties.
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In the October issue of Canadian Firefighter magazine, Jennifer Grigg, resilience and empowerment coach and certified body language trainer, breaks down steps firefighters can take to overcome procrastination.
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A woman has been rushed to hospital with serious smoke inhalation injuries after a fire ripped through a condominium complex near Square One in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday morning.
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Crews from five different fire departments spent hours Monday night and Tuesday morning putting out a house fire in South Freetown, P.E.I.
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High winds hampered firefighting efforts at a large barn fire south east of Mount Forest, Ont., on Tuesday.
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Firefighters are routinely exposed to grisly sights and traumatic events. It’s all part of the job. But over time these experiences can take a significant toll on firefighters. Many firefighters suffer in silence because of the stoic culture that discourages them from seeking help with their own problems.
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