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January 10, 2019 |
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The City of Enderby, B.C., its fire department and a third-party investigator are assuring residents they are “100 per cent safe” following an investigation into discontent among the fire department membership.
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The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is hoping to prevent barn fires that not only destroy farm buildings but kill livestock. Each year, there are approximately 80 barn fires causing $18.5 million damage, according to the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management.
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Saskatoon, Sask., firefighters were called to the Parkridge Centre long-term care home to deal with chlorine gas contamination Tuesday, Jan. 8.
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In his first book, Preventing Firefighter Disorientation: Enclosed Structure Tactics for the Fire Service, William Mora, a 30-year fire service veteran and firefighter safety advocate, discusses how to prevent traumatic structural firefighter fatalities.
Firefighter disorientation can be defined as “the loss of direction due to the lack of vision in a structure fire.” To combat this problem, Mora outlines a multi-pronged approach to effectively address the components that contribute to disorientation and structural firefighter fatalities.
This text includes many case studies and guidelines for size-up factors and is an important resource for all firefighters.
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Canadian Firefighter editor Grant Cameron says a Firefighter Training Day and Career Expo held at the Fire & Emergency Services Training Institute in Mississauga, Ont. in September was a huge success. The event, presented by Canadian Firefighter magazine, gave experienced firefighters an opportunity to hone their skills and allowed potential recruits to find out what they need to get hired.
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The world is full of organizations that continually put the well-being and safety of people above its own and the fire service definitely fits into this category when it comes to caring. Fire Chief Arjuna George shares in the January issue of Canadian Firefighter his thoughts on burning out and being aware of compassion fatigue.
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Charcoal-broiled took on a new meaning at a Gloucester restaurant near Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 9 as fire raced through the kitchen of a Harvey’s restaurant.
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Flames lit up the night sky in a small town southeast of Edmonton, where an overnight fire destroyed a 95-year-old hotel and bar Wednesday, Jan. 9.
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More than 15,000 chickens died in a farm structure fire in Vallée-Jonction in Quebec's Beauce region early morning on Jan. 7.
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Jan. 18 to 20, 2019
Location: Oromocto, N.B.
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Jan. 18 to 20, 2019
Location: Montague, P.E.I.
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Jan. 18 to 20, 2019
Location: Penetanguishene, Ont.
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