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January 31, 2019 |
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Members of the association representing Quebec's fire chiefs are sounding the alarm that their industry may be on the cusp of a worker shortage, especially for part-time positions and in more remote regions of Quebec.
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St. Catharines, Ont., will build a firefighter training tower to replace the current crumbling structure that's been unusable since 2015. The new $1.8-million tower, or burn centre, was included in the $31.3 million capital budget for 2019.
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The 2019 Fire, Security, Police Career Expo and Job Fair is being held in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, March 7 for those who are looking to get into the various services. Pass this on to anyone you know who may be interested in a career in the fire, police or security fields.
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Firefighter Chad Roberts shares tips on conducting a focused initial assessment when doing a “full-side removal” of a passenger vehicle in the January issue of Canadian Firefighter. Roberts says there are many different variations of the full-side removal.
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In this month’s Back to Basics column, firefighter Mark van der Feyst takes a deeper look into the first category of SCBA emergencies—reduced profile maneuvers. The situation we need to think about here is that a firefighter is in trouble—the individual has realized that he or she is either lost, trapped, injured or caught in a rapid-fire development and needs to act.
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Four people have been displaced following a fire on Jan. 27, in a Truro, N.S., house containing two apartments.
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A fire at a car wash in St. John’s, Nfld., on Jan. 27 damaged a utility room attached to the facility. Firefighters from the St. John’s Regional fire department in Newfoundland and Labrador were called when someone noticed smoke coming from the car wash building.
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A fire at a barn near Blenheim, Ont., destroyed the structure, causing $50,000 in damages. Firefighters from Blenheim and Ridgetown were called to the scene on Jan. 27.
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Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2019
Location: Torrington, Alta.
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Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, 2019
Location: Bridgewater, N.S.
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May 3 to 4, 2019
Location: Mississauga, Ont.
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Sept 5 to 7, 2019
Location: Thunder Bay, Ont.
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