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May 16, 2019 |
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As wildfire season approaches, a former first responder says more needs to be done to help firefighters deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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More than 200 young men and women are learning what it takes to join the B.C. Wildfire Service. Potential recruits will test their physical stamina and mental endurance during an eight-day course this spring with the hopes of joining the ranks of the B.C. Wildfire Service.
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Ten Canadian FireFit competitions are scheduled throughout the summer across Canada, culminating with the World FireFit and Canadian National Championships in Oshawa, Ont., from Sept. 11 to 15. More than 1,500 firefighters are expected to compete. Results from the first Canadian FireFit event of 2019, held in B.C., have been announced. Check them out.
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The word “professional” means doing something as a livelihood, while the word “athlete” means exercising physical ability in many forms. Personal trainer and firefighter Sean Kingswell says firefighters are like professional athletes and need to take care of their bodies and are responsible to be their most fit and professional selves possible.
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Editor Grant Cameron wrote an article in the April issue of Fire Fighting in Canada on wildland fire experts and ecologists warning that fires will likely become more widespread and destruction will become more severe during the summer months in Canada as climate change takes hold.
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Members of the Saskatoon Fire Department in Saskatchewan worked for more than two hours to bring grass fires burning near train tracks west of the city under control.
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A fire in a historic, 160-year-old home in Welland, Ont.’s, downtown core led to more than two dozen firefighters from two cities responding to the call Tuesday and searching for a possible person inside.
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A Vanier school was safely evacuated of staff and students as firefighters rushed to the scene of a fire that was contained in a ground-floor storage room early Tuesday afternoon.
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May 26 to 29, 2019
Location: Red Deer, Alta.
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June 2 to 3 , 2019
Location: Penticton, B.C.
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Sept. 5 to 7, 2019
Location: Thunder Bay, Ont.
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