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The B.C. Wildfire Service, responding to a request for assistance, is deploying personnel to Alberta, where crews are battling a raging wildfire that has displaced thousands.
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Fire officials say winds continue to be favourable as crews battle a large wildfire burning a few kilometres from a northern Alberta town.
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It's a big plane — and hopes are, it will help put out Yukon wildfires. The Lockheed L-188 Electra arrived to the Whitehorse Airtanker Base last week from Alberta, to help train and prepare Yukon firefighters for the wildfire season.
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This second edition presents the purpose of a rapid intervention team (RIT) program and how to implement one in an emergency response organization.
This book serves as a guide to the regulations and standards that apply to RIT including information from NFPA 1407 related to training and operational concepts. Find an equipment list for rapid intervention work and how an RIT can use existing equipment.
This manual can be used as a guide for emergency services to develop and implement an up-to-date RIT program and/or modernize a current RIT program. Procedures and practical tips for rescuing those in trouble are included as well as how a two-team concept can provide resources for most rescue situations.
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In firefighter Chad Roberts latest Extrication Tips column he touches base on the basics of air bags that will hopefully help and guide firefighters in the right direction when training and using air bags in the field.
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Firefighter Tim Llewellyn wrote in his latest Tim-bits column that numerous fire department-related articles and speakers have echoed the notion that in order for career and volunteer firefigters to be as proficient as possible in duties as firefighters, we must participate in some type of regular, realistic training or practice.
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A hotel in Montreal hotel had to be evacuated early Tuesday after smoke infiltrated every floor of the building. Montreal firefighters believe the fire was deliberately set.
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Toronto Fire says a man and woman were safely rescued from the Scarborough Bluffs on Monday night.
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Winnipeg firefighters had a busy Friday night and early Saturday morning with three fires across the city.
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June 2 to 3 , 2019
Location: Penticton, B.C.
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June 4 to June 8, 2019
Location: Baltimore, Md.
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June 5 to June 8, 2019
Location: Henderson, Nev.
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Sept. 5 to 7, 2019
Location: Thunder Bay, Ont.
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