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November 21, 2019 |
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Trafalgar Addiction Treatment Centres is rolling out its Local Hero Support Program, which will provide up to 50 free residential treatment spaces each year to first responders who don't have access to care. The 30-day program treats concurrent addiction and mental health disorders.
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The Saskatoon Fire Department has added a new medication to its emergency response kit – Penthrox, a non-opioid gaseous drug used for pain relief.
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The CBRM’s career firefighters have voted to accept a new contract with the municipality. Jody Wrathall, president of the local 2779 chapter of the International Association of Firefighters (IAF), said members voted 84 per cent in favour of ratifying the eight-year deal that was hammered out earlier this month by negotiators representing the firefighters’ union and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
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First responders are always there to help others. It’s important that they remember to help themselves.
With a growing wave of evidence that indicates that firefighters are at more risk than the general public to cancer, it’s imperative that they do all they can to mitigate the risks.
In this video, Rick Madsen walks the viewer through the research as well as his process for developing policies and procedures to help manage those risks.
Madsen discusses the various places that contamination can occur and the issues that can be faced when implementing cancer-reduction procedures.
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Finding volunteers is a continual challenge. Nova Scotia firefighter Peter Simpson talks about how one municipality is encouraging recruitment.
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Have you had days when you’d rather do anything other than your workout? Sherry Dean talks about motivation and how to push through those lethargic moments.
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Montreal police are investigating after firefighters stumbled across a marijuana grow operation while responding to a fire in LaSalle, Que., Monday night.
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The London fire department in Ontario is reminding people to watch what they are cooking after four separate fires in one day. Fire officials confirm all four of the fires they attended on Monday were the result of distracted or unattended cooking.
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Firefighters had to work quickly to rescue six residents from a burning apartment building in South Vancouver. The blaze broke out early Tuesday in a three-storey, 24-unit wood frame building in the city’s Marpole neighbourhood.
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November 19 - November 21, 2019
Location: Niagara Falls, Ont.
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January 13 - January 15, 2020
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
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January 15 - January 16, 2020
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
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