| |
| |
| |
 |
|
@{mv_date_MMM d, yyyy}@ |
|
| |
The head of the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg says 2019 will be “the year that won’t be forgotten” and is concerned the city’s funding for emergency services isn’t keeping up with the demand.
» Read more...
As more than 150 fires continued to ravage Australia over the weekend, Canada sent a fourth deployment of fire specialists to New South Wales to help battle the blazes that have so far killed 23 people, burned 5 million hectares of land and destroyed an estimated 480 million animals.
» Read more...
Shovels will be in the ground for two new fire halls in Welland, Ont., this spring. Chief Brian Kennedy said site preparation on Welland Fire and Emergency Services’ new headquarters is underway.
» Read more...
|
| |
|
| |
Why do we continue to see similar firefighter injuries and line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) repeated each year?
We often respond with technical solutions, such as more SOGs, safety lists, and studying more strategies and tactics. But are there greater depths of technical knowledge in our profession that can make firefighting significantly safer? Does it also help to look at the human side of our profession?
Other high-risk, high-consequence industries have reduced injuries and LODDs by 60%–80% just by focusing on human factors and performance. Turning your department into a higher reliability organization starts with building a learning culture and teaching firefighters to ask “why?”
>> Order now |
| |
|
| |
Chances are if you are reading this column you either like fitness or like the sound of fitness. What makes one group different from the other? Action. As simple as that sounds, it is the great divide. There are exceptions to every rule and most of us will have moments when we struggle to get off the sofa, yet something eventually inspires us to do so. By Sherry Dean
» Learn more |
| |
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), commonly referred to as autism, is a complex neuro developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviour. The most recent data from the Public Health Agency of Canada in 2015 shows that one in 66 children are diagnosed with autism. By Ben Wilson
» Learn more |
| |
|
| |
A 31-year-old man has died of injuries sustained in a $100,000 weekend fire in south London, London police say. Police haven’t released the name of the deceased. The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office is probing the cause of a fire in London’s White Oaks neighbourhood.
» Read more
|
A 51-year-old man was rushed to Penticton Regional Hospital after he was pulled unconscious from a burning South Okanagan motel on Monday afternoon.
» Read more
|
|
The Montreal police’s arson squad is investigating after someone set fire to a more than 100-year-old building in downtown Montreal on Friday.
» Read more
| | |
|
| |
Jan. 13-16, 2020
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
» Read more
|
| |
| |
