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Emergency services in Thunder Bay are looking to put more money aside for Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) claims, particularly related to mental wellness. The WSIB allocations for the Thunder Bay Police Service, Thunder Bay Fire Rescue and Superior North EMS combine for a $1-million increase in the proposed 2020 city budget. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue will be allocated $350,000, an increase of $100,000.
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The city of Selkirk is working with Firefighters Without Borders to send a retired firetruck to a village in Brazil.
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A Wainfleet Fire and Emergency Services volunteer firefighter was injured Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 3 near Bell Road. Fire Chief Morgan Alcock said firefighters responded to a single-vehicle crash — a vehicle rolled off the west side of the highway into a ditch — at about 9:30 a.m. and had blocked off the highway before police arrived.
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Now in its second edition, Tools of the Trade: Firefighting Tools and Their Use covers more than 100 different hand and power tools.
It is a one-stop source to learn new skills or hone current skills with a wide variety of firefighting tools. With pictures, descriptions, and now including video demos, this book is a must-have for all firefighters, company officers, chief officers, and anyone purchasing tools for the fire service.
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The self-contained breathing apparatus is undoubtedly the most important advancement in firefighting technology. Being able to breathe is essential to allow for aggressive interior firefighting but, because SCBAs can also wear you down physically, it is important to prepare physically.
By Sean Kingswell
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Psychological safety has become a buzz word of sorts, but what is it really? And why is it so important to obtaining excellence and building strong, high performing teams? This column will provide some valuable insight on how we can improve our fire service’s psychological safety and improve our organizations greatly. By Arjuna George
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Officials from the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal were seen at two separate fires in the Hamilton area on Monday morning conducting investigations.
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A large number of cattle have died in a barn fire in Haldimand County, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Investigators say OPP, as well as Haldimand County fire and paramedics, were called out an address in Canborough around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday after a report of a major fire on an acreage.
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A patient who set a mattress on fire Saturday in the Emergency Department of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre was the only individual who required treatment.
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