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For the last four years, cities and towns near large forests and woodland across Alberta have known spring brings increased wildfire risk. This year, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is throwing a wrench into any plans to deal with wildfire season.
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The Ontario government has enacted an emergency order that will allow firefighters, police and paramedics to obtain COVID-19 positive status information regarding individuals they come in contact with while on duty.
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The head of respiratory medicine at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital says B.C. could face a deadly “double whammy” if the novel coronavirus pandemic drags into a smoky wildfire season.
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This manual is for emergency responders who encounter fast-moving fires that are commonly referred to as ground cover fires or brush fires, as opposed to forest or wildland fires.
This book combines information from three trusted sources, the U.S. Forest Service (USFA), the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The information in this manual presents organized, safe, and effective responses to ground cover fires.
The standards referenced in the book are NFPA 1977, Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting (2016), NFPA 1051, Standard for Wildland Firefighting Professional Qualifications and NFPA 1906, Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus. The book includes key terms and a glossary.
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Wildfire strategist Mark Healey on how BCWS tackles wildfires. Healey is a certified planning section chief for one of the six BCWS incident management teams. He has been in the service for 26 seasons and has worked as a planning section chief for over a decade.
By Brieanna Charlebois
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Coping with the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is essential. Nick Halmasy, a registered psychotherapist, former firefighter and founder of AftertheCall.org, offers these five actions front line workers should do to care for their mental wellness during this crisis.
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Toronto firefighters on overnight shifts are no longer allowed to use CPAP machines at work. Late last week, the Toronto Sun learned that city firefighters who use Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines while they sleep will be moved to day shifts, and their use no longer allowed in TFS sleeping barracks. The decision, said Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, came at the advice of the fire service’s chief medical officer.
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Waterax’s partner in Guatemala, MELI SA, is doing clean up and sanitizing against COVID-19 with the company’s VERSAX multipurpose pump, the RANCHER 125 lightweight skid unit and VPO-1X vinyl backpack hand pump, showing a novel way equipment can be used in the field.
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The Wildland Urban Interface Symposium provides education for interagency coordination between the BC Wildfire Service and municipal firefighters. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual WUI symposium was set to take place from May 1-3 in Penticton, B.C.
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April 20 – 25, 2020
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
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April 30 - May 2, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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April 30 – May 2, 2020
Location: Mississauga, Ont.
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