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Halifax regional council has decided to trim the fire and police budgets, but not by as much as what was originally proposed by finance officials. The revised numbers had called for cuts of $5.5 million for each department to help the municipality deal with a massive shortfall due to COVID-19. On Tuesday, councillors instead voted in favour of a $3.5 million reduction.
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There’s fighting walls of fire that threaten lives, communities and wildlife. And then there’s doing it in the context of a global pandemic. That’s the reality that fire crews across B.C. are facing ahead of 2020’s wildfire season.
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The province says several major forest and brush fires in Nova Scotia that kept crews busy over the weekend are now under control. But there is still frustration that some people were not adhering to provincial burn bans, with Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency saying it received “numerous” calls of illegal burns while out battling other fires.
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Training is about learning new skills and certifying the ability to perform them to a given standard.
Section 1 begins with a one-year outline for training officers. Section 2 follows with a table of listings for each outline given in the book, indicating whether the drill is inside or outside and the preparation time needed for it. Section 3 consists of general guidelines for the training officer on how to conduct drills in a safe but effective manner. Section 4 contains the outlines of the various drills that should be conducted. They can be customized and altered, but the basic concept will provide you with a solid place to start.
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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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Changing seasons provide a great opportunity to switch up what we are cooking in the kitchen. As we leave the cold of winter behind and shift into spring, I want to leave the dishes of winter behind as well.
By Patrick Mathieu
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For children, watching water bombers scoop up a load of water is exciting; for adults, it’s a sign of hope.
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A forest fire burning on the outskirts of Kings County is holding at about 120 hectares as firefighters work to get it under control.
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A fire at the Steinbach Landfill early Monday morning kept firefighters busy all night. Steinbach Fire Chief Kel Toews says they were called to the landfill site at approximately 1 A.M. Monday morning.
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June 14-19, 2021
Location: Hannover, Germany
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