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Fire services at the Wabush Airport in Newfoundland have been extinguished because of a federal policy that axes airport crews when passenger numbers dip below a specific number. For Ryan Connolly, who worked at the airport for more than six years, cutting that service puts passengers and crew landing in Wabush at risk. In an emergency, he said, crews need to be on-site and at the ready. CBC reports.
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A planeload of vulnerable community members from Eabametoong First Nation arrived in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Wednesday afternoon, as a forest fire approximately 53 kilometres southwest of the Indigenous community continues to blow smoke and ash into the air.
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The union representing staff firefighters in Charlottetown is calling on the city to hire more. The Kent street fire hall has three staff firefighters on duty during the day and overnight. But in the evenings and on weekends — accounting for about 72 hours a week — there is only one staff firefighter on duty at Station 1.
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This year’s FPW campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!™” works to educate everyone about the simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves, and those around them, safe in the kitchen. Cooking is the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries.
Firehall Bookstore has everything you need to educate your community, from ready-to-use kits, such as the best-selling Fire Prevention Week in Box, to brochures, safety tips sheets, printable activities, logos, and much more.
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The fire service is a creature of habit, forged by deep history, and is known to resist change at all cost. Now, we are witnessing an evolution of the service, as it is forced to evolve at unprecedented speeds right around the world. As the fire service navigates through the COVID-19 pandemic, we find ourselves operating in unchartered dynamic environments and what many are now calling the “new norm”.
By Arjuna George.
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In these strange and unprecedented times of isolation and social distancing, it’s easy to see why people turn to their kitchen as a place of comfort. You can see creations from quarantine kitchens for yourself all over social media. The extra time on our hands at home has proven to be a perfect opportunity to learn some new recipes, try your hand at baking, create something new and fun for the kids to cook, or treat your pantry and refrigerator like an episode of Chopped Canada.
By Patrick Mathieu.
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No injuries were reported after crews responded to a two-alarm house fire in the Humewood area Tuesday evening.
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A New Brunswick family of four has been displaced after their two-storey home went up in flames in Minto, N.B. No one was injured in the blaze, which started just after midnight Wednesday, according to the Red Cross.
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The Saskatoon Fire Department is warning about the dangers of being in the river after two people were found floating on a log going down stream. The SFD says just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, crews were called to the river for two people who appeared to be in distress.
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