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Environment Canada has issued air quality advisories for most of southern British Columbia, including Metro Vancouver, as smoke from raging wildfires in Washington state drifted north Tuesday, turning clear blue skies into a murky, orange-coloured haze.
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Water additives commonly used to help firefighters extinguish flames vary greatly in their toxicity, with some products potentially causing serious damage to aquatic plants and fish, a new University of Guelph study suggests.
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The Ontario government announced that municipalities will not be required to conduct their annual mock emergency exercise this year.
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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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Learn how to apply certain principles when using a halligan to ensure effectiveness on the fire ground. With plenty of halligans on the market, understanding these slight differences will allow you to choose a tool based on individual preferences.
By Nathan Pocock.
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Watching your team jump off a truck, get to work at a hectic fire scene and bring the situation to a successful outcome is something I really enjoy as a captain. Reviewing the firefighting response immediately following a call allows for better recall and allows for more open conversations between crew members.
By Jason Clark.
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A call to rescue three Americans whose boat overturned in Lake Erie Monday became a rescue mission for the firefighters themselves after the department’s boat capsized, leaving Kingsville, Ont., firefighters stranded in the water for two hours and with mild hypothermia.
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An early morning fire forced residents to flee and heavily damaged an Edmonton duplex on Wednesday.
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A fire in Sackville, N.B., on Tuesday night has displaced tenants, including university students, from a building in the downtown core.
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