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Saskatoon assistant fire chief Yvonne Raymer said she expects there will be twice as many deliberately-set fires in the city in 2020 as there was last year.
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The Town of Essex, Ont., is moving forward with a new fire station in Ward 2. Council has approved spending $3.4-million on the project which came in $709,000 over budget with the additional cash being funded through long-term debt.
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Canada is sending nearly 300 firefighters and technical specialists to help beat back the flames ravaging Oregon, one of three states where wildfires are razing buildings, claiming lives and chasing residents from their homes along the U.S. West Coast.
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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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Fire service organizations face a great call to action with regards to the pressing need to evolve our emergency service model to address Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). One of the most complex to address is that of the recommendations made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) concerning Indigenous peoples.
By Thomas Keaney.
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We left off last article with multiple different options on defeating some of the more difficult scenarios we often face in relation to cutter placement, areas of greater strength and removing doors with handheld tools. This article will focus more specifically on new car technology, their ultra-high strength steels (UHSS) and how we can truly maximize some of our tool potential.
By Chad Roberts.
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Saint John Fire officials are investigating a fire in the city’s old north end, in a vacant building that also caught fire earlier this month.
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Fire crews were called to battle a blaze at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre on Tuesday morning.
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A large garage in Paradise, N.L., was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon and two homes were damaged during the blaze. The fire broke out in the two-bay garage just before 4 p.m. and by the time firefighters reached the scene, the structure was fully engulfed in flames.
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