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Sixteen British Columbia firefighters tested positive for COVID-19 after returning in October from assisting with fires in California, the BC Wildfire Service confirmed Monday.
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Nearly one in 10 fire trucks in the City of Toronto sit idle on a daily basis due to staffing shortages, a new report commissioned by the Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association suggests.
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Elizabethtown-Kitley, Ont., Fire Station 3, the municipality’s priority project years in the making, is just days away from getting started as council has officially given it the green light.
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An action-packed, on-the-ground memoir of the Fort McMurray wildfire and the courage, resilience, and sacrifice of the firefighters who saved the city.
In May 2016, what began as a remote forest fire quickly became a nightmare for the ninety thousand residents of Fort McMurray. A perfect combination of weather, geography and circumstance created a raging wildfire that devoured everything in its path. Winds drove the flames towards the town, forcing the entire population to evacuate. As the fire swept through neighbourhoods, it fell to the men and women of the fire department to protect the city.
“Raw, honest and powerful. An incredible true story.” -Jody Mitic, bestselling author of Unflinching
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As firefighters we face adversity and challenges on a regular basis. This chosen profession, whether it be volunteer or career, provides endless occasions to grow and learn. Unfortunately, not all take advantage of the vast opportunities the fire service can provide you as a firefighter and as a leader. Not all foster a mindset for learning or jumping out of their comfort zone.
By Arjuna George.
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We have learned over the years through clinical research and from the work of our brothers and sisters from the IAFF peer support training team that the link between physical and mental health are very much intertwined. It only makes sense that if we take care of our bodies then our minds will follow suit. Nutrition helps with a person’s physical health and as we know when you take care of your physical health, your mental health is sure to benefit and vice versa.
By Patrick Mathieu.
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One person was taken to hospital in critical condition Tuesday afternoon after a house fire in Winnipeg’s West Broadway neighbourhood.
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The bodies of two people have been found in the ruins of a large fire that destroyed part of a three-story apartment complex in Penticton, B.C, and displaced dozens of residents Tuesday morning.
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A long-standing welding and machine shop in Petitcodiac, N.B., has been destroyed by fire on Monday night.
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April 19 - 24, 2021
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
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