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The union that represents firefighters and fire truck paramedics is sounding the alarm over a “mass exodus” of fire truck Primary Care Paramedics (Fire PCPs). In a letter to members, United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg (UFFW) President Alex Forrest said 70 Fire PCPs left the program in the last year – the majority over the last two months.
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Finding unique, fun ways to spread an important message was the main reason the West Perth and Perth East fire departments in Ontario created what turned out to be an effective social media safety campaign the past few weeks.
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After years of waiting, the St. Lunaire-Griquet Fire Department in Newfoundland is finally seeing work commence on a new fire hall. Facilitated by the fire department, local ambulance services, the town, and the provincial government, fire Chief Tyler Hillier was proud to see construction finally start on Oct. 28.
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This guidebook will assist responders in making initial decisions upon arriving at the scene of a dangerous goods incident and how to best protect themselves and the general public during the initial response phase of the incident.
It contains the most up-to-date emergency response information and eliminates the worry of not having the correct response information.
Available in a useful spiral-bound format, it is numerically indexed and color-coded to help emergency responders find vital information fast.
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Life is all about finding the missing puzzle pieces and I think I just found another one of mine. You see, I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety and PTSD back in 2013 but these problems were issues I’d struggled with most of my life. I knew some of it was likely tied to early childhood experiences and the extent of trauma I was exposed to being a volunteer firefighter for over two decades, but there were other factors I wasn’t aware of until I was older.
By Jennifer Grigg.
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In family businesses, there are often negotiations around offspring and their candidacy — obligation, opposition or anticipation — to one day take the helm. As a firefighter, no such financial succession exists in the service, but many children have opted to take the path of a senior family member in the fire service anyway.
By Laura Aiken.
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A person was found dead and a firefighter was injured in a house fire in central Toronto on Tuesday. Emergency crews were called to the scene of a fire in the area of Rogers Road and Westmount Avenue at around 1:45 p.m.
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A 46-year-old man is dead following a fire in Brandon, Man., on Monday. Emergency crews were called to the blaze in the 700 block of the Brentwood Mobile Home Park at about 9:40 a.m., Brandon police said in a Tuesday news release.
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A woman who ventured onto the South Saskatchewan River to retrieve a dog had to be rescued by the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD). Officials with the fire department said the RCMP contacted them just before 2 p.m. Monday asking for assistance with a person in the river south of the city.
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Jan 18 – 21, 2021
Location: St. Pete Beach, Fla.
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May 14 – 20, 2021
Location: Parksville, B.C.
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