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Research shows that firefighters are more likely to be diagnosed with certain types of cancer than the general public – a trend that two fire service organizations hope to reduce. The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) will partner to deliver targeted education about best practices and resources to reduce the impact of cancer on firefighters this January as they create Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month.
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International borders or not, fire crews are at the ready to help where they’re needed. Wildfires burned in the western states of the U.S. including Oregon, Washington and California in the summer and through fall. Millions of acres of land were destroyed, towns were levelled, and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced.
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While it seems a COVID-19 outbreak at the Cambridge fire department in Ontario is starting to wind down, there’s still cause for concern. Fire Chief Brian Arnold told 570 NEWS after two stations were impacted at one point, there’s just one station now feeling the brunt of it.
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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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Given the VUCA — volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous — world in which we live, stress is a predictable outcome. For firefighters whose work environment is characterized by unpredictable schedules, events, and emergencies as well as erratic sleep and eating patterns, the effects of stress are significant. Here are three tools to help you assess your stress level.
By James Rychard
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Firefighters in Muskoka braved the frigid temperatures early Tuesday morning to battle a trailer fire. The blaze erupted around 6:15 a.m. in the area of Highway 11, south of Canning Road in Gravenhurst, Ont.
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A family of three has been displaced following a house fire on Saturday night in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County.
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A structure fire Tuesday night forced the residents of a southwest Calgary home to evacuate. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m. when fire crews responded to a call about a fire in the garage of a two-storey single residence home at 1107 73 Avenue S.W.
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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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June 6 – 10, 2021
Location: Penticton, B.C.
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