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These days, training can be a struggle. Public health orders are constantly changing. Now in its 35th year of operations, Emergency Response Assistance Canada (ERAC) continues to deliver training and assist firefighters, specifically in those situations where risk is significant and firefighter safety is paramount. Encountering liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) incidents, whether by road, rail or stationary tank, requires a thorough understanding of risk versus reward of actions taken at an emergency.
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Sudbury, Ont., is looking once again at the distribution of its fire stations. At Tuesday’s meeting of the finance committee, councillors voted to spend nearly $200,000 to engage a UK-based consulting firm to look at the optimal distribution of the city’s two dozen fire halls. The Sudbury Star reports.
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Calgary’s fire chief told members of city council on Wednesday that those who violate respectful workplace policies may find themselves out of a job. CBC News reports.
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Why do we continue to see similar firefighter injuries and line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) repeated each year? We often respond with technical solutions, such as more SOGs, safety lists, and studying more strategies and tactics. But are there greater depths of technical knowledge in our profession that can make firefighting significantly safer? Does it also help to look at the human side of our profession?
Other high-risk, high-consequence industries have reduced injuries and LODDs by 60%–80% just by focusing on human factors and performance. Turning your department into a higher reliability organization starts with building a learning culture and teaching firefighters to ask “why?”
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Here are techniques for a successful self-rescue from basements that are partially underground.
By Nathan Pocock
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If you’re interacting with people on a regular basis, knowing how to leverage the power of your body language, even during Zoom calls, can make a huge difference in your interactions.
By Jennifer Grigg
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The Emergency Department at St. Michael’s Hospital in downtown Toronto was temporarily shut down following a fire Monday evening. CP24 reports.
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Police are investigating a restaurant in Montreal’s La Petite-Patrie which may have been the subject of an arson attack after firefighters found traces of a fuel-like substance at a small blaze Tuesday night. CTV News reports.
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A homeless male living in a wooden shelter in an encampment east of downtown Toronto was killed when the makeshift structure he was in caught fire on Wednesday morning. CP24 reports.
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May 14 – 20, 2021
Location: Parksville, B.C.
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