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Wildfire season in Canada is underway. Fire Fighting in Canada’s Wildfire Week, sponsored by Waterax, is back with plenty of content to help educate and inform the fire service on all things wildfire from April 5 to 10. Stay tuned to Fire Fighting in Canada’s online Wildfire Week page and social media for updates.
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Five community forests in West Kootenay, B.C., will receive wildfire mitigation after being included in a $5 million provincial grant. The Trail Times reports.
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The Ontario government is providing the Municipality of Red Lake, Ont., with up to $578,080 in provincial disaster recovery funding to help cover the costs of air and land evacuation and emergency services to ensure the safety of residents. This financial support is being provided through the Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance (MDRA) program.
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Manitoba wildland firefighters are gearing up for one of the earliest starts to the annual fire season. To date, provincial crews have put out eight fires, and municipal firefighters have responded to others, including one in Charleswood on Monday. The Winnipeg Free Press reports.
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The 2nd Edition of Bill Teie’s Leadership for the Wildland Fire Officer – Leading in a Dangerous Profession has been developed to address various supervisory and leadership positions of wildland firefighting. This book is aimed toward new and experienced wildland firefighters who serve in a leadership role within their organizations.
Features:
- Chapters on the situational and tactical processes a wildland fire officer faces daily.
- An addendum containing 15 after-action reports of “Fires We Should Not Forget” as well as the lesson learned from each fire.
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In this look at SCBA emergencies, we are coming to the end of this chapter of firefighter survival with a final focus on SCBA emergencies that include equipment failures such as straps, buckles and harness, face piece, hose and other items. Some of these items are immediate threat to life situations and some of them are not. Knowing how to deal with them when they arise is the key.
By Mark Van der Feyst
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By trying to adopt a few of these inspection techniques and best practices, your hydraulic rescue tools are sure to give you better performance and longevity. Remember to start and maintain that relationship with your service reps in your respective areas. Not only will they keep your tools in great working order for years to come, they will also be able to educate you on some of the newest NFPA 1937 standards that touch on annual maintenance testing and record keeping to assure we are not only compliant, but ready when called upon.
By Chad Roberts
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A wildfire that sparked about 20 kilometres east of Merritt, B.C., on Sunday is now considered out of control. The blaze has grown to 839-hectares in size, since it started on April 4 in the area of Quilchena Creek. The Abbotsford News reports.
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Fire crews in southern Manitoba are working to extinguish a wildfire estimated to be about 400 acres in size. CTV News reports.
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High winds on Thursday that spread large grass fires in Cochrane and Calgary have now been contained. A grass fire along Highway 1A near Ghost Lake west of Cochrane, Alta., forced the evacuation of homes, a gas plant and a gas station, and affected traffic, causing at least one traffic accident. CBC reports.
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Sept. 14 - 18, 2021
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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