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Pickering, Ont. Fire Services hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Headquarters – Fire Station #1, located on Zents Drive.
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A large warehouse blaze in Point Douglas, Man. could keep firefighters busy for days, the assistant chief of rescue operations for the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says. CBC News reports.
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Vernon, B.C., Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) is pleased to introduce Vernon’s first FireSmart program coordinator. Alan Hofsink joins VFRS with more than 20 years’ experience in emergency services. He will be focused on community outreach and education programming.
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Mayor Steve Arnold said Walt Anderson, fire chief for St. Clair, Ont., tendered his retirement papers following an in-camera discussion this month. Blackburn News reports.
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Help ensure safe, accurate fire investigations by staying up to date with the latest edition of NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator.
The 2022 edition identifies the minimum job performance requirements necessary to serve as a fire investigator in both the private and public sectors and topics in the updated edition cover the full range of investigation issues encountered on the job. Quality investigations start with qualified investigators.
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Most physical activities depend on well-conditioned core muscles. Almost everything you do is supported by your torso, including your abdominals, low back, pelvis and even hip flexors and glutes. The core is used to stabilize the thorax and the pelvis during the simplest dynamic movement. Even your overall balance is affected by a strong or weak core. Whether you are doing your job as a firefighter, playing a sport or even vacuuming, the activities you are doing are supported by an engaged torso. Having a good core is not about a chiseled six-pack, it’s about having a fully performing and strong trunk section. By Sherry Dean
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Fire fighting is a tough and demanding job, where being physically fit is an important component to serving our communities. However, we often forget about our mind’s health, our stress response, and how we can manage the challenges we face daily. This month’s column is about a program called Prosilience that develops resilience. By Arjuna George
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In my 2019 two-part series on exposing vehicle weakness, I touched on ultra-high strength steels and some of the ways we can manipulate our way around them altogether. But, like anything in life, we can’t always avoid the hard road. Sometimes you just have to meet something head on. So, what is our plan when we deal with the newer model vehicles that are quickly becoming regulars on our accident scenes? Sooner or later we have to go through the wall and not always around it. Ultra-high strength steel is becoming more prevalent all over new vehicles and we can’t simply turn a blind eye or revert to plan B. While trying many different approaches I found some success, but never consistent enough to truly make a solid conclusion on what worked best. It was until I met up and trained with one of our industry experts, Jason Defosse from Code4 Fire & Rescue, who showed me a tried and proven method for moving, cutting and manipulating these super metals. By Chad Roberts
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In every residential structure you are going to find entanglement hazards of every type. These include curtains, curtain rods, curtain rod strings, window shades/strings, window blinds/strings, suspended ceilings, electrical wires, television cable, internet wires, HVAC ductwork, dryer vent hose and electrical cords. No matter what kind or type of entanglement hazard it is, it is a hazard and a deadly one at that. By Mark van der Fyst
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Laura King, the NFPA’s public education representative for Canada, joins host Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy for a conversation about this year’s Fire Prevention Week. King and DeSorcy talk about the importance of public education, NFPA’s calls-to-action and goals, as well as how the organization is working towards making Fire Prevention Week more accessible through virtual events and translations.
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