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In Ontario, a Fleming College instructor and full-time firefighter won big in the World Firefighter Combat Challenge Championships held last month in the southern United States.
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Fire crews in Blenheim, Ont., fought strong winds while working to put out a difficult structure fire in Blenheim on Monday afternoon. Firefighters from Raleigh South, Raleigh North, Blenheim, and Merlin were called to a structure fire, but three off-duty firefighters were first on the scene.
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An Indigenous-led review of a massive wildfire that destroyed more than 100 homes in British Columbia’s southern Interior four years ago has produced 30 calls to action to improve wildfire management and recovery practices.
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Officials say a woman has died after being pulled from a house fire in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood early Tuesday.
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by Paul Combs
Always a favourite, 25-year veteran firefighter and award-winning illustrator Paul Combs has created a new wall calendar for 2022.
Combs sees and captures moments that help us all take a good look at ourselves and learn from. He does it as no one else can—with humor, irreverence, respect, insight, compassion, and the skills of an award-winning illustrator. His lavishly detailed illustrations are published worldwide in newspapers, magazines (print and online), and books.
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Now that the world is finally getting back to some sense of normalcy (for the time being), we’ve also seen our training pick back up as well. With that being said, I thought I’d touch on the broad topic of stabilization struts. In a rescue world surrounded by the need for us to be versatile, we can very quickly get confused as to what struts are the best for every application. And, to be brutally honest, struts can be very similar to hydraulic tools in this sense. All are great for specific applications, but to truly understand what type you may need, you have to have a basic knowledge of what struts are used for in the vehicle rescue application, and from there you can make a better decision on which is right for your team. By Chad Roberts
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Within different disciplines, first responders are taught different priorities. Real life situations are complex and we need to work on how we blend our training and knowledge to provide the best care and response possible. In our first article, we explored incorporating psychological first aid into everything we do as first responders. Through our dress and deportment, body language and tone of voice, as well as through expressing empathy and having patience, we can impact our patients in a positive way. In this article, we are looking at how we can make our rescue training and responses more holistic. By prioritizing the use of our medical training and psychological first aid, we can help to create an even higher level of response. By Steve Piluso
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A good situation report (sit-rep) from the first arriving apparatus officer can set the tone for how well a scene plays out. It is not the deciding factor for the outcome of a situation, but it is the starting point for incoming units to hear what the big picture looks like and what the first-in officer’s game plan is. The observations and decisions don’t stop with the initial size-up and our observation skills as officers should be always on. By Jason Clark
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Getting strong and getting muscular are two very different things when it comes to training. It is important for athletes (yes firefighters, that’s you) to know what their goals are before setting out on a new training regime. It isn’t wrong to want to improve your physique when you are putting in hard work, but if your aim is to improve your strength for job performance you will want to know the difference. By Sherry Dean
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy hosts Fire Chief Ken Stuebing, the new IAFC president and executive director and fire chief for Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency. Stuebing, who helms a metro composite department, the backstory of his IAFC appointment, the important role of Canada in the IAFC, and staffing, succession planning and other challenges shared by colleagues around the world as we move through the pandemic.
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Jan. 9 – Jan. 12, 2022
Location: Lake Buena Vista, FL
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