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Alberta responds as COVID 19 calls swamping emergency medical response

Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping says an emergency response crisis in southern Alberta last week highlights the need to do more to alleviate stress in a network dangerously strained by COVID-19 and other factors.


‘Take care of yourselves’: Calgary firefighters raise awareness of cancer risks

For 14 years, Billy Stewart responded to a wide variety of emergencies and risks as a Calgary firefighter, but risks that couldn’t be seen are now taking a toll.


Firefighter with serious injuries following crash in Elora, Ont., OPP say

An Elora, Ont., firefighter suffered serious injuries but is listed in stable condition after a fire truck flipped onto its side and into a ditch on Tuesday morning.


Fire damages historic Saint John landmark

An iconic Saint John, Nfld., tourist attraction was damaged by fire early Tuesday morning. Platoon chief Josh Hennessy said the Saint John Fire Department was called to Barbour’s General Store at the bottom on King Street shortly after 3 a.m.
 
 
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Current Issue 
 
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Heart health

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated cases of cardiovascular disease by disrupting much-needed care, screening and research, shows a report released in October by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (Heart & Stroke). Considering that NFPA research shows that sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of on-duty deaths among firefighters, this new research from the foundation is troubling. By Julie Fitz-Gerald » Learn more
 
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Rescue Reborn

When it comes to auto extrication and rescue as a whole, I’ve been fortunate to meet many intelligent and motivational figures that drive me to continue and share knowledge. I found myself wanting to start something bigger than just words, something that would not only bring like-minded individuals together, but continue to inspire others to step outside of their comfort zone and be the firefighter they envisioned themselves being when they first started in the job. By Chad Roberts » Learn more
 
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Moral injury

As a physician who has worked in many settings ranging from large city teaching hospitals to rural and remote emergency departments over the last few decades, I have nothing but respect for our first responders. I can speak for my medical colleagues when I say that we regard our police officers, paramedics and firefighters, whose paths we cross in the emergency department, as colleagues and comrades. By Dr. Manuela Joannou » Read more

Celebrating Generations

In family businesses, there are often negotiations around offspring and their candidacy — obligation, opposition or anticipation — to one day take the helm. As a firefighter, no such financial succession exists in the service, but many children have opted to take the path of a senior family member in the fire service anyway. This is evidenced anecdotally; though it was difficult to come up with statistics on the matter many of you will know of, work with, have read about or are part of a generational fire fighting family. This legacy of brotherhoods and sisterhoods, familial-hoods in kin and culture caught the attention of a firefighter photographer from small-town Ontario, and turned into a passionate adventure to form a book. By Laura Aiken » Read more
 
PODCAST 
 

Taking stock of Canada’s volunteer fire service: the national census, recruitment and retention

From Canadian Firefighter’s sister publication, Fire Fighting in Canada’s newest podcast dives into the volunteer sector initiatives of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC). Host and Hope, B.C.’s Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy talks to CAFC director and Answer the Committee chair Vince MacKenzie, fire chief for Grand Falls Windsor, N.L., about the story behind the Answer the Call committee, the Great Canadian Volunteer Census, and what the research says about the needs and future of Canada’s volunteer fire service. » Listen now
 
Events 
 

Security • Police • Fire Career Expo

May 10, 2022
Location: Universal EventSpace, Vaughan, ON
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FDIC International

April 25-30, 2022
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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