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A volunteer firefighter from Castor, Alta., was killed and the town’s fire chief injured when a fire truck rolled Friday evening.
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In B.C., Penticton fire department attended seven times more overdose calls in 2021 compared to the year before. Fire chief Larry Watkinson was in front of the city’s safety and security committee Monday morning, to explain that they have seen a sizable increase in medical calls, mainly overdoses in this past year.
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It’s been a devastating couple of weeks for fire crews in Vancouver after responding to two fatal blazes in the city over a span of two days. On Jan. 30, a fire at an East Vancouver home claimed the lives of three people, including a child under the age of 10.
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Manitoba Hydro says a pole fire in the Charleswood area has led to power outages for about 2,000 customers.
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Say goodbye to sagging struts and dented brackets.
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I deeply appreciate and share great leadership lessons when I find them, and some of those recent lessons came from a book I stumbled upon in a bookstore called “It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy,” written by D. Michael Abrashoff, a navy captain. This book is a leadership manifesto of how to deliver high performance. It has everything to do with people, the work environment, and being a leader who does the right thing. By James Rychard
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I have had the extreme privilege to write for Canadian Firefighter magazine for over a decade now. My column “Between Alarms” brought me so much joy and satisfaction, but now it is time for a change. This new column will now be called “From Hire to Retire” and focus on career development, leadership, and nuggets on living a healthy life and career into retirement. I hope this new theme brings value to those pursuing the fire life, those on the road to retirement and all in between. By Arjuna George
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This textbook helps technical rescue professionals remain safe and capable by delivering the most current practical skills and information available on today’s increasingly technical vehicles.
Whether small, large, or heavy commercial vehicle incident, this resource provides all the critical knowledge and skills necessary for technical rescue personnel to perform successfully in even the most challenging environments.
Meets and exceeds all the job performance requirements as outlined in 2021 Edition of NFPA 1006: Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications.
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I had the misfortune of running my first fatal structure fire about a year and a half before writing this. The fatalities that day were not a direct result of action or inaction of the department, but it gave me a sick feeling that even if we were closer, the outcome may not have been different. Since that call, I have done tremendous amounts of research and implemented a large number of small operational and equipment changes in my department in rural Saskatchewan. I would like to share the information I learned to help educate others who may also feel ‘stuck’. I know that I am not the only one who has had a bad call, nor will I be the last. By Joey Cherpin
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Watching your team jump off a truck, get to work at a hectic fire scene and bring the situation to a successful outcome is something I really enjoy as a captain. Whether it’s getting a line deployed and at the scene of a fire, forcing a door or extrication operations, team members always want the work unfold relatively smoothly. Although a well communicated plan can have its snags, we need to be able to review our performance and look at what went well, what didn’t and what we want to change or adjust to allow for future successful operations on the fireground.
By Jason Clark
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In this episode of Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast, host and Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy talks to Joy MacDermid, Firewell’s scientific director and co-author of “Canadian career firefighters’ mental health impacts and priorities.” This study interviewed 39 career firefighters on how they viewed their mental health needs, experiences and resources.
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May 10, 2022
Location: Universal EventSpace, Vaughan, ON
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April 25-30, 2022
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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