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A chance discovery at a North Vancouver firefighter training facility has resulted in what may be one of the most consequential civilian aid donations to Ukraine from B.C. so far.
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The largest of three major forest fires in central Newfoundland has the potential to worsen if hot and dry conditions continue in the Grand Falls-Windsor region, says a provincial fire official.
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Firefighters on one of British Columbia’s Gulf Islands are sounding the alarm about emergency health care, after they’ve been left driving ambulances on multiple occasions due to paramedic shortages.
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Upcoming retirements are prompting Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Regional Fire Service to look for new members, and the deputy fire chief hopes to hire diverse recruits, including women, people of colour, and members of the LGBTQ community.
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The firefighter’s mission at gas emergencies is life safety. A near-death experience at a routine gas leak is the genesis for this book, which incorporates hard-won experience, expertise, and battle-tested tactical lessons that will help improve your fire department’s response procedures and training methods.
Are your fire department’s response procedures based on gas industry best practices? Tactical Response to Natural Gas Emergencies explains the proper and rapid size-up of gas emergencies, the uses and limitations of air monitors, new laser-based gas detectors, how to improve your standard operating procedures, all in service of making effective strategic and tactical decisions.
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You have only had to pull a charged hoseline through a house or climb a few flights of stairs in full gear once to understand that cardiovascular fitness is important to fire fighting. Strength is also important, but let’s consider cardiovascular fitness for today. By Sherry Dean
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Canadian Firefighter reached out to the Ontario Fire Administration Inc. (OFAI) to learn more about changes and updates to their Candidate Testing Services (CTS) program.
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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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I’ve been studying the fascinating connection between thoughts, emotions and behaviour, and how it plays out in our everyday interactions for four years and there’s no end to my curiosity. As an introvert, people watching comes naturally, but I’ve also always wondered what makes people tick. What’s going on underneath the surface? By Jennifer Grigg
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In this episode of Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast, Steven Craft, principal at CMH Fire Consultants, joins host Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy to discuss the series of five separate fire research burns on a full-scale mass timber structure in Ottawa. Craft touches on the importance of these research burns, how the tests are being conducted and what they mean for the fire service.
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Oct. 20-23, 2022
Location: Belleville, Ont.
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