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Fire dispatchers in Prince George, B.C., will soon be answering emergency calls from 100 communities across the province, including the Central Kootenay Regional District, almost 900 kilometres away.
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In Ontario, Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services (MFES) has launched a new Vulnerable Persons Registry, which is designed for those who may require extra assistance in the event of an emergency.
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This Saturday, the 8th annual Helping the Helpers Awareness and Education Day will see roughly 300 first responders and frontline workers who are dealing with PTSD or other psychological workplace injuries, and their families, gather at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., for a day of sharing, education and support.
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Women make up less than five percent of Canada’s firefighters. But in Hay River, N.W.T., their female-to-male firefighter ratio is almost half.
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Public Safety Personnel (PSP) and their loved ones face unique mental health concerns, and often don’t know where to turn for help.
PSPNET Families is currently offering the Spouse or Significant Other (SSO) Wellbeing Course to spouses or significant others of current or former PSP.
It provides free education and guidance on techniques for managing various mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress injuries.
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Flow is a term that has been around for decades, yet for the fire service, flow was best known only as a factor used in hydraulics, specifically for pumping evolutions. Now it’s relevant because it has been studied as a part of psychology courses in college or university and implemented as a tool for optimal performance. This article is going to explain the concept and why it is so important for the fire service industry. By James Rychard
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In the last couple Extrication Tips, I focused on the different types of struts, their weight rating and possible application of each. After exploring the different options, it was very apparent that this type of equipment can be used in many different ways to make our job safer, and more efficient. With that being said, I’m going to provide you with a simple approach to one of the more common uses of your heavy struts, the vehicle under ride. By Chad Roberts
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Funny and engaging, deeply personal but down-to-earth, Cooking with the Firehouse Chef marries more than 100 personal recipes with the compelling story of the late fireman-chef Keith Young of the New York Fire Department. A revered firefighter, Young was also a lauded chef who won numerous television challenges, including a chicken cacciatore cookoff of an episode of “Throwdown with Bobby Flay” on the Food Network and two championship titles on “Chopped”.
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For every situation you encounter in your career, you bring to it the learning and experiences from your past. You need to train the way that you respond in real life, and that means not isolating training to the technical skills you need for one specific type of response, but instead looking at each situation holistically. By Steve Piluso
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Check out the Firehall Forum, an online community, for job openings, education, health and lifestyle tips and other fire related resources!
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Arjuna George, retired fire chief and professional coach, talks to fire chief and host Tom DeSorcy about the importance of succession planning to the fire service, maintaining business continuity, identifying emerging leaders, how succession planning impacts recruitment and retention, defining retirement, empowering people to lead, and the future of the volunteer fire service in Canada.
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Nov. 16-17, 2022
Location: Mississauga, Ont.
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Nov. 22-25, 2022
Location: Niagara Falls, Ont.
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