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The Government of Yukon recently delivered a wildland fire truck and firefighting equipment to Keno for use this winter. The new equipment is part of the government’s work with unincorporated communities to strengthen their volunteer fire services through education, training and equipment.
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It could soon cost vacant building owners in Winnipeg, Man., thousands of dollars if there is a fire on their property – a move the city hopes will push them to better secure the properties and fix up the homes.
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In Alberta, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services says new measures being taken by Alberta Health Services (AHS) to improve ambulance response times are a beneficial step forward after the International Association of Firefighter’s Local 237, which represents firefighters and paramedics in Lethbridge, said no ambulances were available to respond several times last week.
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There will be up to 200 firefighters added this year, including 52 new positions, Toronto, Ont., Mayor John Tory said Friday in his fourth daily preview of the 2023 budget set to be unveiled next week.
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Mental Health: Self-Care for First Responders, 2nd Edition is a user-friendly handbook on common mental health challenges for first responders and helping professionals doing front-line work. The handbook includes information about identifying symptoms of stress, understanding different kinds of mental health issues, and strategies for engaging in self-care and trauma recovery. Topics covered include PTSD, chronic stress, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, suicide, resiliency, and more.
Written to address the need for ongoing emotional support for society’s front-line workers, this is an essential resource for first responders across Canada.
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Published in April 2022 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the article entitled “Interventions for Preventing Residential Fires in Vulnerable Neighbourhoods and Indigenous Communities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence” reviewed thousands of studies and research conducted since 1990 on residential fire prevention in order to identify the characteristics of interventions with success in mitigating fire incidents among vulnerable population groups. By Len Garis, Mandy Desautels, Samar Al-Hajj and Ian Pike.
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As your department gets older, it is inevitable that the ranks change and eventually you see someone promoting into a new captain role. I always love watching new captains work and watching their style both in the station, at training courses and on the fire ground. I would have paid to get an outside look to see how I looked when I first started acting as a captain about eight years ago. By Jason Clark.
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In the first part of this series on ladder dives, I detailed that there are two primary methods for rapidly escaping using the head first ladder dive. We are going to explore both this month and break them down step by step. By Mark van der Feyst.
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So, what does it take to succeed? How do we not only attain the career of a firefighter, but work to get better in this trade each and every day, over a career that may last 30 years? By Adam McFadden.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Red Deer’s Fire Chief Ken McMullen, the new president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC), joins Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast to talk about inflation, budget cycles, minimum training standards, medical response, mental health and the importance of advocacy at the CAFC.
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