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With the spotlight on firefighters and first responders, Canadian Firefighter wants to show a different perspective: yours. For the duration of the season, we want to see your scene views.
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The U.S. Department of Defense has deployed a new high-tech fire detection system to help Canada battle one of its worst wildfire seasons on record.
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As Canada faces its worst wildfire season in more than 20 years, NDP MP Richard Cannings has joined some academics in calling for the federal government to consider the creation of a national firefighting service to assist provinces with forest fires.
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When 15 people died in a fatal crash on a highway in southwestern Manitoba last week, volunteer firefighters were the first emergency responders on the scene.
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IFSTA’s Hazardous Materials Technician, 3rd Edition, prepares emergency responders conducting technical, advanced, offensive operations during hazardous material incidents to meet the Technician level certification requirements of NFPA 470, Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Responders, 2022 Edition. This manual adds to the techniques and principles learned in IFSTA’s Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 6th Edition.
This latest edition includes a chapter titled Rescue and Recovery, an entirely new topic for this manual, written to cover a new rescue-based JPR added in the NFPA 470.
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Firefighters work night and day to keep our communities safe. They make other citizens their priority, and on June 15, the City of Vaughan made firefighters their priority. By Brittani Schroeder.
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Advancing a hose line to an interior position supports all fire ground objectives, leading to the achievement of our overarching goals. By Jared Newcombe.
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When duty calls, it’s not just the fire that’s harmful for firefighters. Cardiovascular disease, exhaustion, depression, PTSD and a multitude of cancers impact firefighters at a far greater rate than the general population. By Patrick Mathieu.
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High quality training can make the difference between a really switched-on team, and one that stumbles. By Steve Piluso.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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BC Wildfire Service lead forecaster Matt MacDonald joins Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast to talk about fire weather forecasting in British Columbia, how environmental conditions affect wildfire seasons, and analyzing the science behind predicting wildfires and weather.
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