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A new Alberta-wide mental health resource for first responders is now accepting calls, and could offer additional support for those serving in rural communities.
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The 2023 B.C. wildfires were the costliest insured event in provincial history, Insurance Bureau of Canada says.
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Indigenous firefighters and emergency coordinators across Canada are looking back at this summer’s disastrous wildfires to improve future responses.
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Properties near Chetwynd in British Columbia's Peace region are under an evacuation alert after a wildfire discovered Sunday grew to seven square kilometres.
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This new text provides rescue personnel with an understanding of the current challenges, techniques, skills and equipment available for the safe and effective extrication of victims trapped in heavy vehicles and in passenger vehicles involved in heavy vehicle incidents. The scope of this manual includes job performance requirements from Chapter 9, Heavy Vehicle Rescue of NFPA 1006, 2021 Edition.
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How much hose line do you need? With the options available to pull either a small or large size hose line, firefighters and officers need to decide on which one to pull off and advance for fire suppression. By Mark van der Feyst.
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Who helps you when you need help? This is how the power of peer support, therapy and coaching can help build a robust mental health toolbox for firefighters. By Arjuna George.
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Are you prepared to rescue the bariatric patient? Here's a new technique for a challenging rescue. By Jared Newcombe.
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A flat cake, a bland soup, over-cooked meat, soggy vegetables, a dry loaf of bread…when a recipe doesn’t turn out as expected, we feel the disappointment to our very core. By Patrick Mathieu.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Argentinian air tractor pilot and volunteer firefighter Diego Perez talks with host and retired Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about aerial wildfire fighting in the Maritimes, how ground and air crews can train to work safely together, changes to structural fire fighting, aircraft apparatus, and the adrenaline rush that comes right before a drop.
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