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Steven Guilbeault, federal minister of environment and climate change, said in a statement to the media the fires within Jasper have now been extinguished but the wildfire is still active around the town.
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The decade-long study of more than 1.2 million people in southern California was reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philadelphia on July 29.
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A report from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) estimates that one year after consecutive wildfires and flooding in Nova Scotia the total insured losses now stand at $490 million.
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Premiers from across Canada came away from the Council of the Federation conference in Nova Scotia with a renewed focus on emergency preparedness and response.
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In an ever-evolving fire service, training that resonates across age groups has never been more crucial or complex. Methods must adapt to meet today’s firefighters’ diverse expectations and learning styles. By Arjuna George.
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Continuing our study into the different hose packs that we have available to us, this month we are looking at the New York load. By Mark van der Feyst.
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Captain Alex Degnan’s new book Tough Fires: Keeping the Fight examines the danger of fighting fires in difficult conditions and what firefighters can do to triage and stay on the offensive side of the fight. Degnan’s crew encouraged him to record his knowledge, experience, and observations in this book to encourage and educate firefighters about how to deal with difficult circumstances practically. The difference between success and failure is understanding that, under strain, we can fail if we see difficulty as a hindrance to possibility.
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In emergency management, it’s important to know where initiatives or directives originated from, and they should be consistently re-evaluated to ensure that they are still current and required. By Kaitlin Secord.
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When I’m trying to understand a new process, I try to imagine I’m explaining it to my 9-year-old son. That way, I can break down the fundamental steps into bite-size chunks of core information. To describe the process of building mental resilience, I compare the process to building a castle wall. By Bill Dungey.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Ret. Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy sits down with returning guest Jennifer Grigg, whose 30-year career with the fire service has included time spent as a volunteer firefighter, instructor, and coach. The pair discuss the importance of personal reflection, examine how family fits into the lives of firefighters both in and out of the station, and review the state of change currently impacting volunteer fire services.
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September 08, 2024
Location: Canadian Firefighter Memorial, Ottawa, Ont.
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