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This week, Vancouver Fire Rescue Services received their first set of PFAS-free bunker gear. Last month, Laura Aiken also released a story considering the role of PFAS in the fire service. Check out both below.
- Brittani Schroeder, Editor
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Researchers have made a direct link between climate change and the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires around the world, while also linking it to thousands of smoke-related deaths over the last several decades.
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Vancouver Fire Rescue Services has delivered 137 sets of new PFAS-free turnout gear to firehalls across the city.
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The annual Disaster and Emergency Management Conference was hosted at the International Centre in Mississauga from October 22 to 23, simultaneous to the Continuity and Resilience Today event.
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Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba has awarded 134 first responders with the Order of the Buffalo Hunt for their bravery and courage while responding to the Carberry bus crash.
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“I can’t talk about that.” Rare is the topic that evokes this response, but it’s one I’ve heard more than once from an inquiry about PFAS, more tongue-twisterly known as per – and polyfluoroalkyls. PFAS comprise thousands of human-made substances. PFAS has had a role in fire as a fluorine based performance additive in turnout gear and foam, but that role has been under re-evaluation for years because there is a burgeoning body of generally accepted evidence that these chemicals are bad for humans and our planet.
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Passing on the knowledge we have learned through our experiences makes the fire service one of the world’s greatest and most respected professions. However, before we impart that knowledge to our newest generations of firefighters, we must look in the mirror and ensure we are doing our part.
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In Mark van der Feyst's last column for 2024, he is wrapping up the topic of desensitizing firefighters with a look at the red-light syndrome, where fire trucks drive right through red lights or stop signs as they respond to a call.
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A new study of Canadian coroner data suggests that unsafe homes, lack of working smoke alarms and lack of attention to correcting major housing repairs needed are among the factors in why Indigenous people in Canada die in fires more often than non-Indigenous people.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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On the latest edition of Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast, Ret. Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy is joined by Steve Fraser, the co-author of the proactive mental health awareness training program for first responders Resilient Minds and a retired captain with Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services. The pair discuss the past, present and future Resilient Minds and outline how firefighters can introduce mental wellness training into their departments.
» Listen now
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