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This week, the wildfire season officially concluded in multiple provinces. Every year, we can learn from the wildfire season to better prepare for the future. You can read more from 2024 wildfire season recaps below and on our website.
- Brittani Schroeder, Editor
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The season was a slow one, consisting of 475 fires burning 90,000 hectares, compared to the 10-year average of 694 fires and 201,781 hectares burned, the province reported in a press release.
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The Association des Pompier de Montréal has applauded the provincial government’s decision to add six cancers to the list of nine already recognized as presumed occupational diseases.
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The Ontario Association of Fire Educators (OAFE) has selected Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue Service’s Jump Into Fire Safety with Katie for their 2024 Program of the Year.
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The Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education has begun a tour making donations of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to fire departments in Halifax, Moncton, and Charlottetown.
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This edition is a compilation of the writings of the late Lieutenant Andrew A. Fredericks that appeared in print in Fire Engineering and online for Fire Nuggets. Fredericks was a member of Fire Department of New York Squad Company 18 in Manhattan and was killed on 9/11. He was a pioneer and a noted expert in fire suppression methods. This book is a tribute to his work, gathering his expertise on hoselines, standpipe operations, and all the facets of fire attack.
» Order Your Copy Today!
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On Oct. 29, public safety and aviation industry professionals gathered at the Edmonton Expo Centre in Alberta to scout for promising new recruits.
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Toxicity in the fire service can represent people, organizational behaviour and dynamics, and the department itself. When toxicity invades the day-to-day working environment, it has the propensity to create havoc: long-term stress leaves, high turnover, increased anxiety and depressive conditions, and even suicidal ideation.
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We asked, and you delivered! Our second annual cover photo contest, in collaboration with WATERAX, brought in over 100 stunning submissions showcasing various aspects of the Canadian fire service. Photos poured in from across nine provinces and one territory, making it a true coast-to-coast competition.
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Editor Brittani Schroeder reflects on 2024 and what has happened in the Canadian fire service this year.
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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.
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