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Welcome to our first eNewsletter of 2025! We're jumping right in with an important topic for every first responder: mental health. Firewell recently released a summary of programs, and you can read more of that in the news below.
- Brittani Schroeder, Editor
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Research has found that 70 per cent of firefighters who took the mental health education program Resilient Minds and a different course preferred Resilient Minds because it was designed by members of the fire service for firefighters and taught them relevant skills in an interactive and engaging way.
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The governments of Canada and Quebec reached an agreement in principle to address unsheltered homelessness in the province.
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Oakville Fire Department’s Deputy Fire Chief Kalpana Rajgopalan was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of her contributions to public safety and emergency management.
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The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF), the research affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), is conducting a three-year, $1.06 million study to investigate the impacts of lithium-ion battery fires on the fire service.
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The increasing presence of lithium-ion batteries in our daily lives—from electric vehicles (EVs) to consumer electronics—has brought substantial benefits but also significant safety challenges, particularly in confined environments like parking garages.
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Volunteers firefighters are exposed to a high volume of negative comments on their feeds without resources to respond and strengthen public trust.
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Toxicity in the fire service can represent people, organizational behaviour and dynamics, and the department itself.
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Regardless of where you stand and which one you want to use, every firefighter needs to carry at least one flashlight, if not two of them.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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This podcast features an interview with Fire Chief Ken McMullen, president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, discussing current challenges facing Canadian fire services. Key topics include the increasing reliance on fire departments for medical first response, the importance of addressing first responder mental health, and the need for improved collaboration among federal, provincial, and municipal agencies during emergencies like wildfires. McMullen also highlights the CAFC’s advocacy efforts, specifically pushing for a national fire administration and increased funding for emergency preparedness programs. Finally, he emphasizes the crucial role of volunteer firefighters and the need to better recognize their contributions.
» Listen now
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