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Have you had a chance to read Randy Narine's article on battery concussion and thermal runaway? These are both important to understand as we face an increase in battery fires. You can find more from this article below.
- Brittani Schroeder, Editor
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Applications are now being accepted for Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2025-26 Fire Protection Vehicle and Equipment Funding Programs for municipalities and local service districts (LSD) across the province.
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The Columbia Basin Trust is supporting 34 projects that focus on proactive measures to help communities prevent and respond to wildfires.
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Thompson Rivers University and the B.C. Wildfire Service have collaborated to introduce six programs in wildfire science and communication, five certificates and a diploma.
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Firefighters and paramedics on P.E.I. are sounding the alarm over increased workloads and rising emergency medical service delays that are impacting their mental health and complicating recruitment and retention.
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This new book offers a very thorough examination of the mental health challenges faced by first responders, and provides practical methods for transforming adversity into wellness. It presents a roadmap for addressing issues such as trauma, organizational stress, and suicide prevention. The book debunks common mental health myths and highlights various resources for support and treatment, offering strategies to build resilience through social support, effective leadership, mindfulness, proper sleep, and holistic approaches such as play and gratitude.
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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. 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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There is a surprising similarity between the impact of concussions on the brain and the consequences of abusing a battery.
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Annually, the Yellowhead County Fire Department (YCFD) brings on two recent fire school graduates to participate in YCFD's one-year work experience program (WEP), which offers the opportunity to gain fire fighting experience that will move them towards a career position.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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To kick off 2025, we’re bringing you an interview with Jim Jessop, the newly appointed fire chief and general manager of Toronto Fire Services. Join host and retired fire chief Tom DeSorcy as Jessop recounts his 30-year career, highlighting key mentors and experiences that shaped his leadership. In addition, he offers advice to aspiring fire chiefs, stressing the importance of teamwork and seeking diverse perspectives. This episode is brought to you by VFIS of Canada. A division of CVIS incorporated, Canada’s largest insurer of firefighters since 1991.
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