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Though the CRTC has delayed the implementation deadline of NG-911 to March 2027 from this month, Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services was still able to launch successfully this week. You can read more on that below.
- Brittani Schroeder, Editor
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Wildfire season began officially in Alberta on March 1, and minister of forestry and parks Todd Loewen issued a statement outlining the province’s 2025 preparation.
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Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services (MFES) has successfully launched Next Generation 911 (NG-911) as of March 5.
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With more than $28 million from the province, the Forest Enhancement of B.C. (FESBC) is supporting 43 new and expanded fibre-recovery projects and 31 new and expanded wildfire-mitigation projects.
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Fire Fighting in Canada hosted Virtual Summit 2025 on February 25, focusing on the growing number of climate change-related emergencies facing Canada, the challenges they present and how departments can better prepare themselves and their communities for these events.
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Developed in consultation with building officials, fire prevention officers, architects, engineers, builders and the construction industry, the NEW 2024 Building Code Compendium increases harmonization with the National Construction Codes to streamline processes by eliminating technical variations between the provincial and national requirements. The 2024 Building Code comes into effect on January 1, 2025, with a three-month grace period until March 31, 2025 for certain designs that are already underway.
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With every call or response rural firefighters go to, there is a risk they need to mitigate with experience, situational awareness and training.
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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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A firefighter is never considered “fully trained”. With the ever-evolving role of a first responder, and the new science and technology that goes into fire fighting today, the training division of a fire department never has a quiet day.
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Given the demanding nature of the job and the desire to secure a stable financial future, many firefighters in Canada and the United States are exploring “side hustles” to supplement their income.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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In this episode of Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast, Steven Craft, principal at CMH Fire Consultants, joins host Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy to discuss the series of five separate fire research burns on a full-scale mass timber structure in Ottawa. Craft touches on the importance of these research burns, how the tests are being conducted and what they mean for the fire service.
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