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Flood cleanup underway in Fort McMurray First it was fire, now it’s water. Less than two months after Fort McMurray residents returned home after wildfires devastated the city, the oilsands town has been inundated with floodwaters. >> Read full article
Firefighters start petition to reinstate former chief The union representing firefighters in Dieppe, N.B., has started a petition to have the former fire chief reinstated. Charles Leblanc, who had been chief since 2002, was removed from the job earlier this month and city hall won't say why, stating it doesn't comment on human-resources matters. >> Read full article
Man charged with murder in fatal apartment fire A 66-year-old Hamilton, Ont., man will be charged with first-degree murder after emergency crews found a 65-year-old woman dead at the scene of an apartment fire. >> Read full article
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Fire TV: Dot-111 phase-out expedited Fire Fighting in Canada This Week Niche TV host Tamar Atik reports on Transport Canada shortening its deadline to phase out crude oil transport on DOT-111s, and a New Brunswick fire that destroyed a historic building and displaced 22 people; fire-prevention officer Jason Benn explains the benefits of a barn burn exercise his department conducted. >> Learn More…
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Leduc, firefighters ratify agreement The City of Leduc and International Association of Firefighters Local 7439 have ratified an agreement which will be valid until December 2017. The original agreement was signed three years ago and was up for renewal. The document includes information on terms such as working conditions, health and safety and contracts. >> Read full article
Ottawa warehouse blaze causes millions in damages Damage was estimated at $6.7 million after Ottawa firefighters responded to a fire at an industrial building in the city’s east end Sunday morning. >> Read full article
Battling the beast: the fight to save Fort Mac Jody Butz was one of three men tasked with figuring out how to stop a ferocious wildfire from consuming Fort McMurray in the early days of May. In the first 24 hours, he, Darby Allen, Dale Bendfeld and the teams they commanded fought hard, and without much outside help. They grappled not only with how to save the city, but also with whether their agonizing decisions would save lives – or further imperil them. And some of those decisions still haunt them. >> Read full article


Event Calendar

Association of Yukon Fire Chiefs annual conference Aug. 17-20, 2016 Location: Dawson City, Yukon >> More Info
Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs FireCon Sept. 8-10, 2016 Location: Thunder Bay, Ont. >> More Info
Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association AGM and educational seminar Sept. 10, 2016 Location: Ottawa >> More Info
Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation memorial service Sept. 11, 2016 Location: Ottawa >> More Info