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Accusations of sex offences continue to build against Kingsville fire chief Bob Kissner, with police revealing that three more alleged victims have come forward. OPP announced Feb. 14 that its major crime unit has laid five additional charges of sexual assault against Kissner.
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Four part-time firefighters in Halton Hills, Ont., who are also career firefighters in Mississauga, have been told to quit by their union or face a number of penalties, including fines and ejection from its ranks.
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has named Jody Butz, assistant deputy chief for Regional Emergency Services, as the new fire chief for Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo. He takes the top job on Feb. 27.
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A woman has serious injuries after a three-alarm fire at a Toronto Community Housing (TCH) building on Monday – the third major fire at a TCH property in almost two weeks.
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Pitt Meadows Fire Chief Don Jolley is the go-to guy on the B.C. Structure Firefighters Competency and Training Playbook, having been part of its creation and inception. Jolley explains in his February column the fundamentals of the Playbook standard and the full-service, interior and exterior levels to which the province’s firefighters can choose to train and respond, based on available resources and ensuring firefighter safety.
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Ed Brouwer admits he’s old school – in so many ways! One old-school philosophy that continues to motivate firefighters is a reward and recognition system of simple certificates and stickers proudly displayed in the fire hall. “I understand the new way of doing things is that everyone who participates in the training gets acknowledgement for showing up. Sorry, that doesn’t fly with me,” Brower writes in his February column. “Only those students who receive a passing grade of 75 per cent are awarded stickers.” Set the bar high, Brouwer believes, to achieve a greater outcome.
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When the correct expectations are set and followed, the fire ground generally runs safer and more efficiently. Chief Anthony Avillo walks viewers through those expectations with his steps of fire-ground control in this DVD, Control of Fireground Operations. Going from pre-fire planning through post-control operations, Avillo illustrates how creating an appropriate command structure and communicating effectively within that structure – both up and down the chain of command – creates an environment that is both safe and effective.
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March 31-April 2, 2017
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