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Six full-time Brampton, Ont., firefighters who worked part-time as volunteers in nearby Caledon, faced a board of their colleagues in a tribunal on Monday. The two-hatters were answering to charges of violating their association’s constitution.
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The search for missing Cache Creek, B.C., Fire Chief Clayton Cassidy was suspended Monday, according to Ashcroft RCMP. Police say dozens of crews had been searching for Cassidy since he disappeared on May 5, with no success. Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta said losing Cassidy is a tragedy.
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Halifax firefighters were responding to a medical call east of the city on Thursday when their truck caught fire. Crews quickly brought breathing apparatus and other equipment to safety, and then lifted the cab to attack the fire. Deputy Fire Chief Roy Hollett told The Canadian Press it looked as if grease or oil was burning on top of the engine. The cause is under investigation.
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Ontario Provincial Police in Thunder Bay charged a volunteer firefighter with arson on Thursday. Cody Plummer, 22, was charged after emergency services were called in March to a fire at an unoccupied home north of the city.
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When it comes to fighting fires, there’s no substitute for real-world experience.
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According to the Ministry of Community Safety website, an inquest is NOT an adversarial process. As editor Laura King writes from the inquest into the ice-water training deaths of firefighter Gary Kendall and firefighting student Adam Brunt, "You could have fooled me."
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Are you a reader? Toronto Fire Chief Matt Pegg is. In his column in the May issue of Fire Fighting in Canada, he explores the correlation between avid readers and community leaders.
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Stay focused on firefighter safety with the newest edition of Knowing Your Buildings: A Firefighter’s Reference Guide, an illustrated guide to building construction terms and concepts. This book is a valuable companion for students, as well as a handy reference for practicing fire service professionals. This second edition includes an expanded introductory section with chapters on understanding building features: risk management through planning, preparing, practicing, and performing, and hazardous building features and conditions.
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