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The fire chiefs of the New Brunswick cities of Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview say the region needs a multimillion-dollar live-fire training facility. It would give firefighters the chance to practice their firefighting and rescue skills more often.
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Winnipeg council passed a motion put forward by the mayor to stop taxpayer dollars paying for Winnipeg Firefighter Union president Alex Forrest’s salary. The mayor’s executive police committee unanimously supported his motion seeking a council vote on the future of the controversial deal that’s seen taxpayers pay for Forrest’s salary during his 21-year stint as president of the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg.
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The City of Windsor has reached a tentative agreement with its Professional Firefighters Association. A special meeting of Windsor city council was held to address the deal.
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Please help us answer these 3 quick questions. The results will help us better understand how to serve the fire industry.
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Firefighter Mark van der Feyst continues his look into the last 10 years of the fire service and talks about hose advancement and moving the handline in the latest edition of Fire Fighting in Canada.
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Instructor and training officer Ed Brouwer says the Rate of Spread is the rate at which a fire is extending its horizontal dimensions and is the speed with which the fire travels across the ground. Properly estimating rate of fire spread is a key element in planning for effective fire control. Read from the current issue of Fire Fighting in Canada why Brouwer says it is important that firefighters understand the three factors that affect ROS: topography, fuel and weather.
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Fire and emergency responder safety is a primary responsibility of all emergency services organizations and responders. This manual provides guidance to achieve the requirements of NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program. The content is a guide to a comprehensive occupational safety, health, and wellness program in a fire and emergency response organization.
This text includes how to:
- Implement and manage occupational safety and health program
- Motivate the fire and emergency services organizations to prioritize safety and health
- Establish safety and health objectives for the organization
- Ensure a safe and healthy work environment in emergency and non-emergency activities
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Provincial police say seven horses are dead following a fire at a barn in Erin, Ont., early Wednesday morning.
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The case of two London, Ont., firefighters who were injured during a training exercise on Fanshawe Lake Friday highlights the dangers of the job, the department’s deputy chief says.
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More than a century of memories of the United Church on Peepeekisis First Nation, Sask., are bubbling to the surface after a fire decimated the one-room church over the weekend. Community members say the Wanakapew United Church was built before 1906 on the reserve, which is about 110 kilometres north-east of Regina.
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June 25-July 1, 2018
Location: Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.
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