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A politician says his southern Alberta town is trying to work through what prompted five firefighters to resign this week. Officials in the town of Didsbury, Alta., about 80 kilometres north of Calgary, are dealing with a series of complaints from its volunteer force, which have been investigated by a third-party consultant.
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A long-running dispute over fire hydrant operations between the fire chief and the village commission in Baddeck, N.S., is being handled by the province's Utility and Review Board.
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At least eight families lost their homes on Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick after a fire in an apartment building reignited and burned for at least an hour before firefighters arrived.
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All firefighters need the safe and controlled “real life” training offered through live fire exercises in order to be fully prepared for the hazards of the fireground.
Live Fire Training: Principles and Practice to NFPA 1403, Second Edition provides a definitive guide on how to ensure safe and realistic live fire training for both students and instructors.
Incident reports of actual live fire training accidents are included, along with detailed instructions for how to prepare for live burns in acquired structures, gas-fired and non-gas-fired permanent structural props, exterior live fire props, and mobile enclosed live fire training props.
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Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy has often said about the fire service, “150 years of tradition, unimpeded by change”, yet he knows that’s not entirely true. Check out what he has to say about changes he has seen in his more than 35 years of service from how firefighters and chiefs conduct themselves on the job to the change in the people that do the work itself.
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Comox Fire Rescue recently hosted its 10th, bi-annual Firefighter Youth Camp. The camps started as a way to teach teenagers some fire prevention and life safety skills and are the most successful public project the department manages. Fire Chief Gord Schreiner talks about the camp and what the training looks like.
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Montreal’s fire department responded to a three-alarm fire at McGill University’s McIntyre Medical Building. The fire was quickly brought under control, though it sent smoke through the area.
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A person is recovering in hospital after firefighters in Sarnia, Ont., rescued and resuscitated a resident and a cat following a fire that engulfed a home.
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Edmonton police have taken over investigating a suspicious fire that tore through a two-storey building, causing an estimated $1.5 million in damage.
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July 30-August 3, 2018
Location: Grand Valley, Ont.
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