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October 31st marks the end of 2018’s wildland fire season. With more than 1,000 wildland fires in central and northern Ontario, 2018 was one of the busiest fire seasons in the province's history. The government has so far provided an additional $100 million in funding to successfully combat these blazes and keep Ontarians safe.
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The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), in partnership with G3 Canada Limited, announced 10 Saskatchewan fire departments will receive vital grain-rescue equipment.
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Studies have found that 17 to 22 per cent of first responders are struggling with PTSD. With these facts in mind, TargetSolutions, has made an online training course available at no cost to the fire service. The two-hour overview, called NFPA 1500: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Fire Industry, uses in-depth lessons, real-life scenarios and engaging interactions to immerse learners and improve content retention.
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TargetSolutions delivers the fire service’s premier online training and operations management system. The web-based software features a cutting-edge Learning Management System (LMS) with more than 450 hours of fire department training, including more than 250 hours of EMS continuing education. The Records Management System (RMS) tracks and reports all types of training and compliance tasks, including job performance requirements. The operations management system, TargetSolutions Check It™, is a mobile application that streamlines routine maintenance inspections of apparatus and equipment. TargetSolutions is the only comprehensive solution for fire department training and operations.
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Acting Captain Chris Howe suffered from mental health issues and became an alcoholic and drug addict and was suicidal before reaching out for help. Howe shared a personal, no-holds-barred account of his and his journey to recovery at Fire Rescue Canada 2018. He hopes that his experience and story of recovery will help others in a similar predicament and raise awareness in the fire service community about the true nature of the diseases.
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The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) held its Fire Rescue Canada 2018 conference this past September with a series of speakers, sessions and lightning talks to educate fire service leaders. The association is looking to expand and bring more members into the fold.
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By nature, competent decisions by emergency responders are challenging because incidents are fluid and dynamic. In Critical Decision Making, Chief Michael Barakey gives emergency first responders the tools to succeed on every incident where they make critical decisions and mitigate incidents daily under stress.
This book reviews cases to identify common incident elements that hinder quality decision making, and it introduces point-to-point leadership, a systematic approach to making critical decisions from the time responders are alerted to an incident to its resolution.
Understanding how to make critical decisions in this dynamic process is what makes great leaders.
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Improper storage of boxes and paper was the cause of a fire at a restaurant in Sutherland, Sask., The Saskatoon Fire Department was alerted smoke was coming from Donair & Pizza Palace at roughly 11:20 p.m. Tuesday. Global News reports.
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An investigator with the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal believes a portable heater caused a house fire Tuesday morning which left a 17-year-old with serious, and three others with lesser injuries.
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Fire inspectors and Victoria, B.C., police are investigating three suspicious fires within a two-block radius on Halloween night. There were no injuries, but the estimated damage to property is more than $100,000.
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It’s time to listen in on the latest Fire Fighting in Canada podcast featuring Steve Farina, a captain in the fire suppression division at Coquitlam Fire Rescue. He and editor Grant Cameron discuss the B.C. First Responders Mental Health committee as it takes aim at the issues of mental health in the industry and the committee’s campaign called “Share It. Don’t Wear it.”
The Firefighting in Canada podcast is brought to you by Dräger
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