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Dec. 18, 2018 |
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Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency took a request for adjusted response time targets and $1.6 million in funding to add firefighters to staff the Fall River station 24 hours a day, seven days a week to regional council on Dec. 11.
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Hamilton, Ont., firefighters were called to National Steelcar for an early morning blaze Sunday. Fire officials believe a spark ignited combustible materials in the company’s dust collection system.
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Evacuation notices have been lifted in a few small Alberta communities after an out-of-season wildfire that threatened them was brought under control.
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Fire Chief Chris Harrow says in the December issue of Fire Fighting in Canada a phrase that always makes him cringe is, “But we have always done it that way.” Fire service leaders need to be very cognizant of the term and never get sucked into using the phrase as a guideline for their day-to-day operations.
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Chief Instructor Ed Brouwer said in the December issue of Fire Fighting in Canada, “No tool left on the truck has ever saved a firefighter’s life.” Brouwer writes in his article his top choices of what tools a firefighter should make sure they carry into a blaze.
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When the correct expectations are set and followed, the fireground generally runs safer and more efficiently.
Chief Anthony Avillo walks us through those expectations with his steps of fireground control in this DVD.
Going from pre-fire planning through post-control operations, Chief 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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Investigators are examining an electrical closet as the potential source of a fire in Ottawa, Ont., on Wednesday, Dec. 12, that displaced more than 200 residents.
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Calgary, Alta., fire crews rescued a woman from the second floor of a northeast townhouse on Wednesday, Dec. 12, after she became trapped by a fire in the building.
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Fire crews in Mission, B.C., battled a fire on a barge on the Fraser River. The blaze broke out around 3 a.m on December 12, in a large structure on the barge, located near the Silverdale area.
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A Canadian study is calling for the creation of a national firefighter wellness surveillance system to help address soaring cancer rates and other key firefighter health risks.
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