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March 12, 2019 |
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Surrey, B.C., Fire Chief Len Garis says the number of people dying in house fires has dropped 46 per cent since the inception of its HomeSafe program, which provides free smoke alarms and home safety inspections to residents.
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The Moncton Fire Department has started the process of establishing a Hazmat team for southeast New Brunswick. Fire Chief Conrad Landry says the department has just concluded an 80-hour training program to help firefighters become Hazmat technicians.
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The Corner Brook Fire Department in Newfoundland now has a clearer idea of how it is to handle emergency calls that come in from outside its jurisdiction. The city approved a revised out-of-jurisdiction policy for the department during the public meeting of city council.
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Is compartment space at a premium on your apparatus? Make the most of your square footage with a QUIC-INDEX™ Multiple Bracket Holder from Zico. This “Lazy Susan” style rotating platform secures up to four complete air packs or spare cylinders in a compact area, and automatically stops and locks into place after each 90-degree rotation for safe and convenient retrieval.
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Last month, firefighter Mark van der Feyst looked at the consequences of not inspecting personal protective equipment (PPE). In the March issue of Fire Fighting in Canada, he continues to look at PPE and complacency in having it being readied to go, or, in other words, combat ready.
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Last season was an exceptionally busy year for wildland firefighters in Canada, especially in Ontario and British Columbia. The question is how to protect communities. In the March issue of Fire Fighting in Canada, editor Grant Cameron highlights some recommendations that were made by a team of researchers at the University of Calgary Schulich School of Engineering.
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Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills, Fourth Edition is a complete Fire Fighter I and Fire Fighter II training solution.
The fourth edition meets and exceeds the performance requirements in the 2019 edition of NFPA 1001.
Along with a new design, the structure and organization of the Fourth Edition has been completely updated to allow you the flexibility to teach your Fire Fighter I and II courses exactly the way you wish.
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Careless disposal of smoking materials caused a fire at a Winnipeg apartment building the evening of Wednesday, March 6.
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A popular restaurant and variety store in Alma, N.B., burned to the ground. The Alma fire chief said it took eight hours to put out the fire at Harbour View Restaurant & Variety Store.
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Vancouver fire crews were busy Friday, March 8 putting out a blaze at the Point Grey Private Hospital in Kitsilano.
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At the age of 14, Tyler Pelke, deputy fire chief at the City of Red Deer Emergency Services in Alberta, was brutally assaulted. Tyler survived the violent attack and now speaks across North America about the power of forgiveness. In our latest podcast Tyler talks to Fire Fighting in Canada about the experience and how he refused to let the events of his past define him. Podcast sponsored by Dräger.
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March 14 to 23, 2019
Location: Thunder Bay, Ont.
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