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April 2, 2019 |
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Terry Dixon has been appointed chief of the Thorold Fire Department in Ontario, taking over for interim Chief Vince Giovannini, who filled in after Brian Dickson left the organization late last year. Dixon brings nearly 35 years of experience to the position, split almost evenly as a volunteer and full-time firefighter.
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The North Bay Professional Fire Fighters Association has ratified a new collective agreement with the City of North Bay, Ont.
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Two of Nova Scotia's largest fire departments moved quickly to implement safety measures to protect their own in the wake of a tragic training incident that killed a firefighter from Truro in March.
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LION has a legacy and ongoing history of introducing new products and services which are always designed to ensure the health, safety and performance of the first responders who serve our communities and our country. LION’s Fire Safety Training Tools allows firefighters to train in countless locations and stage different situations to diversify your training and prepare you for any real fire situation.
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Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy reminds fire chiefs to expect the unexpected and prepare to adapt. The key is the ability to adapt and change with the times and also accept that what you’ve seen once is something that you’re likely to see again. Creating change is one thing, but reacting or adapting to change is another.
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Social media for fire chiefs can be a very valuable leadership tool if used properly. Used improperly, it can sink your career in a hurry. Fire Chief Chris Harrow shares his advice on how to be a leader online as well as in the hall.
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This new edition meets all of the NFPA 1001, 2019 JPRs. Hazardous Materials content is enhanced and meets Awareness and Operations of NFPA 1072, 2017 JPRs.
Organized to meet the needs of students and instructors:
• | Chapters 1-15 – Fire Fighter I |
• | Chapters 16-22 – Fire Fighter II |
• | Chapter 23 – Emergency First Aid (FFI JPRs) |
• | Chapters 24-26 – Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations (FFI JPRs) |
• | Chapter 27 – NIMS-ICS (FF I, FF II, and Hazmat JPRs) |
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A family of four escaped an early morning house fire on Mar. 29 in Windsor, N.S., where a baby and a toddler were dropped from the second floor into the arms of a firefighter as flames engulfed the home.
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Approximately 200 people were evacuated from a building in Calgary, Alta., on Mar. 26 after a fire broke out in a suite.
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An early morning fire tore through a building in Montreal on Mar. 29 and by the start of the morning rush hour 80 firefighters remained on the scene battling a blaze that broke out at 4 a.m.
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Firefighters should brace for more forest and wildland blazes across Canada in future years – because it will be the new norm as climate change takes hold. Mike Flannigan, a professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta, spoke with Fire Fighting in Canada editor Grant Cameron about the issue in our latest podcast!
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April 8 to 13, 2019
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
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