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April 23, 2019 |
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The Prince George Fire Centre in B.C. is being bolstered with three new initial attack crews ahead of this year's wildfire season.
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Flooding from the spring thaw and rain has affected more than 2,300 homes in Quebec and 1,200 residents have been evacuated. Soldiers were filling and stacking sandbags as officials warned floodwaters are likely to keep rising this week due to warming temperatures, combined with rain.
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Associate editor Jayson Koblun spoke with Shayne Mintz, the Canadian regional director of the NFPA, about several ways the legalization of cannabis in Canada will challenge the fire industry in our latest podcast launching the first week in May. Check out some of the great previously released podcasts in the meantime here.
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In his latest Back to Basics column, firefighter and trainer Mark van der Feyst says the SCBA is the most important piece of PPE that any firefighter can use. Mark writes about the PASS alarm, a component of the SCBA. PASS stands for personal alert safety system and the alarm was created so a firefighter wearing the SCBA would be able to alert others for help.
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The May issue of Fire Fighting in Canada is now available online and in departments across Canada; featured on the cover this month is Vaughan Fire Chief Deryn Rizzi, one of several Canadian fire chiefs who’ve recently completed one year in their new position. We also caught up with Fire Chief Lori Hamer, Fire Chief Cynthia Hammond and Deputy Fire Chief and CAFC Board of Directors member Keri Martens about what makes a department successful.
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A safe and effective fire service must have capable instructors delivering effective training.
This text includes all NFPA 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications, (2019 edition) Levels I, II, and III JPRs.
• | Level I – Chapters 1-10 |
• | Level II – Chapters 11-15 |
• | Level III – Chapters 16-18 |
• | Chapters 24-26 – Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations (FFI JPRs) |
• | Appendix A – Correlation to NFPA 1041 JPRs |
NEW to the 9th edition – Forty-three skill sheets across Instructor Levels I, II and III assist the instructor and the student to prepare for skills evaluations.
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An abandoned set of cabins near Kenora, Ont., were engulfed in flames in a fire on April 19. The fire broke out just before 7:30 p.m., at the former Devil's Gap Lodge, which had a central lodge with several cabins surrounding it.
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A man has died of his injuries after an early morning fire in a Toronto Community Housing apartment building in Regent Park on April 21.
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Up to 80 homes near an industrial fire in Red Deer, Alta., were evacuated on Aprl 17.
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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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