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June 4, 2019
NEWS 
 

Evacuation alert expanded in northern Alberta

Thousands of more people have been put on evacuation alert as smoke from out-of-control wildfires in northern Alberta billowed across the province. Edmonton was enveloped in smoke, prompting the Air Quality Health Index to jump to a 10+.


B.C. Wildfire Service sets up special camp as northwest fire risk soars

The B.C. Wildfire Service is setting up a 150-person camp in the Dease Lake area, not in response to any specific blaze, but because the service expects potential new wildfire activity with the parched conditions.


New podcast “Drones in the Fire Service” launched

Hope, B.C., Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy speaks with Scott Wilkinson, senior academy officer at the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service about how the department is using unmanned aerial vehicles to augment firefighting efforts in Fire Fighting in Canada the Podcast’s latest episode.
 
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Reducing Risk

Prevention: Reducing risk

The City of Surrey, B.C., launched a program that forces property owners to either secure their property or pay the city to do it for them. The initiative has reduced related fires by up to two-thirds and recouped more than $853,000 from property owners. » Read more..
 
Ontario Fire Chiefs Conference

Leadership: Lessons learned

David Griffin, who was a firefighter at a furniture store fire in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2007 that resulted in the deaths of nine firefighters, told an Ontario fire chiefs conference that a series of mistakes were unknowingly made at the scene. » Read more...
 
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News  
 

Kelowna crews battle barn blaze

Fire crews in West Kelowna, B.C., knocked down a barn fire on May 29. The fire started around 7 p.m. in the 20-by-40-foot barn that was used as a stable for horses. » Learn more

Firefighters rescue woman from mobile home blaze

One woman was taken to hospital Wednesday morning in Penticton, B.C., after being carried from a burning mobile home by firefighters. » Learn more

Arson suspected in Montreal house fire

Montreal police are investigating a possible arson after a fire at a house in Côte Saint-Luc on May 29. » Learn more
 
Podcasts 
 

Drones in the Fire Service

Hope, B.C., Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy speaks with Scott Wilkinson, senior academy officer at the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, about how the department is using unmanned aerial vehicles to augment fire fighting efforts in Fire Fighting in Canada the Podcast’s latest episode. » Listen now
 
Events 
 

International Association of Fire Chiefs Fire-Rescue Med

June 5 to June 8, 2019
Location: Henderson, Nev.
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FDIC Atlantic conference

June 7 to 10, 2019
Location: Wolfsville, N.S.
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OAFC FireCon

Sept 5 to 7, 2019
Location: Thunder Bay, Ont.
» Learn more