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November 12, 2019 |
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Researchers at the University of Northern British Columbia will spend the next year studying the impacts of wildfire exposure on firefighters.
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The Saskatoon Fire Department hopes a new partnership program with the Saskatoon Council on Aging (SCOA) will help prevent more seniors from falling down. The program, called Remembering When, brings SCOA volunteers and fire fighting community outreach workers into homes to identify risks before they become problems.
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Residents of the southeast Calgary community of Legacy are raising concerns about fire hydrants they say were malfunctioning a week ago when two homes were damaged by fire.
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We’ve revolutionized turnout pants again with our new Globe Pant System. Pants that fit you like a pair of jeans enhance your performance and comfort while ensuring your protection and safety.
Key Features & Options
• Your choice of Slim, Regular, Relaxed, and Women’s fits
• Choice of closures - tunnel or loops with varying belt widths, or hook and dee with take-up straps
• Cathedral knee reinforcements for unrestricted crawling and climbing
• Optional Globe Guard™ System helps reduce exposure to toxic substances through the cuffs and fly
• DRAGONHIDE®, Ara-Shield®, or leather plus SILIZONE® padding for knees
• Choose from our complete range of outer shells, moisture barriers, and thermal liner materials.
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Picture your fantasy fire truck 50 years down the road. What has it morphed into? Is it flying or rising up out of traffic on spidery legs of steel? Is it self-driving? Does it run on compost and float in an indestructible bubble? The future is fun to imagine, and that cognitive projection drives us here, there and everywhere until we figure out where we are going. This brings us to the crux of our story: Where are the innovations in fire apparatus today taking us in the not too distant tomorrow?
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Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service embarked on an ambitious data project that gained national recognition. Deryn Rizzi, Vaughan’s fire chief, shares what was learned and how the data is helping drive performance improvements in the department. The completed project, titled Igniting Insight: Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Analytics in the Fire Service, received the bronze 2019 Innovative Management Award from the National Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC).
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With more than 75,000 copies sold, the CMC Rope Rescue Manual has become the standard reference for many departments and rope rescue training programs.
Now in its revised fifth edition, the manual has been updated to include the most current products and techniques. The extensive use of illustrations and step-by-step procedures help the reader to develop or expand rope rescue knowledge and skills.
More than 240 illustrations and photos take you step-by-step through lowering and raising systems, mechanical advantage, and rappel based rescues.
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One person was taken to hospital after a gas line caught fire at the site of a home under construction in Calgary on Thursday.
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Victoria police and fire investigators are asking for the public’s help as they look into a downtown building-site fire that appears to have been deliberately set. The fire alarm was first raised just after 1 a.m. on Thursday at the construction site at the Customs House building.
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Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency say the remains of an abandoned building at a CN Railyard has now been turned over to officials with the company. Crews were called to the scene at approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday and spent the night and much of Sunday morning battling the blaze.
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A great story told well can make the difference between a lesson learnt or a lesson lost. Fire service leaders who share stories effectively can make a big impact with their personnel. Tom DeSorcy, the fire chief in Hope B.C., talks with storytelling expert Paul Smith about how to choose the right kind of story to achieve your goals and then tell it best.
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November 14 to November 17, 2019
Location: Clearwater, Fla.
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November 19 to November 21, 2020
Location: Niagara Falls, Ont.
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January 13 to January 15, 2020
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
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