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The Tilting Fire Services Committee is hoping to curb Fogo Island’s plan to close the Tilting station and focus all the town’s resources on maintaining the three larger stations.
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British Columbia firefighters and other first responders in need of mental health resources can now access The Directory of Occupationally Aware Clinicians.
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The Saskatoon Fire Department has added a new medication to its emergency response kit – Penthrox, a non-opioid gaseous drug used for pain relief.
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Save space in the compartment by securing up to four extrication tools on this easy-to-use “Lazy Susan” style rotating platform. The Multiple Extrication Tool Holder, Model QM-MEH-1, features adjustable brackets to accommodate most makes and models of cutter, spreader, and combination tool—both hydraulic and battery-powered. Simply raise the centre knob and rotate the turntable to access the tool you need. The turntable locks back into place after each 90-degree rotation for quick and safe tool retrieval. Optional ram brackets also available.
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The first installment of a three-part series that is a call to action and retrospective on firefighters and cancer through the eyes of oncologist Dr. Kenneth Kunz.
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Do you take an active approach to fire prevention? Columnist Samantha Hoffmann offers tips on how best to put fire safety first this holiday season.
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A person is dead after a five-alarm fire ravaged a high-rise in North York in Ontario on Friday evening. Flames and smoke seeped out of the 15-storey building for hours as roughly 100 firefighters took turns attempting to tame the blaze. Nearly two dozen fire trucks were at the scene.
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A tanker truck carrying petroleum crude oil rolled over and caught fire between the northeast British Columbia community of Dawson Creek and the Alberta border Saturday afternoon.
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The Montreal fire department was called to a fire in a pizzeria in the Plateau Mont-Royal Sunday morning after the blaze set off an alarm just before 5 a.m.
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Mitigating one’s environmental footprint isn’t a trend – it’s the now way and it’s here to stay. There are many opportunities, big and small, for the fire service to green up their operations. Gord Schreiner, the fire chief in Comox, B.C., talks with host Tom DeSorcy, the fire chief in Hope, B.C., about a number of environmental initiatives undertaken by his department and training centre. Schreiner, who also pens the StopBad column for Fire Fighting in Canada, shares cost and benefit details alongside an important message: green technology is good for your firefighters’ health and safety too.
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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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January 15 to January 16, 2020
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
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