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November 26, 2019 |
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The Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) elected its new board of directors for 2020. The OAFC also held its annual general meeting and fire service roundtables this week in Niagara Falls, Ont.
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St. John’s Regional Fire Department's Goulds station will transition from a volunteer to full-time station within the next three to four years.
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A large chunk of southern Winnipeg could be at risk because there aren’t resources in the area to adequately protect residents from fires, warns the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg.
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Now in its second edition, Tools of the Trade: Firefighting Tools and Their Use covers more than 100 different hand and power tools.
It is a one-stop source to learn new skills or hone current skills with a wide variety of firefighting tools. With pictures, descriptions, and now including video demos, this book is a must-have for all firefighters, company officers, chief officers, and anyone purchasing tools for the fire service.
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Jin Y Xie presents a case study on how Burlington Fire Department in Ontario uses data analytics and GIS spatial analysis to drive performance.
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Are you taking steps to improve your own mental well-being? Chris Harrow discusses the value of fire service leaders prioritizing themselves.
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Toronto’s fire chief says a captain who was critically injured while battling a blaze earlier this month has been released from hospital. Chief Matthew Pegg shared a photo on Twitter showing Capt. James Warren leaving a downtown hospital flanked by a fellow firefighter.
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Residents living above Happy Hourz Pub in downtown Hamilton, Ont., were evacuated after careless smoking sparked a fire in one of the building’s apartments.
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Vancouver police say a three-alarm fire that badly damaged a Marpole apartment building is suspicious. Crews were called to the three-storey apartment complex around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday morning.
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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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January 12 to January 15, 2020
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
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January 15 to January 16, 2020
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
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