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Without being able to make their regular rounds in local schools or attend events in the community due to the pandemic, Stratford firefighters are taking their public education and fire prevention programs online.
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The Toronto Professional Fire Fighters Association — representing the 3,000 front-line firefighters — says it’s not asking that its members be included in the group of front-line workers who are eligible for a $4-per-hour pandemic pay premium that the province has offered.
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The Saskatoon Fire Department has been keeping busy, responding to an increase in suspicious fires in the city. There have been a total of 11 fires deemed suspicious between mid-March and mid-April.
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Built rugged and compact, the FLIR K1 acts as your second set of eyes. The pocket-portable instrument can complete a 360° assessment of the overhaul even through the thickest smoke and under total darkness.
Providing capability, ruggedness, and reliability at an affordable price, the FLIR K2 saves much more than lives. With easy-to-use buttons and operability in temperatures up to 500°F, the K2 is a small investment that can save lives, protect property, and ensure firefighter safety.
The FLIR K1 and FLIR K2 are the truest way to leave nothing undetected.
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In light of the current pandemic, firefighters may be responding to increasingly infectious environments. Our members must take donning (putting on) and doffing (taking off) of PPE much more seriously. It is important they understand that they are at greatest risk to contaminate themselves when removing PPE.
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As wildfire season approaches, many wildland fire experts have begun adapting their plans in attempt to best assess and manage the upcoming fire season while the country combats the coronavirus outbreak. In light of these new developments, the BC Wildfire Service is changing its training model for new 2020 firefighter recruits.
By Brieanna Charlebois.
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Searching Smarter defines the three most common types of search (the standard, oriented, and team search) and applies them to existing common occupancy types (residential and commercial occupancy). It also discusses the relationship between command and other divisions/groups, search basics, and reading buildings for search.
It is an important resource for firefighters riding all apparatus types, company and chief officers, and paid and volunteer firefighters.
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The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service is reminding the public that driving over a fire hose is a violation of the Highway Traffic Act, and could put firefighters and other people in the area at risk, after multiple vehicles drove over a hose on Sunday.
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Fire crews performed a technical rescue in an unusual location Saturday afternoon, rescuing a man who had fallen down an embankment near a busy intersection in downtown Vancouver.
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A cellphone tower in Laval was on fire early Friday morning. The Laval fire department received a call about a 28-metre metal cell tower behind the Plaza Laval Élysée in the Chomedey neighbourhood around 2:15 a.m. and were on scene until about 3 a.m. to establish a perimeter around the scene.
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Hoarding presents a unique challenge and fire risk in the community. Elaine Birchall, a hoarding behaviour and intervention specialist for over 18 years, talks to Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about best practices for how to proceed when encountering a hoarding situation on a call. Birchall covers what defines hoarding and how to recognize it, misconceptions around hoarding and how to approach the people involved in a nonjudgmental and sensitive manner.
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Location: Indianapolis, IN
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