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The City of North Battleford, Sask., has approved a new collective agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 1756. The four-year contract, from Jan., 2019 to Dec., 2022, includes a two per cent wage increase for each of the first three years, and a 1.8 per cent increase for the fourth year for a first-class firefighter.
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Emergency operations chief Matthew Pegg has to figure out how to get three million people immunized. Twice. The work has already begun, with a search for venues in the four corners of the city, near public transit, where thousands of people a day can be immunized for COVID-19 once a vaccine becomes available, all being well, in early 2021.
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Ninety minutes after firefighters in St. John’s found out budget cuts would take one of their two ladder trucks off the road; the department used both trucks to respond to separate fire calls. That’s according to Craig Smith, president of the local chapter of the International Association of Firefighters, and a firefighter with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department.
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Starfield LION has a legacy and ongoing history of introducing new products and services which are always designed to ensure the health, safety and performance of the first responders who serve our communities and our country. Starfield LION’s game-changing PPE innovations are designed to best prepare firefighters, EMS teams and law enforcement officers for the dangers and hazards they face each day. For decades, Starfield LION has been the industry leader in the fight against firefighter stress by incorporating innovative design features and materials to deliver the most natural, least restrictive movement possible.
From bunker gear, to helmets and gloves, Starfield LION offers a full line of PPE solutions to fit your department’s needs. As we continue to develop new and enhance existing PPE products and services, our primary goal remains the same: To keep you safe and always....
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Departments across Canada are focusing on diversity and inclusion while navigating recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cover story of our December edition features career, volunteer and composite department recruitment tactics.
By Brieanna Charlebois.
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To understand what motivates people to evacuate, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) surveyed affected residents. Their analysis of the responses identified key factors at play and uncovered an unexpected phenomenon, wherein smoke appeared to lower peoples’ sense of danger.
By Jonathan Griffin.
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Four people have been displaced following a house fire on Sunday morning in Coldbrook, N.S. The Canadian Red Cross said the fire was reported shortly after 4 a.m. at a residence on Princess Drive.
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Ontario Provincial Police in Wellington County say a fire that destroyed a barn just north of Guelph on Sunday is considered suspicious. OPP officers and the Guelph Fire Department both responded to a report of a barn fire shortly after 7 p.m.
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Two people were sent to hospital and a dog was rescued after a house fire Sunday night near Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.
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Jan. 18 – 21, 2021
Location: St. Pete Beach, Fla
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March 26 – 28, 2021
Location: Huntsville, Ont. (COVID-19 restrictions pending)
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