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A small wearable device, the first of its kind developed by engineers in Lausanne, Switzerland, shows promising potential in continuously monitoring and measuring stress hormone levels, according to a new study published in Nature. CTV News reports.
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A new study looked at firefighters’ exposure to the fluorinated “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Nearly 99 percent of the fluorine found in tests of dust from inside fire stations likely came from unknown PFAS chemicals that could not be identified as ones that researchers had tested for.
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In British Columbia, Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns has introduced a Private Member’s Bill that proposes increasing the tax credit for volunteer firefighters and search and rescue volunteers. Alberni Valley News reports.
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CityReporter was developed with input from fire chiefs in towns and cities across North America. It contains a library of fire inspection checklists based on the national fire code. This allows fire prevention officers to get started with inspections immediately after installing your properties in the software.
” My days are so much more productive. I don’t know about the cost savings of using less paper, but it makes my life a heck of a lot easier. You can’t put a price tag on that. I wish they had technology like this years ago.”
Jim McBride, Director of Protective Services
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Departments are focusing on diversity and inclusion while navigating recruitment in a pandemic.
By Brieanna Charlebois
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A recent CBC article, “Psychologists worry about mental health in first full COVID-19 winter” and a sudden influx of patients coming into my practice with mental health concerns influenced me to write this very important article for firefighters and the fire service.
By Elias Markou
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Drive to Survive: The Art of Wheeling the Rig provides an in-depth examination of fire apparatus vehicle dynamics. This is not your average "driver training" textbook.
Fire apparatus operators must understand how a vehicle maneuvers at roadway speed, and more importantly...why does it crash? Just as a doctor cannot heal the human body without a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology, an emergency vehicle operator cannot safely drive a fire apparatus without an in-depth knowledge of vehicle dynamics.
Drive to Survive fills in the gaps between vehicle dynamics and crash causation.
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Penticton, B.C., is launching a bid for grant funding to help older locals get “FireSmart.” Penticton Western News Reports.
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MRC des Collines police say two bodies have been found in the rubble of a home following a fire in La Peche, Que., north of Gatineau. Police had reported early Sunday morning that two young girls were missing after the fire Saturday evening at a home on chemin Murray. CTV News reports.
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By 9 a.m. on Saturday, Surrey Fire Service in British Columbia had already responded to three separate 911 calls for fire trucks. CTV News reports.
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