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Ottawa firefighters responded to fewer calls for service in 2020, as many residents spent more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Winnipeg’s Executive Policy Committee is expected to vote this week on ratifying a new contract with the city’s firefighters.
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Flames could be seen coming from a commercial building in Winnipeg's St. Boniface neighbourhood late Saturday night, according to the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service.
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The Calgary Police Service arson unit is investigating a suspicious fire that tore through a northeast Calgary pharmacy and medical clinic early Sunday morning.
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Material technology enables all-new athletic design with unique, stretch fabrics that allow closer, body-contoured fit for unprecedented range of motion with less bulk, more flexibility, and lighter weight.
PBI® STRETCH fabric with KEVLAR®: closer, less bulky fit and more flexibility with premium thermal break open protection.
DUPONT™ NOMEX® NANO thermal liner: thinner, lighter, more flexible, more breathable, and quicker drying.
3M™ SCOTCHLITE™ COMFORT TRIM reflective material: segmented and heat sealed to be lighter, more flexible, and breathable without sacrificing visibility.
GORE® CROSSTECH® BLACK moisture barrier: provides the highest breathability in the widest range of environmental conditions to reduce heat stress.
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When looking through the lens of a thermal imager (TI), what is it that you are looking at? We know the basic TI’s shades are white (objects are hot or warm) black (objects are cold or cooler) and everything else is different shades of gray. But that was not the question. The question was, “what is it that you are looking at?” By Manfred Kihn
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The roof hook is also known to many as the New York hook. The roof hook was invented by Hugh Halligan. Halligan also invented the halligan tool, and due to its overwhelming success, it seems to have overshadowed the roof hook. Throughout the United States, the roof hook is in many fire departments in a large capacity and yet in Canada we seem to have not adopted this amazingly effective tool. By Nathan Pocock
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In honour of Fire Prevention Month, First Alert and local fire departments across Canada have joined forces to educate the public about how to protect their families from the threats of fire, smoke and CO.
While complying with health and safety recommendations, firefighters are hosting socially distanced in-store events at select Lowe's Canada locations, featuring fire truck demonstrations, family-friendly activities and educational materials for people of all ages to learn about the importance of whole home safety. Thanks to the dedication of participating departments, thousands of Canadian families are better educated to help prevent and respond to fire and CO incidents!
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The fire service, I have come to realize through the good fortune of my engagement and involvement with fire departments across Canada, is diverse yet consistent and invariably challenging. I recently assumed the role of fire chief for the Town of Nipawin, Sask. This exciting new position entailed a move from my home province of some 27 years to a place with, I’m learning, both differences and similarities. In this agricultural region there are risks I have not yet seen such as grain entrapment and colder temperatures than I may be accustomed to. By Dave Balding
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Investigator (me): What can you tell me about this fire?
Fire chief: It was burning, we put it out. That’s our job, I don’t have time for investigation. End of conversation.
This exchange didn’t take place long ago — it was last year — and as the investigator I admit I was a little shocked at the chief’s attitude. Then I remembered, while voiced with less belligerence, at one time, I may have had a similar attitude. So, what changed? Why is fire investigation now important to me, regardless of my role at the fire?
By David Moseley
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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This month’s edition of Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast features the winners of this year’s Fire Chief of the Year awards presented by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and Fire Underwriter’s Survey. The two winners, Career fire chief Bill Boyes and volunteer Fire Chief Arnold Lazare, joined host Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy for a conversation about the future of firefighting. DeSorcy captured their reactions to being the recipients of the Career and Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year awards, and Boyes and Lazare talk about the challenges of the pandemic from the perspectives of a volunteer station and an urban one.
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