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Last year was the busiest B.C.’s Mission Fire Rescue Service (MFRS) had on record, according to Fire Chief Mark Goddard. He provided the service’s annual report to council on Feb. 22, which included the numbers, 2021 highlights, and projects for upcoming years.
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Halifax’s fire chief has asked regional council for approval to train 10 extra firefighters to help improve response times in Bedford and Sackville.
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Under the agreement, funds provided by the Yukon government will support Yukon First Nations Wildfire to employ 20 additional youth each year to assist with the Yukon’s wildland fire response operations, and conduct forest fuel reduction, prevention and mitigation activities that will aim to create wildfire resilient communities in the Yukon.
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A family of four in St. Thomas, Ont. is lucky to be alive following an overnight house fire. Emergency crews were called to a home on Chestnut Street just before 11 p.m. Thursday. The fire started in a vehicle in the driveway and moved to the house.
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With the right thermal imaging camera in hand, your firefighters will maneuver through smoke more easily and strategically, keep themselves safer, and save more lives.
The FLIR K65 is the advanced, feature-rich thermal imaging camera you need when NFPA® compliance is a must. With fully sealed connectors and a secured battery, the K65 is designed to be fully compliant with the NFPA 1801-2021 Standard for Thermal Imagers covering usability, image quality, and durability for firefighting. Now more affordable for departments than ever.
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The NFPA has changed considerably since 2017, most notably in digitizing all assets and becoming a truly online provider of codes and standards, training, and public education. This was a much-needed, strategic and sometimes frustrating process, as is always the case when organizations need to keep up to user demands. Priorities changed, new initiatives replaced projects already in the works, and positions were overtaken by new roles. By Laura King
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A nation-wide system for reporting fires has been launched as a critical step toward reducing the high toll that fires take on Indigenous communities in Canada. For many years, data from Statistics Canada and other sources has demonstrated that Indigenous people in Canada have a disproportionately higher risk of fire-related injury and death than the rest of the population, yet a lack of comprehensive data on fires in First Nation communities has prevented the development and deployment of effective interventions. By Len Garis and Mandy Desautels
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The MSA G1 SCBA provides the revolutionary safety capabilities of today with the ability to be seamlessly updated as technology changes in the future. MSA is the first breathing apparatus manufacturer to provide a platform-oriented safety-as-a-system SCBA. See for yourself - virtually. Schedule a virtual demo now.
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| International Women’s Day |
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In 2021, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs launched the eight-part Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Celebration Webinar Series in collaboration with Fire Fighting in Canada through a generous grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation. The eight part series interviewed 14 female leaders in fire and emergency management. These women shared their career experiences and recommendations for increasing equity, diversity and inclusion in the fire service. All episodes are available to watch now.
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Join us for a conversation with Judy Unsworth, the deputy fire chief of operations for the town of Strathmore, Alta. Unsworth is the 2019 Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Volunteer Chief of the Year. She speaks candidly with Hope, B.C., Chief Tom DeSorcy about her experiences, including building a fire department from scratch. Unsworth also shares her thoughts on diversity and changing demographics in the fire service alongside what’s happening with the mental health conversation in Alberta. Tune in for a great perspective on the evolving nature of the fire service from an award winning chief.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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On Jan. 28, the Ontario government released a draft regulation to create mandatory minimum certification standards for specific fire protection services. Rob Grimwood, president of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs and deputy chief for Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services, joins host Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy, to discuss details of the proposed new rules and what it means for Ontario’s fire service.
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May 5-7, 2022
Location: The International Centre, Mississauga, ON
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May 10, 2022
Location: Universal EventSpace, Vaughan, ON
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