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Andre Arsenault has spent considerable time studying forest fires and the research available is showing him that while large wildfires have historically been rare or infrequent in this province that forest fires are not all that uncommon, particularly in the central forest area.
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The City of Pitt Meadows, B.C., is putting out a call to rescue the ailing 911 emergency dispatch system in the province.
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The City of Regina’s Fire & Protective Services (RFPS) has received Accredited Agency status for the third time through the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). In Canada, RFPS is one of only nine departments to receive this accreditation.
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The Ontario government says forest fires have dwindled dramatically this year compared with last year, when fires tore through a record amount of land in the province.
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This annual favorite, for fire safety educators, is loaded with NFPA® resources and materials to distribute information to your community during Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW™) and beyond. The set includes a range of resources and materials based on this year’s campaign theme, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.™” It includes a variety of products for teaching both children and adults the importance of home fire escape planning. The 2022 FPW in a Box™ is a cost-effective and convenient solution for enhancing your local programs and initiatives.
Increase community engagement and help get your messages out far and wide. Available for audiences of 100, 300 or 500.
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Writing about the past is like tugging at a magician’s scarf; no end to the next colour, each piece of fabric leading endlessly to another. The future is such a mystery that a speculative piece is pretty tidy to package up by comparison. For Fire Fighting in Canada’s 65th anniversary cover feature, I tugged at the magician’s scarf and chose a sampling of the colourful history of the fire service and industry, by no means comprehensive, and certainly inspiring a second flip through the Rolodex to share more in a future issue. By Laura Aiken
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Post Traumatic Growth has been the beacon of positive outcomes since we first started hearing of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and its nefarious other relatives. It is the upside of the down. The promised right to the wrong of the illness. And, at least for me, was an obvious outcome to the process of healing. It made great common sense. By Nick Halmasy
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In December’s edition of the EDI Celebration Series, Michelle Vandevord, Associate Director for Saskatchewan First Nations Emergency Management and the first woman named president of the Aboriginal Firefighters Association of Canada, shared her career experiences and recommendations for increasing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the fire service.
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NFPA 1001 firefighter certification is unquestionably the North American standard for structural firefighters and fire departments. So, why would a fire department choose a lesser standard or no standard at all? By David Moseley
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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In this episode of Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast, Steven Craft, principal at CMH Fire Consultants, joins host Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy to discuss the series of five separate fire research burns on a full-scale mass timber structure in Ottawa. Craft touches on the importance of these research burns, how the tests are being conducted and what they mean for the fire service.
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