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In a decision that could set a precedent for other disputes over workplace vaccine mandates, a labour arbitrator has handed a victory to more than a dozen firefighters who were fired by the city of Toronto early this year after failing to get the COVID-19 vaccine or disclose their vaccination status.
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The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), in partnership with Pierce Manufacturing Inc., announced the 2022 IAFC Fire Chief of the Year honourees. Volunteer Fire Chief, Marshall Turbeville, of the Northern Sonoma FPD in Sonoma County, California, and career Fire Chief, Gary Ludwig, of the Champaign Fire Department in Champaign, Illinois, have been named this year’s honourees.
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An Ontario court has struck down the Ottawa airport’s plan to conduct unannounced, random drug tests on its firefighters, citing a lack of evidence the group has a substance-abuse problem that would justify such a “highly intrusive” invasion of privacy.
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A 20-hour-long fire battle at an Edmonton plastics recycling plant wrapped up Friday morning, but it has neighbouring business owners calling for changes.
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The new HP702 UL913 and HP782 UL913 radios are Class I, II, and III UL913 certified for use in areas where flammable dust and vapors are present, in industrial, energy production, and mining environments.
These radios share all the features of the recent H-Series product line.
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AI-Based Noise Cancellation
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IP68 and MIL-STD 810G Certified
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24+ Hour Battery Life
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Extended Range
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One Line OLED display screen (HP702 UL913)
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2.4" TFT-LCD screen and full keypad (HP782 UL913)
» Find out more about Hytera’s H-Series DMR radios here. |
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I will often take the opportunity, both in person and here in this column, to remind my colleagues and myself to take a step back once in a while, a check-in if you will, to remind ourselves that what we do does make a difference in all our lives. By Tom DeSorcy
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In our last issue, we started to look at the basic tenets of a tactic called Vent, Enter, Search (VES). In Part 1 we explored what VES is and how it can be used by the first arriving unit on scene. In Part 2, we are going to look at the tools needed for VES and the steps to performing it. By Mark van der Feyst
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Designed to be effective as a manual to develop an individual fire department’s strategic plan as well as a textbook for use in courses, this 3rd edition provides support to fire departments that already have a strategic plan and just need to update and revise their existing plan.
A new chapter in this edition provides assistance to those departments having challenges with their strategic plan and obtaining the desired outcomes/results. It adds a new troubleshooting process for those departments having challenges to creating an effective and successful strategic plan.
» Order your copy today from Firehall Bookstore |
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Sometimes being alone can be good for a person to reflect, relax, read and recharge. Being alone does not make a person necessarily lonely. It is the perception of being alone that makes the person lonely. Research has shown that this form of isolation is unhealthy and can lead to long-term health issues. By Peter Collins
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The Saskatoon Fire Department has been lifting people up throughout the community since 2007. Over the years the department has tried to get help for people who obviously needed it, with varying degrees of success. In 2017, the department partnered with the Saskatoon Council on Aging (SCOA) to implement the NFPA’s Remembering When program to enhance the lift-assist services offered in the community. By Dori Krahn and Roslyn M. Compton
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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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