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In Ontario, Mississauga’s Fire Chief Deryn Rizzi has been honoured among Canada’s 100 most powerful women in a new list from the advocacy group Women’s Executive Network (WXN).
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Environment, Energy and Climate Action, in partnership with P.E.I’s Fire Marshal’s Office, is distributing emergency generators to fire departments across the province for use in Island communities.
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Fire dispatchers in Prince George, B.C., will soon be answering emergency calls from 100 communities across the province, including the Central Kootenay Regional District, almost 900 kilometres away.
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Last Saturday, the 8th annual Helping the Helpers Awareness and Education Day will see roughly 300 first responders and frontline workers who are dealing with PTSD or other psychological workplace injuries, and their families, gather at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., for a day of sharing, education and support.
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Thermal imaging cameras (TICs) are crucial to ensuring fire crews can navigate thick smoke to find potential victims, locate hot spots, and monitor the direction of the fire. That’s why Teledyne FLIR is on a mission to make high quality TICs standard issue equipment for every member of a fire crew.
Rugged, dependable FLIR TICs give your team a comprehensive view of every scene so they can save lives and protect property, safely.
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The pandemic is still with us, but news of its death toll has been supplanted by the reverberations of its aftershocks. Supply chain disruptions. Inflation. Labour shortages. An expected recession. All these factors have created several challenges for fire truck manufacturers and dealers. Fire chiefs, procurement committees and others with input into buying a municipality’s next apparatus should be aware of the impacts rippling into the purchasing and planning environment. By Laura Aiken
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It’s not always practical to conduct a live side-by-side burn to increase awareness of home fire sprinklers – personnel, cost, weather, and environmental impact are just a some of the considerations. With those factors in mind, and a desire to increase outreach to builders and developers, the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition developed a virtual reality video that immerses viewers in sprinklered and non-sprinklered rooms. By Laura King
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The Ontario Disaster and Emergency Management Conference (DEMCON), is Canada's premier emergency management event supported by community stakeholders; Ontario Association of Emergency Managers; Canadian Red Cross, International Association of Emergency Managers-Canada; and Ontario Municipal Social Services Association. The conference delivers two full days of community networking and speakers from across North America, panel discussions and interviews focusing on lessons learned, new initiatives, best practices, and on topics such as Disaster Response and Recovery, Community Resilience and Climate Change.
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The area around your jaw, face, and neck is the most vulnerable spot when exposed to fireground contaminants from soot and smoke. Standard FR knit hoods protect you from heat and flames, but in recent years, improvements to firefighter hood designs have led to advanced particulate blocking protection. It’s important that all fire departments become educated on the importance of particulate blocking hood technology for the health and safety of their crew members. By Todd Herring
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The number one fire ground priority is to save lives. All fire departments in North America strive to meet this priority in the interest of the public they serve. Firefighters push themselves to their limits to save the life of a complete stranger. The rescue process begins by being in a readied state for the call of action. By Mark van der Feyst
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Arjuna George, retired fire chief and professional coach, talks to fire chief and host Tom DeSorcy about the importance of succession planning to the fire service, maintaining business continuity, identifying emerging leaders, how succession planning impacts recruitment and retention, defining retirement, empowering people to lead, and the future of the volunteer fire service in Canada.
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