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Stats Canada releases report outlining fire-related homicides

Statistics Canada released a report based off of Canadian police service findings surrounding arson and fire-related homicides.


Parks Canada starts fire guard project between Banff and Lake Louise

In an effort to stop or slow the spread of wildfires in Alberta’s Banff National Park, Parks Canada has undertaken a proactive fire guard project along Highway 1A near the Protection Mountain Campground.


Manitoba firefighters to learn new skills in fighting fires at landfills

Five firefighters from the Pembina Valley in Manitoba will receive training in the new year specific to fighting fires at a landfill. Winkler Fire Chief Richard Paetzold says landfill fires are not something they have responded to a lot in the past, but they’ve become more common in recent years.


Report outlines toxic workplace for Cape Breton firefighters

In Nova Scotia, the union representing Cape Breton career firefighters is calling on the municipality to acknowledge and act on a 2018 report that it says identified the wide rift between rank-and-file members and department management.
 
 
Sponsored Spotlight 
 
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Current Issue 
 
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Volunteer Vision: Promoting to the next generation

In the fire service, we are good at many things. Public education being just one of them. What better way to protect our communities than to teach people to be safe and to avoid needing our service all together. But what about public awareness? Have we ramped that up at all? By Tom DeSorcy. » Read more...
 
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StopBad: Be ambitious

Too often members of the fire service are not prepared for the next promotion or hiring. They seem surprised, when reading a job posting, to find they do not meet the minimum requirements. In many of these cases, the minimum qualifications have been known for a long time. Some think that one day in the future they will take more courses or try a little harder to be prepared. When an opportunity arises, they are not ready and want to blame the system, others, or anyone but themselves. By Gord Schreiner. » Read more...
 
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FEATURED CONTENT 
 

65 years, part 2

In a challenging year for Canada’s fire truck manufacturers, it’s a privilege to spend a bit more ink celebrating the tenacity, longevity and success of our homegrown apparatus and equipment. There are many people who have played integral roles in shaping the landscape coast to coast. By Laura Aiken. » Learn more

Making mental health a priority

Mental health has changed from taboo to a top priority in fire departments. In Ontario, the Barrie Fire and Emergency Service (BFES) operates a mental health initiative that aims to create a healthy and supportive environment to benefit firefighter mental health. The program has been ongoing for a year and a half. By Maz Atta. » Learn more
 
FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST 
 

B.C.’s Playbook and the evolution of training standards

In the latest edition of Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast, Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy sat down with Craig Richardson, a training specialist and fire services advisor with the Office of the Fire Commissioner in B.C., to talk about training standards. The two discussed the 2014 training Playbook and how it helped to revolutionize training standards in B.C. Tune in to hear where training is headed now with the OFC’s training standard, what’s changing and how departments are reacting. » Listen now
 
Events 
 

Canadian BCP and Emergency Management 2023

Jan. 24-25, 2023
Location: Ottawa, Ont.
» Learn more

Lambton College Fire Trade Show

Jan. 28, 2023
Location: Sarnia, Ont.
For more information, reach out to:
» warwickfire@warwicktownship.ca