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Canada should be on “high alert” for 2024 wildfires, a scientist with the Canadian Forest Service said as he offered a sweeping view of last year’s record-shattering season.
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A study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology shows found that textiles used in firefighter turnout gear tend to release more toxins when they are subject to wear and tear.
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A 22-year-old Nova Scotia man has been charged with lighting a fire last May that grew to become the Barrington Lake fire, one of the largest wildfires in the province’s history.
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In Ontario, Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services has taken delivery of two heavy rescue vehicles from Commercial Truck Equipment Corporation. The new trucks are expected to be strategically deployed across the city to maximize coverage and improve response times.
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The nuts and bolts of apparatus procurement are still nuts and bolts — specs, tenders, bids, buys — but the wheels are sure driving in some interesting directions. By Laura Aiken
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There has been a lot of talk about the proposed new standard, NFPA 1970, which, if issued in 2024, will cover bunker gear, work apparel, SCBA and PASS. Essentially, NFPA 1970 consolidates four already-existing standards into one streamlined document, with some changes. By Laura King
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What are the core leadership traits? Sounds like a buzzword of sorts, and every department will have differing vision statements and nomenclature that try and capture the main points of what they want their leaders to exemplify. By Kirk Hughes
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You order the truck in 2023 and you get it in 2025. What happened? Where is the disconnect? How did all this change from 2019 to 2023? I have not looked into stats or data to answer this. I don’t have to. Ask and you will hear why. By Chris Dennis
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This new 9 th edition from IFSTA provides fire and emergency services personnel and civilian inspectors with the information they need to meet the job performance requirements (JPRs) of Chapter 7 of NFPA 1030, 2024 Edition. This manual covers fire dynamics, building components and services, site access, fire hazard recognition, water-based fire suppression systems, plan review and inspection procedures. This new edition updates and expands content from the previous edition throughout the manual. PLUS: Skill Sheets have been added to the manual, and discussion questions and a new Instructor’s Toolbox have been added to most chapters.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Dr. Richard Gasaway, one of America’s leading authorities on human error and situational awareness, joins (Ret.) Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy to chat about the evolution of the term situational awareness, impacts of technology, and how neuroscience can help us make our best decisions on the modern-day fire ground.
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