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Rural volunteer firefighters in Ottawa are now considered casual employees, an employment status that is expected to give them access to enhanced compensation and recognize their role as emergency responders while upholding response time standards.
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The 2024 wildfire season in Alberta is now underway – 10 days earlier than usual – in the face of low snowpacks and forecasts of dry weather to come.
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An assistant fire chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is recovering in a Hong Kong hospital after contracting an infection commonly known as flesh-eating disease, forcing the amputation of part of his leg during a family vacation.
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Another fire burned at the vacant Vulcan Iron Works foundry on Saturday in Winnipeg. The building was previously gutted by a fire in July 2023. It then sustained further damage in a blaze in September 2023. Several other minor fires have also taken place at this same building.
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Lithium-ion batteries are an ever-evolving issue on the education, inspection and response strategy front. Getting the information out, catching codes and standards up to the current day, and enforcement will all be players in continuing to address the potential dangers. The market is growing very fast, which means you will only see more and more LIB-powered everything. By Laura Aiken
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Being able to identify resiliency more clearly would go a long way towards understanding why two people experience the same call and one may struggle while another would not. In a better understanding we may be able to uncover the secret sauce of resilience, making it more accessible to all our firefighters. By Nick Halmasy
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Solid teamwork is essential for organizational success and survival. The fire service has always been great at developing solid teams, but don’t take this for granted. It requires a lot of hard work and constant effort to keep the team on track and moving in the right direction. By Gord Schreiner
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One thing that is often overlooked by fire departments is the increased and effective use of social media platforms to address some of the barriers being faced by the fire service and help to highlight the hard work and dedication that crews display on a regular basis. This is how to use social media to help you recruit, justify budgets and showcase your level of service. By Kirk Hughes
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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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Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg and Michael Landsberg, founder of Sick Not Weak, sat down with Ret. Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy to discuss the value of talking about mental health without shame, stigma, and the return on investment when leaders open up about mental wellbeing and resiliency.
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