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Metrolinx, which operates trains on Toronto’s GO network, will move to restrict e-bikes with non-certified batteries starting April 9.
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Jason Brolund, the fire chief in West Kelowna, B.C., says he’s seen thick smoke turn day to night in his years as a firefighter, but the opposite happened when a fast-moving blaze tore through his community one night last August.
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The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) and the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) have forged a strategic partnership to bolster farm safety across Ontario. Together, they plan to pool resources and champion fire safety and prevention initiatives within the agricultural community.
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The house where two people died in a fire Monday morning did not have working smoke alarms, says the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal. Guelph Today reports.
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Firefighters in Pemberton could soon have their own live fire training building.
At a recent Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) board meeting, directors approved allocating up to $110,000 for the project, which comes with an expected total price tag of about $450,000. The remaining $340,000 has been provided through a provincial grant through the Village of Pemberton (VOP).
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From people power to moving water, how technology and innovation are changing wildfire response...
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In most volunteer/paid-on-call departments, rookie training is well underway. By now you have likely completed communications and alarms. Pretty boring stuff, especially when that new recruit is itching to get to the fire behaviour portion. Years ago, I transferred the information regarding communications and alarms found in the “Canadian Firefighter’s Handbook” and the “IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting Manual”, to PowerPoint. During our first presentation, I noticed the firefighters’ interest peaked when I showed the last few slides. At first, I thought it was because the end was near. But no, it was the few lines about arrival reports that hooked ...
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Leadership is often described as being a very lonely place. In my experience, this is undeniably true at times. I commonly speak with leaders, both within the fire service and well outside it, who express and describe the pressure, stress and loneliness that complicates and frustrates their lives as a leader...
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Over the Canada Day weekend, someone asked me if I were to give advice to a new chief officer in the fire service, what would I say? The question caused me to stop and think about lessons I have learned in over 17 years as a chief officer and what to me has been valuable in shaping my career...
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The firefighter’s mission at gas emergencies is life safety. Are your fire department’s response procedures based on gas industry best practices? Tactical Response to Natural Gas Emergencies explains the proper and rapid size-up of gas emergencies, the uses and limitations of air monitors, new laser-based gas detectors, how to improve your standard operating procedures, all in service of making effective strategic and tactical decisions.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Ret. Fire Chief Arjuna George has stayed connected to the fire service as a columnist (From Hire to Retire, Canadian Firefighter), podcast host (Beneath the Helmet), and author (Burnt Around the Edges, with more books to come). Arjuna shares how burnout pushed him into early retirement, why he wrote a book on it, and how a “world café” can contribute to better mental health.
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