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It's National Wildfire Awareness Month. FFIC is proud to be hosting the 2024 Canadian Wildfire Conference in partnership with our sister brands in aviation on October 17 at the KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence in Kelowna, B.C.
- Laura Aiken, Editor, Fire Fighting in Canada
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The Ontario government will soon introduce legislation that, if passed, will ensure wildland firefighters and investigators have the same presumptive WSIB coverage for cancers, heart injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that municipal firefighters do.
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Edmonton’s fire chief Joe Zatylny is stepping down after nearly four years on the job. The City of Edmonton confirmed his departure by email on Wednesday, and Zatylny’s last day is slated for May 10.
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Alberta’s government increased the budget of the Community Fireguard Program, a tool communities can employ to help educate residents and lower the risk of large wildfires, to $19 million, a $14 million increase from 2023.
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Holmatro received an iF Design Award for its T1 forcible entry tool and an iF Design Award Gold for its OmniShore shoring system.
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Protect first responders with the AIRVAC 911® Engine Exhaust Removal System. No hoses and hands free, this automatic system protects 100% of the apparatus bay area by constantly monitoring and automatically removing diesel exhaust and particulate matter from your station. At the heart of our four-stage filtration system is a MERV 16 rated filter that has the ability to remove particles 0.3-1.0 microns in size.
There are no building modifications, vehicle attachments, ducting or external exhaust fans. Plus, the system doesn't interfere with daily operations or response time. Address hot zones by removing off-gassing of turnout gear, hoses and parked vehicles. Remove "engine backwash" every time a vehicle leaves and returns.
AIRVAC 911® meets NFPA requirements, is half the cost of hose systems and the only maintenance is periodic filter changes.
Control the spread of contaminants.
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Fire Chief Matt Pegg writes: I challenge you to peruse, for any amount of time at all, the shelves of your local bookstore or library in the “management and leadership” section without finding numerous authors who caution leaders about the perils of venturing into “the weeds”. It is unquestionably true that many good leaders have found themselves oblivious to the iceberg ahead as a result of being too deep in the weeds on an issue. Likewise, many leaders also struggle to calibrate their focus and role as they progress into increasingly senior leadership roles...
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Mark van der Feyst writes: Occupants trapped inside a residence require our intervention to locate them and then remove them from the structure. The removal process needs to be quick and simple by utilizing exit points in the structure to our advantage. Using windows and exterior doors that are located nearest to the location of the occupant is going to be the best way to remove them. When we find a person, we tend to want to remove them using the same path that we took into the building. Most times, this going to be the front or main door of the residence. Depending upon ...
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| National Wildfire Awareness Month |
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Who doesn’t love a good record-breaker? Basketball star LeBron James recently became the first NBA player to hit 40,000 points, near simultaneous with NCAA star Caitlin Clark breaking the points record, male or female, for college basketball. These are the best kind of broken records. Rarely repeated and very inspiring. We need these. But not all records are made to be broken. We could do without the ones wildfires and climate are absolutely smashing.
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Fire Chief Kirk Hughes writes: A dismal winter across most of Canada, void of snow and moisture, has heightened the fire risk across the country, with many experts predicting yet another active, long and devastating wildfire season. As the fire service prepares for this threat, many departments are taking a tiered approached on not only how to respond to wildland incidents, but also how to mitigate or prevent them from taking hold in the first place.
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The Cairns 1836 Fire Helmet features the iconic traditional design that firefighters love with innovative features that address today’s fire service needs. It’s lightweight and has a low ride height for comfort. It’s quick and easy to disassemble and assemble for cleanability. And it’s RFID-enabled for efficient asset management. Find an Authorized Distributor near you.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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On the latest edition of Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast, Jason Brolund, fire chief for West Kelowna Fire Rescue, which provides services for the city of West Kelowna and Westbank First Nations, shares his experience leading the fight against 2023’s McDougall Creek wildfire, a fire chief’s “nightmare scenario.” The McDougall Creek fire was the largest wildfire in the history of West Kelowna and forced the evacuation of over 10,000 residents.
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Date: May 16, 2024
Location: Simon Fraser University - Vancouver Campus
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Date: May 30 - June 01, 2024
Location: North Battleford, Sask.
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