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The 2024 Fire Prevention Week theme is on smoke alarms and 2023 StatsCan data showed that 74% of residential fire deaths happened in smoke-alarm-less homes. It's clearly critical messaging as this stat highlights for the public.
- Laura Aiken, Editor, Fire Fighting in Canada
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A new study from the United States reports that more than half of the households across the country test their smoke alarms less frequently than recommended and a third do not test them at all.
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The governments of Canada and British Columbia are jointly investing $950,122 to support the advancement of FireSmart principles and practices across the province.
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Fire Chief Paul Boissonneault from the Oakville Fire Department was awarded three national awards presented by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC).
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The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) and Woodsure, a division of Axis Insurance Managers Inc., introduced a partnership between their WoodWorks and Woodsure programs.
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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.
» Order your copy today!
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A new study of Canadian coroner data suggests that unsafe homes, lack of working smoke alarms and lack of attention to correcting major housing repairs needed are among the factors in why Indigenous people in Canada die in fires more often than non-Indigenous people. By Len Garis and Mandy Desautels.
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Pressure is applied to firefighters daily, and they have simply volunteered to take it on. Fire Chief Vince MacKenzie calls that dedication, and it is, but it is also the motivation needed to do what firefighters do. Chief MacKenzie looks at how members of the fire service respond to pressure.
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Amid the worrying uptake in Canadian fire deaths comes some encouraging news, in the form of research underscoring the outstanding potential of evidence-based smoke alarm outreach to protect life and property, along with promising new tools for communities. By Larry Thomas, Samar Al-Hajj, Len Garis and Ian Pike.
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Alex Marshall has been promoted to deputy fire chief for the Foothills Fire Department in Alberta.
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The city of Barrie in Ontario has announced Kevin White as their new fire chief.
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Orangeville Fire Chief Ronald Morden has retired from the Ontario department after a 24-year career.
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The district of Sooke has appointed Chris McCrea as the new deputy fire chief for Sooke Fire Rescue Services in British Columbia.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Hailing from Nova Scotia, retired Fire Chief and Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables Tory Rushton chats with host and retired Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about the challenges of volunteer fire fighting in small rural towns, taking an organized approach to advocate for more resources, the importance of networking, how provinces can incorporate the local fire service to strengthen wildfire response, and navigating discussions around deploying crews to other areas in need.
» Listen now...
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