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A new study found a connection between an atmospheric river event, landslides and areas impacted by wildfire. It's a good reminder of the ever-present ripple effect in nature. The more we study wildfire, the more connections we are likely to find.
- Laura Aiken, Editor, Fire Fighting in Canada
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The government of Canada is investing $16.3 million over the next three years to support 25 projects aimed at improving wildland fire fighting training.
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Since October 2024, the B.C. Wildfire Service has received more than 2200 applications, the highest recorded number of applications ever received.
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The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has released data showing 2024 was the costliest year for commercial insurance losses in nearly a decade.
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Nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia’s atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had been logged or burned by wildfire, a study has found.
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Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response, Canadian Fifth Edition This edition provides a complete Firefighter I and Firefighter II training solution and meets and exceeds the intent of the job performance requirements in the 2024 Edition of NFPA 1010. Canadian fire experts have adapted content to meet the needs of the Canadian fire service by expanding the history section and changing common terminology and practices.
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By the numbers, Canada’s 2024 wildfire season was tamer than 2023, but it was still wildly devastating on a number of fronts.
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Canadian Firefighter magazine editor Brittani Schroeder spoke with Tony Meakings, a fire service training instructor and volunteer firefighter for the Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department, to speak about what he’s seen change in firefighter training over his career and where he’d like to see training go next.
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Fire Fighting in Canada editor Laura Aiken recalls the air smelling like an ashtray. Not a richly pungent cigar ashtray either. Acrid. Repugnant. This was 2023 when Quebec’s wildfire smoke made a tour de force through southern Ontario and into the U.S., shuttering children inside and hazing the gaze of those of us in disbelief that a fire so far from home could disrupt life like this.
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Oro-Medonte Fire and Emergency Services in Ontario has promoted Roree Payment to fire chief and Murray Langman to deputy fire chief.
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Deputy Chief Scott Atkinson has been named the new fire chief for the Timmins Fire Department in Ontario.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Matt Pegg, COO of Warrior Health and retired fire chief, discusses the organization’s origins and goals. Warrior Health emerged from Wounded Warriors Canada and aims to provide comprehensive mental health support and resilience training to public safety personnel and their families across Ontario. Pegg highlights the province’s financial commitment and the program’s unique inclusion of family support as crucial elements. He expresses hope that this model can expand interprovincially, emphasizing the importance of the program’s independent evaluation and evidence-based approach.
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