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Show season is off to the races. I attended the always excellent OAFC annual trade show and conference in early May and am looking forward to joining the FCABC in Penticton for their mid-June trade expo and summit. Keep an eye on our event calendar!
- Laura Aiken, Editor, Fire Fighting in Canada
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A fire on May 7 at the manufacturing plant of WD Plastics Ltd., a custom molder in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has caused major damage, with the Saskatoon Fire Department saying the building “is expected to be a total loss.”
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The Metropolitan “Metro” Fire Chiefs Association, a section of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), recently held its 2025 annual meeting, with over 160 Metro chiefs attending from Canada, the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Ecuador, the UK, Slovenia, South Africa, Singapore, the Netherlands, and Mexico.
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Two firefighters were taken to hospital after a three-alarm blaze at a home in Cabbagetown early Monday morning. Toronto Fire was called at 12:20 a.m. where a fire broke out at a home on Aberdeen Avenue, near Ontario Street. More than 30 fire vehicles attended the scene of the fire, which has since been knocked down.
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Emergency crews are actively fighting a large grass fire that broke out earlier today in the 600 block of Gunn Road, in Winnipeg’s north Transcona area.
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In this edition’s Volunteer Vision, (Ret.) Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy examines change in the fire department through the analogous lens of a dependable pick-up truck. He poses many questions, and this makes sense, for change driven by choice requires a weighing of various factors to decide which turn to take. These are the most desirable, calculated types of change — purposeful, engineered, ones in which your sphere of influence casts wide. Then there’s the typical change foisted upon us all the time. Staff changes. Weather foibles and freak events. Wrinkles. In all the scenarios, we are making choices about our ...
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“I can’t talk about that.” Rare is the topic that evokes this response, but it’s one I’ve heard more than once from an inquiry about PFAS, more tongue-twisterly known as per – and polyfluoroalkyls. PFAS comprise thousands of human-made substances. PFAS has had a role in fire as a fluorine based performance additive in turnout gear and foam, but that role has been under re-evaluation for years because there is a burgeoning body of generally accepted evidence that these chemicals are bad for humans and our planet. PFAS are easy-peasy to detect in people and the environment because they are ...
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Most engines and pumpers are equipped with a deck gun and/or a ground monitor for defensive operations. A defensive operation occurs when significant fire is present within a structure, making any interior operations impossible. In such cases, water is applied from the exterior in a defensive or distanced position. When taking a defensive position, large amounts of water must be discharged from the nozzles of a deck gun or ground monitor. This same large amount of water, starting at 500 gallons per minute, can also be utilized for interior operations when mounting an offensive attack. Discharging large volumes of water ...
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There has been a changing of the guard at the Oil Springs-South Enniskillen Fire Department, but with a familiar face.
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Front of Yonge Fire Chief Greg Halladay was honoured by his wife, daughters, extended family, friends, colleagues and dignitaries on Saturday, as folks packed into the Mallorytown Community Hall in Ontario to celebrate his 50 continuous years of fire service.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Hear from three Canadian suppliers — Marcel Syens, Principal Associate for Double Eagle Associates, Rick Suche, CEO of Fort Garry Fire Trucks, and Mark Biernat, president of Biernat Fire Feu — on the challenges fire departments in Canada face regarding procurement, particularly during the rapidly evolving economic uncertainty and tariffs in today’s world that could ultimately mean higher prices and longer wait times. For context, please note this podcast was recorded on April 16.
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