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Air quality warnings due to wildfire smoke were recently issued for significant swaths of Canada. Manitoba is under its second state of emergency this year due to fires. It is undoubtedly a tough season for our communities and fire crews.
- Laura Aiken, Editor, Fire Fighting in Canada
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Toronto has bolstered its emergency fire response capabilities along the Toronto Islands and waterfront areas, unveiling two new advanced marine vessels.
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“There’s not many people left that have 10 years.”bNoah Freedman has been an Ontario wildland firefighter for a decade but says there aren’t many in the field with the same level of experience anymore. The main reason for that, the fire crew leader and OPSEU Local 703 vice president says, is the difficulty in retaining qualified forest firefighters.
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The Prince Albert Fire Department (PAFD) set another record for calls they responded to in 2024, with a seven per cent increase over last year. The department is approaching a 2,000 call volume for the year.
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The City of St. Catharines celebrated the official opening of its new, state-of-the-art Fire Station 2 on July 9, marking a significant milestone as the city’s first building designed to meet the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) Zero Carbon Building Standard.
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A group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires. The Guardian reports.
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Designed to be effective as a manual to develop an individual fire department’s strategic plan as well as a textbook for use in courses, this 3rd edition provides support to fire departments that already have a strategic plan and just need to update and revise their existing plan. A new chapter in this edition provides assistance to those departments having challenges with their strategic plan and obtaining the desired outcomes/results. It adds a new troubleshooting process for those departments having challenges to creating an effective and successful strategic plan.
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Imposter syndrome (IS) is a common experience amongst women in male-dominated fields, and the fire service is no exception. For those not familiar with the term, the concept of IS was first explored by researchers Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Ament Imes in 1978. During their observations of 150 women who were respected professionals in their fields, or students recognized for their academic excellence, they found that despite their individual success or praise from others, these women continued to believe they were not worthy and had achieved their success from sheer luck.
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Training new firefighters to use a thermal imager is about technical knowledge and strategic thinking.
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Ernest Hemingway said, “Every man has two deaths, when he is buried in the ground and the last time someone says his name.” I think of this quote often, perhaps it is due to my present age (old) or the fact that I have been to a lot of funerals lately. Someday soon, perhaps in 40 or so years, there will be no one alive who has ever known me. I am presently writing out my memoirs. It may never be read by anyone, but it makes me feel good.
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Kingston Fire & Rescue (KFR) Chief Monique Belair has announced her retirement, effective July 31, 2025, concluding a distinguished 39-year career in.
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| FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA: THE PODCAST |
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Join us on this insightful podcast episode as host Ret. Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy sits down with Tim Pley, a former fire chief, past president of the Fire Chiefs Association of BC, and local government CAO, to explore the evolving landscape of the volunteer fire service. Pley offers invaluable insights into the challenges facing volunteerism today, from societal shifts and the ‘gig economy’ affecting recruitment, to the evolving expectations around compensation and the need for new leadership approaches. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to understand the pivotal changes and future direction of the fire service, emphasizing that ‘this is not your father’s fire department’ and leaders must adapt their methods to lead differently and value the time and contributions of younger generations.
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