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EDITOR'S NOTE

"A recent study linked global deaths and Canada's 2023 wildfire season. Another looked at its specific toxicity on firefighters. We know smoke can be harmful. The scale of wildfires in recent years means we need to better understand just how bad. "

Laura Aiken, Editor, Fire Fighting in Canada

News

Ontario investing over $746,000 to train and protect firefighters

The Ontario government is investing over $746,000 to help the Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association (OPFFA) deliver survival training to firefighters across the province.

Study estimates 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke caused more than 80,000 deaths globally

A peer-reviewed study says smoke from record-breaking Canadian wildfires in 2023 caused an estimated 5,400 acute deaths and about 82,100 premature deaths worldwide.

Crews contain N.B.'s last out-of-control wildfire

New Brunswick is back down to zero out-of-control wildfires after a fire west of Renous was contained. The Beaver Lake Stream fire, about 60 kilometres west of Renous, was marked “contained” as of Friday.

Halton Hills announces new Community Connect Program

The Halton Hills Fire Department has launched the new Community Connect Program, a platform that allows residents and business owners to voluntarily share critical information with first responders before emergency strikes.

FEATURES

Wildland firefighters and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure: Biomonitoring, health risks, and industrial disease implications

Wildland firefighting is a physically demanding and high-risk profession. While the immediate dangers—heat, terrain, fatigue—are well known, emerging research is drawing attention to another concern: exposure to toxic compounds in wildfire smoke.

Leadership Forum: Earning respect

Gaining respect of your personnel comes naturally to many people. Those are the people that rise to the top of any candidate pool for future promotions. For the others, you try and teach the concept...

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Quick Hits

Nick Halmasy on the reality of firefighters seeking therapy

On a recent episode of EHN Canada’s 5 FAQs, Nick Halmasy, a psychotherapist and Fire Fighting in Canada contributor, opens up about a harsh reality: firefighters often don’t seek therapy until they’ve reached a breaking...

Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue opens Fire Training Centre

The Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue (KBRFR) hosted a grand opening for its new fire training centre on Sept. 6.