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Enhancing Fireground Effectiveness Amid Staffing Challenges

Enhancing Fireground Effectiveness Amid Staffing Challenges

Navigating low staffing levels, tight budgets, and inadequate equipment, fire departments face added complexity in maintaining effective operations. The significance of well-defined roles and responsibilities on the fireground has grown, demanding unwavering...

Osoyoos Fire Rescue gains ‘Full-Service’ designation

Osoyoos Fire Rescue gains ‘Full-Service’ designation

Osoyoos Fire Rescue (OFR) has been re-designated following ongoing training, enabling it to provide fire suppression protection to larger, more complex structures. In a presentation to council, Corey Kortmeyer OFR Chief said the move “enhances fire life and safety for...

E-bike fire on Toronto subway was ‘rapid and intense’

E-bike fire on Toronto subway was ‘rapid and intense’

E-bike fire on Toronto subway was 'rapid and intense,' Toronto Fire says. Here's how it erupted. A fire engulfed a subway train in Toronto Sunday afternoon and Toronto Fire says it is due to the failure of a lithium ion battery pack used in an electric bike. Just...

Firefighters sounding the alarm over staffing level

Firefighters sounding the alarm over staffing level

Cochrane firefighters are raising concerns about the necessity for increased manpower to cope with rapid urban expansion, citing it as a critical matter for public safety. He notes that the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) standard prescribes one...

High school students learning to become firefighters

High school students learning to become firefighters

Every Friday, nearly a dozen students from Livingstone Range School Division are enrolled in firefighting training and gather at the Granum fire hall for three hours. During these sessions, they learn the ins and outs of the profession. Read More

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