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Aug. 6, 2008, Barrie, Ont. - Firefighters in Barrie, Ont., are better rested, better trained and in better health after switching to 24-hour shifts from the traditional four days on, four days off. It has really taken hold in the past two to three years in the province, deputy chief Rick Monkman told Barrie Advance.com. The trend started in the
United States several years ago and in now place in
Mississauga, Kingston, Woodstock, London and Toronto.READ MORE
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Aug. 6, 2008, Belleville, Ont. - The City of Belleville could soon be on the hook for more than
$1.2 million in retroactive payments to firefighters. As the Belleville Intelligencer reports, about 60 unionized members of the Belleville Fire Department have been
without a contract since 2004, despite settlements with the city police officers
and 250 municipal workers. READ MORE
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Aug. 6, 2008, Regina - For the next 12 weeks students will be drilled on burn rates and
how flames react to oxygen as part of their education at Saskatchewan's only
professional firefighter training program. As the Regina Leader Post reports, as more people move back to Saskatchewan or migrate into the cities from
rural areas, cities are adding new fire stations to serve their expanding
population bases and this, in combination with an aging workforce, is creating a
demand for new hirees, said Brian Shul, co-ordinator of the industrial and trades program at Parkland Rgional College. READ MORE
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Aug. 6, 2008, Saskatoon - Two pre-built homes are gone after being destroyed by
fire. As Saskatoon Fire and Protective Services
Battalion Chief Jim Wood told News Talk 650, the fire appears to have started in some hay bales
located on the same lot right behind the two homes. READ MORE
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Aug. 6, 2008, Corner Brook, N.L. - Ivan Downton says the recent rains and cooler temperatures have
helped push the forest fire indexes in the province toward “low.” As the Corner Brook Western Star reports, the
provincial forest fire duty officer said as of Tuesday there were two fires
burning in Labrador, but there’s little smoke, and with rain expected to
continue they weren’t expected to grow. READ MORE
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