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Lots to learn at FDIC
Editor’s note: Deputy Chief and Training Officer George Low, an FDIC rookie, blogs from Indianapolis this week.

March 25, 2011, Indianapolis - Thursday was another fantastic day! I attended two classroom sessions. The first dealt with wildland urban interface fires, a subject that is critically important to those of us whose homes are surrounded by forest.

Thousands pay tribute to fallen firefighters
March 24, 2011, Listowel, Ont. - They will be remembered.

Firefighters and townspeople stood shoulder to shoulder under a spring sun along the streets of this mid-western Ontario town Thursday to honour firefighters Kenneth Rae and Ray Walter, who died on duty last week.

Everything impresses at FDIC
Editor's note: Randy Vilneff, training officer for the Marmora and Lake Fire Department and a five-time FDIC attendee blogs this week for FFIC from Indianapolis.

March 24, 2011, Indianapolis - The new Indianapolis conference center is really spectacular. Firefighters from all over Canada and the United States are rolling in, amazed at the size and professional look of it all.

The CAFC on Parliament Hill


CAFC President Rob Simonds with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in Ottawa this week after the Conservative government announced a tax credit for volunteer firefighters in its budget. Photo by Rob Evans.

Editor’s blog: A fully engaged fire service

March 24, 2011 - As the executive and board of directors of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs head home from Ottawa to their respective provinces today – or to Listowel, for the funeral of firefighters Kenneth Rae and Ray Walter – there’s lots of talk about what happens next.

Trade show day in Indy

Editor's note: Randy Vilneff, training officer for the Marmora and Lake Fire Department and a five-time FDIC attendee blogs this week for FFIC from Indianapolis.
March 24, 2011, Indianapolis - Arrived in Indy about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday under sunny skies and 23 C temperature.

Old friends and new experiences in Indy

Editor’s note: Deputy Chief and Training Officer George Low, an FDIC rookie, blogs from Indianapolis this week.
March 24, 2011, Indianapolis - My first FDIC experience today was a wonderful surprise. Twenty-one years ago, I left Pickering Fire Department, where I had volunteered for 11 years, to move to Alberta, as a result of changes in my paying job. As soon as I arrived in Alberta, I found and joined our local volunteer department.

Lessons learned in Ottawa

Editor's note: Rob Evans, deputy fire chief for Redwood Meadows Emergency Services blogs from Parliament Hill during the CAFC's government relations week.
March 24, 2011, Ottawa - So, today ends my first trip to Ottawa and what an experience it has been. I am so appreciative of the opportunity to take in the CAFC’s government relations week. The continued networking that I have done by working side by side with my metro counterparts is truly priceless.

Barn fire kills 8,000 chickens
March 24, 2011, Brandon, Man. - About 8,000 chickens died Wednesday after a poultry barn on Manitoba Hutterite colony burned to the ground. CBC News reports.

Hydro sub station fire causes power outage
March 24, 2011, Sudbury, Ont. - A hydro sub station fire left several Sudbury residences without power Wednesday morning. The Sudbury Star reports.

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