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Memorial service for Lt. Travis Guedes |
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Hundreds of firefighters from British Columbia and Alberta gathered on Sunday to pay their respects and honour the life and service of Salt Spring Island firefighter Lt. Travis Guedes. The husband and father of two died April 17 after a battle with brain cancer.
Photo by retired SSIFR firefighter Dave Bartle.
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Fort Garry Fire Trucks grand opening |
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Winnipeg-based Fort Garry Fire Trucks (FGFT) officially opened its new, $7 million, 50,000-squaret foot plant on Friday with a grand-opening celebration. FGFT has increased its workforce by about 20 per cent to 100 employees and says it is ready to meet the needs of today's fire service. Photos by Catherine Connolly.
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CAFC government relations week |
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Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs president Steve Gamble address members and MPs in the Speaker's lounge on Parliament Hill following the CAFC's government relations week, during which fire chiefs from across the country met with MPs, ministers and bureaucrats to educate them about fire-serivce issues including fire prevention and protection on First Nations, residential sprinklers and securing an additional 10 megahertz of the 700 MHz spectrum for first responders. Photos by Rob Evans and Laura King
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Firefighter Career Expo 2013 |
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Deputy Fire Chief Dwayne MacIntosh of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) welcomes a group of firefighter hopefuls to the first of four BecomingAFirefighter.com Firefighter Career Expos in 2013. The event on Saturday at the GTAA's Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI) was hosted by BecomingAFirefighter.com founder Kory Pearn and featured speakers Jesse Cooke of Twist Sports Conditioning in Whitby, Ont., Jason Lloyd of Firefighter Academy and GTAA Fire Chief Mike Figliola. Photos by Olivia D'Orazio.
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Exercise Trillium Resolve (Huron Challenge IV) |
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| More than 1,000 fire and emergency services personnel were involved in last week's mock-disaster exercise that affected the Bruce Power nuclear generating station and surrounding communities. Firefighters from the Saugeen Shores Fire Department, along with members of the Ontario Provincial Police disaster-response teams, ran several evolutions at a home that had been struck by a tornado as part of the exercise. Photos by Laura King and Catherine Connolly. |
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