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Flashpoint |
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Written by Peter Sells
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May 17, 2013, Toronto – This is being written as I wait in Boston’s Logan Airport for my flight home to Toronto, after a very informative visit with the National Fire Protection Association at their offices in nearby Quincy, Mass. True to the NFPA’s reputation as a professional and progressive organization, its hospitality and welcoming attitude were exemplary, with one glaring exception – the first thing I encountered upon entering their lobby was a life-sized Sparky statue, all decked out in a Bruins jersey and holding a hockey stick. Talk about rubbing salt in the wounds . . .
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Route 93 End to End to End MS blog |
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Written by Greg Van Tighem
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May 17, 2013, Jasper, Alta. – After a terrible sleep due to a busy
critter living in the attic space above me, I awoke early to make it to
the highway before the top crust on the trail warmed up (I had planned
to sleep-in in order arrive in Jasper, Alta., at the designated 4 p.m.
time).
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Under Control |
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Written by Les Karpluk
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May 16, 2013, Prince Albert, Sask. – The concept of succession planning has been around for quite some time; this is a healthy sign of the progression of our profession and, to some extent, it is also a sign of the times, as boomers (1945-1964) are retiring from officer and chief-officer positions. This leaves opportunities for those wishing to move forward in their careers.
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Size-up |
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Written by Rob Evans
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May 15, 2013, Redwood Meadows, Alta. – Wow, I am just full of blog posts this week. It must be the 20-plus degree weather that has finally arrived in our neck of the woods. However, during the recent training at Redwood Meadows Emergency Services (RMES), we were all bundled up with the temperature hovering around the freezing mark. Good thing, I guess, because we were running some ice-rescue drills. And besides, cold weather makes watching the Stanley Cup a little easier to take – for those of us without a team in the second season.
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Size-up |
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Written by Rob Evans
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May 13, 2013, Redwood Meadows, Alta. – Absence makes the heart grow fonder. I hope that is true because it feels like forever since I blogged last. Laura would surely be on me more if she herself would have been in the office for more than a day in the last month. The work/life balance has been a struggle of late and the blogging lost out. But, here I am on scene and I hope I have not forgotten how to do a Size-up.
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Dispatches |
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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May 13, 2013, Waubaushene, Ont. – Picture this: I’m at my desk at work (in the township office, across the parking lot from the fire hall) and the pager goes off, toning out my hall and another hall. My pager is in a drawer at my desk so I didn’t catch what the call actually was. I’m on the phone with someone, so I dig through my purse in order to find my pager and turn it off, in order to hear what the person on the phone is saying. When I finish the conversation and hang up, a co-worker asks me what the call was.
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Editor's blog |
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Written by Laura King
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May 5, 2013, Toronto – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is expected to signal her government's support for legislating mandatory sprinklers in retirement homes Monday morning when she addresses delegates to the 61st meeting of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC).
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Editor's blog |
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Written by Laura King
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April 29, 2013, Toronto - It’s remarkable how many Canadians Fire Fighting in Canada advertising manager Catherine Connolly and I saw in Indianapolis last week at FDIC: Windsor, N.S., Fire Chief Scott Burgess, captains-EMTs Jennifer Low-Evans and Gary Robetson and Deputy Fire Chief George Low from Redwood Meadows, Alta., Richmond Hill Fire Chief Steve Kraft, Ontario OFM program specialist Cynthia Ross Tustin, Township of Wellesley Fire Chief Andrew Lillico, the entire 38-member mostly Alberta contingent with The Fire Within (including three of High Level’s finest!), Calgary firefighter Randy Shmitz and his Schmitz Mittz team, Kitchener Deputy Chief Steve Usher, Morden, Man., Chief Andy Thiessen, Woodstock, Ont., Fire Chief Scott Tegler, the crews from Fort Garry Fire Trucks and M&L Supply, and dozens of others.
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