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Fund for injured firefighter draws criticism |
Feb. 18, 2008
Talk about a burning issue. A firefighter in Windsor, Ont., was injured when the apparatus he was driving went out of control – apparently on a rain-slicked road – almost a year ago, on March 2, 2007.
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Lessons in cold-weather management |
Feb. 12
As the editor of a firefighting magazine and the daughter of an insurance adjuster, I’m more than paranoid about fire. I phoned a firefighter friend a few weeks ago when we got a new clothes dryer to make sure we had the correct venting materials; our house is full of smoke detectors (11 at last count); and we never burn candles.
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Cold spell keeps firefighters busy |
Feb. 12
Cold enough for ya? Yes, we know it’s colder in other parts of the country but in southwestern Ontario we’re not used to these freezing temps and all this precipitation, which is why every time it snows firefighters get called to incidents like the one Sunday on Highway 400 north of Toronto.
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Feb. 12
With e-mail problems to sort out and magazine deadlines to meet I’ve neglected my blogging duties so we’re playing catch up today.
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Oakville FD-Sperian photos arrive |
Feb. 5, 2008
As promised, Sperian’s public relations guy, the affable and charming Paul Streicker (who spent three hours on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport last Thursday afternoon but is now relaxing in sunny Florida, so we have no sympathy!), sent along photos of Oakville firefighters testing the new Warrior SCBA. (See below.)
Incidentally, Paul reported Tuesday from his holiday that the Warrior has received NFPA certification.
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Winnipeg LODD anniversary today |
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Feb. 4, 2008
A year ago today, Capts. Harold Lessard and Tom Nichols died while fighting a house fire in Winnipeg. Firefighters, family and friends will honour the two veteran Winnipeg firefighters in a private memorial service.
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Feb. 1, 2008
Life is full of choices. We all have to work for money, except for the privileged few whose money works for them. The choices we make about what type of work we do for our money, full time or part time, are indicative of our character. I don’t think that firefighters or others who serve the public are necessarily “better” than merchants or lawyers but I do think that there is in the heart of every firefighter a higher moral character that leads them to their courageous and generous calling. Just as I could have spent my career in private business or academia, my fellow firefighters could have chosen other paths. And although we are well paid, many of these paths could have been much more lucrative.
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Feb. 1, 2008
The marketing guys from Sperian are criss-crossing the continent, showing off their new Warrier SCBA but not in traditional (and sometimes boring!) trade-show style.
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