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Flashpoint blog: History repeats itself at White Point |
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Written by Peter Sells
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Nov. 16, 2011 –
Have you ever wondered how the movie folks manage to film those cool
effects, like having a huge ball of flame chase the actors as they run
down a corridor to escape? No? Well, I’m gonna tell you.
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Disatches |
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Nov. 16, 2011, Midland, Ont. – I pulled up beside the other vehicles at the hall, parked the Jeep and ran in to put my gear on, just in case.
Then I hear over the radio in the hall, "Station 3, this is Pump 3,
respond the rescue please." Right on!!!! That’s me because I’m the only
one here!
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Dispatches |
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Nov. 15, 2011, Midland, Ont. - I had just sat down at the rink in
Coldwater to watch my daughter’s hockey game. I was appropriately
attired in my nice, warm, down “hockey coat” that’s long enough to keep
my backside warm when sitting on those cold benches, Timmy’s in hand. I
commented to the mom beside me that it seemed colder in the arena than
it had been yesterday. It’s what appears to be an average, ordinary,
everyday moment. Then it happened . . . two tones emanating from my
pager, my brain clueing in: “OMG! Is it? Can it be?? Is it a call???”
And then . . . nothing . . . no more tones, no voice, nothing but
static.
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Dispatches |
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Nov. 14, 2011 – I’m not really one of those
jump-out-of-bed-and-hit-the-ground-running types of people. I’m more of
an
ugh-morning-already?-I-need-coffee-turn-on-Breakfast-Television-and-sit-there-in-a-fog-until-the-caffeine-starts-to-kick-in
kind of person.
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Career fire officer humbled by volunteers |
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Written by Bob Krause
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Editor’s note: Bob Krause, a battalion chief in Toledo, Ohio, has
become a bit of a Bluenoser, having taught workshops at FDIC Atlantic in
Wolfville, N.S., for the last few years. Krause was invited to instruct
at the Colchester County Firefighters Association seminar in early
November. A longtime career firefighter and officer, Krause learned a
little bit himself in Truro, N.S., about the Canadian volunteer fire
service, its dedicated men and women and the professionalism that they
exhibit on the job and in their communities. Watch for Krause’s series
on fire-ground attack in Canadian Firefighter and EMS Quarterly starting
in January.
Nov. 14, 2011 – On Nov. 5 and 6 I was in Truro, N.S., to speak at the Colchester
County Firefighters Association seminar. The seminar was held at the
local college and more than 100 firefighters attended. Firefighters from
most of the county’s fire departments were in attendance.
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Dispatches |
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Nov. 10, 2011 – In mulling over what to write about today, I found
myself thinking about the things that inspire me. After all, if it
weren’t for the “hey . . . that’s good, I should blog about that”
thoughts that runs through our minds when we’re inspired by something, I
wouldn’t have written this and you wouldn’t be reading it.
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Beebewitz's Blog |
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Written by Tim Beebe
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Tim Beebe, the fire chief in Upsala, Ont., writes the Spontaneous
Combustion column for Canadian Firefighter magazine, but that’s just four times a
year and he has much more to say, so we’re posting his
always-entertaining blog here. You can go back into the blog archives to
find out why he chose the name Beebewitz’s Blog – (something about high
school!) – or just read it and enjoy.
Nov. 9, 2011 – A person in pursuit of money or power or
fame doesn't select fire fighting as a career path. At least not for
very long. Plenty of other professions serve those ends without causing
one to be awakened at 2:00 a.m. to muck around in turnout gear.
Firefighters may want money, power, and fame, but our chief motivator
(at least in the beginning) is a desire to help others.
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Beebewitz's Blog |
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Written by Tim Beebe
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Tim Beebe, the fire chief in Upsala, Ont., writes the Spontaneous
Combustion column for Canadian Firefighter magazine, but that’s just four times
year and he has much more to say, so we’re posting his
always-entertaining blog here. You can go back into the blog archives to
find out why he chose the name Beebewitz’s Blog – (something about high
school!) – or just read it and enjoy.
Nov. 7, 2011 – It seemed like the ultimate
statistical conundrum. What if we were paged at 01:15 hrs on November 6,
and then again exactly an hour later (after the official change back to
Eastern Standard Time)?
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