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Dispatches |
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Feb. 2, 2012 – It’s no secret that anyone involved in emergency services
has to be the type of person who likes to help others. It’s what
drives us to do things that normal people wouldn’t necessarily do.
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Editor's blog |
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Written by Laura King
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Jan. 30, 2012 – Some of you have asked about the December and January issues of our magazines. We’ve switched to a new mailing system and this has caused some glitches, along with some time-of-year issues, so please bear with us. The January issue – with the amazing photo on the cover of the fire at the White Point Beach Resort in Nova Scotia – will arrive any day now!
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Dispatches |
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Jan. 27, 2012 – After lunch, we were back at the in-water site to practise our skills at entering the water and bringing the victim back to shore using the RDC (rapid deploy craft . . . I think that’s what RDC stands for. If not, I blame it on the frozen brain and offer my apologies to my instructors!), the floating stokes basket and the rescue line.
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Jan. 26, 2012 – Day 2 started at 8 a.m. at the fire hall so we could go
over a few more things before we went to the site to suit up and start
our in-water evolutions. I made sure to pack a change of clothes just in
case my gumby suit leaked, and an extra really warm snugly sweater . . .
can't help it, I'm a girl . . . I get cold easily.
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Beebewitz's Blog |
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Written by Tim Beebe
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Jan. 25, 2012 – I frequently am asked, "What exactly are you doing now?" For 15
years, my answer to that question was a fairly straightforward, "I'm a
fire chief," except that I always had to add, "of a microscopic village
in Northwestern Ontario . . . oh, and I'm also the training officer, the
inspector, the investigator, the public-relations officer, the janitor,
the secretary, the maintenance man, Head of Security, Chief of
Technical Support (ha ha), Head Mechanic (rolling on the floor in
hilarious laughter now), The Guy Who is Supposed to Know Everything, and
the Guy Responsible if Anything Goes Wrong at Anytime (not funny at
all) . . ."
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