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Size-up |
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Written by Rob Evans
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May 22, 2012 – Family. We have all heard the cliché speeches about the firefighting family. A couple of weeks ago we welcomed 10 new members to Redwood Meadows Emergency Services (RMES) and at training we spoke to them about our family. This came after a training session at which the normal jabs were thrown back and forth across the room.
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Dispatches |
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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May 17, 2012, Midland, Ont. – Saturday morning at the OAFC conference, I had the pleasure of meeting some members of the board of directors for the Canadian Volunteer Fire Services Association, of which I am also a director. I’d spoken with them over the phone and by email many times, but there’s no comparison to meeting someone in person. It made me realize that there’s much of one’s personality that you miss out on through emailing or speaking on the phone, and that’s often what makes people so unique. Score one for good, old-fashioned visiting with people face to face. Many thanks to Troy, Mike, Martin, Dave, Don, and John for making the newbie feel welcome at her first board meeting.
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Inquest expected to call for OFM to expedite sprinklers |
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Written by Laura King
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May 17, 2012, Midhurst, Ont. – The lawyer for the City of Orillia and its fire department is proposing a package of recommendations to the jury in the Muskoka Heights inquest that calls on the fire marshal to accelerate multiple changes to better protect seniors.
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Editor's blog |
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Written by Laura King
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May 16, 2012, Midhurst, Ont. – There was further clarification yesterday at the inquest into four fire fatalities at the Muskoka Heights retirement home in Orillia, Ont., about the number of firefighters required to rescue residents in the event of fire.
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Saskatchewan fire chief receives CVFSA award |
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Written by Laura King
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May 16, 2012 – A volunteer fire chief in rural Saskatchewan is the 2012 recipient of the Canadian Volunteer Fire Service Association’s (CVFSA) Lifetime Achievement Award.
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