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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Dec. 7, 2011 - A fellow firefighter and I were checking the equipment on
the pumper at Monday night’s training session. I was running through
the list, reading things off, and he was confirming that everything was
there.
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Dec. 6, 2011 – I went to training last night in a bit of a funk and it
must have showed because a couple of the guys commented on it.
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Written by Peter Sells
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Nov. 30, 2011 – Context is everything. While Tuesday’s Toronto Star story lambasting Toronto Fire Services for failing to meet response standards presented some inconvenient truths, it did not consider response data from other departments or ask what TFS has done to improve its situation. Interestingly, the release of the report coincides with this week’s budget talks and the deferral of 68 more fire fighting positions.
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Nov. 30, 2011 – I’m happy to report that ice-water rescue training went
very well Monday night and I didn’t get a soaker. My plan (as stated in
yesterday’s blog) was to volunteer to be one of the first ones in so as
to minimize the chances of being one of the unfortunate ones who gets
stuck with a cold, wet suit. Plan didn’t quite work out the way I’d
envisioned, however, the end result was exactly what I was going for . . .
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Written by Jennifer Mabee
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Editor's note: Jen wrote this blog on Monday, Nov. 28, but there's a reason we didn't post it until Tuesday morning. Keep reading to find out why!
Nov. 28, 2011 – Tonight is our regular training night and we’re doing ice water rescue.
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