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Written by Tim Beebe
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Tim Beebe, the fire chief in Upsala, Ont., looks at the lighter side of firefighting in his Spontaneous Combustion column.
May 7, 2008
The hazmat technician squinted through the blizzard and sized up my crew. “Are you qualified firefighters, or are you just volunteers?” he asked.
With a quick glance over my shoulder I said, “We’re qualified volunteers.”
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Written by Peter Sells
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April 2, 2008
First of all, some statistics recently released by the U.S. Fire Administration reflect very favourably on residential sprinklers.
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Written by Tim Beebe
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Tim Beebe, the fire chief in Upsala, Ont., looks at the lighter side of firefighting in his online column, Spontaneous Combustion.
March 12, 2008
“So, how many volunteers do you have on your department?” the helpful traveler asked.
He had been doing first aid when we arrived at the single vehicle crash.
“Today, we have two,” I said grimly.
“Two?”
“The other eight are out of page range.”
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Written by Brad Lawrence
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 March 5, 2008
Every movement we make originates from our core. Everything you do, every move you make, starts and stops in your core. Knowing that means knowing it’s important. With any popular training concept comes misconceptions and confusion among the public. People also tend to neglect muscles they can’t see. That being said, how do we train our core? How do we improve our core strength? How do we improve stability and balance? Does making your core stronger really improve how you look, feel and move? Last month we discussed the theory of core training. Now we’ll take that knowledge and apply it to your training.
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Written by Peter Sells
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March 5, 2008
I attended a presentation by a career fire inspector some years back as part of a training officers' seminar. He did a very good job and obviously had an expert level of knowledge on the current technology of sprinklers, various types of detectors and smoke alarms.
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