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| Fire chiefs and officers watch the aerial rise for a group photo at the Maritime Association of Fire Chiefs conference in Fredericton, N.B., July 17-20. |
July 27, 2011
By Fire Fighting in Canada
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| Parade to the memorial service through the streets of beautiful downtown Fredericton. | The Sunday evening memorial parade through the host city is an MFCA tradition. |
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| Fire officers from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador during the MFCA parade to the memorial service in Fredericton. | All ranks of firefighters and officers participated in the annual parade to the MFCA memorial service. |
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| Networking on the parade route! | En route to Christ Church Catherdal in Fredericton. |
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| Maritimers Chief Jody Price of Oromocto and Fred Kennedy, with the Canadian Volunteer Fire Service Association. | Group shot! |
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| Speaker David Scott entertained delegates to the 97th annual MFCA conference in Fredericton. | Delegates were riveted to speaker David Scott's entertaining presentation. |
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| The crowd reacts to motivational speaker David Scott's Irish lilt and sense of humour. | Dulse, anyone? |
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| Irish-Newfoundland-Maritime band Bottoms Up! | MFCA trade show 2011. |
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| MFCA trade show 2011. | MFCA trade show 2011. |
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| MFCA trade show 2011. | MFCA trade show 2011. |
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| MFCA trade show 2011. | MFCA trade show 2011. |
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| The Fire Fighting in Canada team – sales manager Catherine Connolly (left), Firehall Bookstore manager Becky Atkinson and editor Laura King, outside the Nova Scotia Firefighter's School mobile burn unit. | The Fire Fighting in Canada team inside the Nova Scotia Firefighter's School mobile burn unit! |
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| Truck guys! | Training day at Fredericton's training centre at Two Nations Crossing, Station 2. |
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| Fredericton training officer Kim Murdoch outlines the plan for the day, including product demos and training exercises, for delegates to the 97th annual MFCA conference. | Petzl Canada's rep explains the day's procedures for technical rope rescue. |
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| Brent Soland, regional sales manager with Genesis Canada, demos extrication gear during a training session the MFCA conference in Fredericton. | Petzl Canada demo. |
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| Firefighter Elaine Young of Blanford, N.S., tests extrication tools. | Petzl demos. |
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| An MFCA delegate waiting to participate in extrication training. | Fredericton training officer Kim Murdoch, who ran the day's exercises. |
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| Extrication training and demos. | Extrication training and demos. |
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| Petzl self-rescue and rope rescue training and demos. | Petzl self-rescue and rope rescue training and demos. |
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| The burn room at Fredericton's Two Nations Crossing, Station 2, training centre. | TIC training at Fredericton's Two Nations Crossing, Station 2, training centre. |
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| Fredericton Fire Department's burn room control panel. | Inside the burn room at Fredericton's Two Nations Crossing, Station 2, training centre. |
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| Checking temperatures in the burn room. | Watching water rescue training. |
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| Two of Halifax fire's finest! | Fredericton Fire Chief Philip Toole at the closing banquet. |
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| MFCA president Neville Wheaton at the closing banquet. | Grand Falls-Windsor Fire Chief and MFCA second vice-president Vince MacKenzie serenades MFCA president Neville Wheaton on his birthday with a delightful rendition of "Happy Birthday Mr. President." |
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| MFCA president Neville Wheaton accepts birthday wishes! | The 2011-2012 MFCA executive. |
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| Fire Fighting in Canada editor Laura King outlines the magazine's initiatives and goals during the MFCA closing banquet. | Fire Fighting in Canada editor Laura King, on behalf of publisher Martin McAnulty, presents a cheque to MFCA president Neville Wheaton (whose stature increased dramatically for the photo). |
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| MFCA executive 2011-2012 | MFCA executive and directors. |
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