February 2024 - Canadian Firefighter Magazine

February 29, 2024
Saskatoon fire chief says people are losing fingers and toes as encampments proliferate

February 29, 2024
Toronto Fire earns accredited agency status from CFAI

February 28, 2024
Hundreds honour veteran Vancouver firefighter lost to rare disease

February 28, 2024
Rideau Lakes fire chaplain dies

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February 28, 2024
Montreal Fire beefs up ice rescue training amid mild weather

February 27, 2024
Edmonton firefighters camp out in the cold for Muscular Dystrophy Canada

February 26, 2024
N.B. fire department’s ‘celebrity’ K9 handpicked for special training

February 26, 2024
Former North Bay Fire Chief Ted McCullough dies

February 26, 2024
Forest firefighters seek action from Ontario for better protection from wildfires

February 25, 2024
Vancouver assistant fire chief recovering abroad after losing leg to ‘flesh-eating’ infection

February 25, 2024
Vacant Winnipeg building hit by multiple fires since summer

February 24, 2024
Langley invests in personnel, apparatus

February 23, 2024
Eby ‘profoundly worried’ about B.C. fire season as billions prepped for contingencies

February 23, 2024
Ottawa approves converting volunteers to casual employees, new fines for false fire alarms

February 23, 2024
Butler County to host 2024 Can-Am Police-Fire Games

February 21, 2024
New Orillia bylaw allows fire department to recover costs for its services

February 20, 2024
Warm and dry weather prompts Alberta to declare an early start to wildfire season

February 16, 2024
Regional firefighter training hubs coming to 9 B.C. communities

February 16, 2024
Former Georgina Fire Chief Bill O’Neill dies

February 15, 2024
B.C. boosts wildfire fighting fleet, equipment

February 14, 2024
Labour relations lands in Toronto

February 14, 2024
Sarnia firefighters ratify four-year contract with city

HeadlinesNewsEmployment and hiring

February 14, 2024
Melfort appoints new fire chief

February 13, 2024
Calgary Fire re-establishes second medical response unit

February 12, 2024
Smoke alarms not working in half of Hamilton homes that caught fire last year, data shows

HeadlinesNewsHealth and Wellness

February 12, 2024
N.S. launches new mental health support for volunteer firefighters, ground search and rescue teams

February 10, 2024
Heavy snow falling off roof onto propane line caused Cape Breton seniors home blast

February 9, 2024
Calgary Fire launches inaugural Indigenous fire fighting camp

February 8, 2024
Alberta to add firefighters for expected busy wildfire season: minister

HeadlinesNewsEmployment and hiring

February 7, 2024
Dan Parent promoted to assistant fire chief in Chatham-Kent

February 7, 2024
Fire Fighting in Canada’s 2024 virtual summit focusing on recruitment

February 7, 2024
Ottawa Fire eyes new fines for repeated false alarm calls