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Dollars set aside in city budget for firefighter PTSD
April 10, 2019
Dollars set aside in city budget for firefighter PTSD CBC   Five hundred thousand dollars is being set aside in the City of Windsor budget for post traumatic stress disorder for firefighters.  It's in case PTSD ... Read more >
Midland, Penetanguishene to continue with joint fire chief
April 9, 2019
Midland, Penetanguishene to continue with joint fire chief Simcoe.com   One fire chief will continue to oversee both the Midland and Penetanguishene fire departments. The neighbouring municipalities have agreed to extend their current... Read more >
Naloxone training underway for Sudbury firefighters
April 9, 2019
Naloxone training underway for Sudbury firefighters CBC News   In the coming weeks, fire fighters in Sudbury will receive training to administer Naloxone. It reverses the effects of opioids and can help prevent overdose deaths. The... Read more >
Project Breathe kits donated across Southern Huron County
April 9, 2019
Project Breathe kits donated across Southern Huron County Clinton News Record   Family pets in southern Huron County should be breathing easier now. Several fire stations are now stocked with respiratory kits designed especially for... Read more >
Timmins has a new fire chief
April 9, 2019
Timmins has a new fire chief TimminsToday   Timmins Mayor George Pirie says the new fire chief is bringing three things to the job: leadership, leadership, leadership. Council appointed Tom Laughren as the new Timmins Fire Department... Read more >
Downtown Bradford building catches fire for second time in two months
April 8, 2019
Downtown Bradford building catches fire for second time in two months Barrie Today   A fire at a vacant downtown Bradford West Gwillimbury building that had already burned down in February is considered suspicious, according to South... Read more >
Fire and EMS in Windsor-Essex partner with Wounded Warriors for mental health
April 2, 2019
Fire and EMS in Windsor-Essex partner with Wounded Warriors for mental health CBC News   First responders with Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services and LaSalle police and fire services will have more access to mental health and... Read more >
Fire officials urge caution
April 2, 2019
Fire officials urge caution The Belleville Intelligencer    It’s been three years since the now infamous Classy Lane Stables Fire (where 43 racehorses perished in a barn fire). Fire officials across the province are saying,... Read more >
TCH buildings leading the way in false fire alarms, city stats show
April 2, 2019
TCH buildings leading the way in false fire alarms, city stats show CBC News   Toronto firefighters responded to more than a dozen false alarms a day last year, the vast majority of them at buildings operated by Toronto Community... Read more >
City fire department gets first female deputy chief
March 29, 2019
City fire department gets first female deputy chief The Brantford Expositor   For the first time in the Brantford fire department’s 183-year history, a woman has become deputy fire chief. It’s a job Anna Everett says she... Read more >