Firefighters

The New Brunswick government has bought four new Fire Boss aircraft to help fight wildfires, the Department of Natural Resources announced May 19. The amphibious planes can scoop water from… …

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By Brian Oliver and Peter J. Irga The fire at a major oil refinery in the Victorian city of Geelong has now reportedly been extinguished. But with thick smoke from… …

WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors has approved changes to Part 31 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) that expand protections to workers in society fire brigades and volunteer firefighters.… …

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British Columbia is expanding workers’ compensation cancer coverage for firefighters, adding eight cancers to the existing list of presumptive occupational diseases under the Workers Compensation Act. The province will amend… …

A WorkSafeBC investigation has found that a lack of training, supervision and safety procedures contributed to the death of a wildland firefighting crew member who was ejected from a utility… …

Nova Scotia is spending $2.6 million on new firefighter training equipment to address training gaps and safety concerns across the province’s fire services. The Department of Emergency Management is purchasing… …