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BEWARE OF BURNOUT
The unique challenges brought on by the pandemic are creating prime conditions for the occupational phenomenon known as burnout. Know how to recognize it and mitigate it.
By James Rychard
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THERMAL IMAGING QUICK TIPS: PART 1
The first article in this eight part series offers useful tips for battery evaluation, cleaning for cancer prevention and the truth about white-out.
By Manfred Kihn
16 EVALUATING RESCUE TOOLS
When looking to make your next rescue tool purchase, keep these tips in mind for proper evaluation.
By Chris Kerr
BY LAURA AIKEN Editor laiken@annexbusinessmedia.com
Healing the community
I COMMENT
f only I had a crystal ball. A time machine. The gifts of Nostradamus. How nice an end date, a certainty of any kind might be at the hieght of this second wave, this colder, snowier, exhausting déjà vu. I hope you are all healthy and safe, with boredom and bleak weather as your main complaints. Those of us that can say that count ourselves amongst the lucky, the relatively unscathed. Time will tell, for healing happens in the awakening, the aftermath of a crisis, when survival-mode is shed; guards are dropped. It’s over. Post-COVID-19. Imagine it? We aren’t there yet, but it’s time to consider it. In February’s Fire Fighting in Canada podcast, guest Chris Harrow, who co-authors our Leadership Forum column, noted that the fire department is going to be a key part of healing the community when we get out of this.
is an important one for all departments to consider. Firefighters are there to help those in need, they are all hazards responders. The disengagement of being shuttered in, the toll on mental health, the habit of staying home when being out and about with others is vital for long-term health, these will all need to be addressed. Healthy social interactions, conducted without pervasive fear, are imperative to the human existence. It’s a normal we must and shall return to.
ON THE COVER
Burnout is often a poorly understood but very prevalent phenomenon. COVID-19 has put it in the spotlight. See story on page 10.
The novel coronavirus won’t necessarily go away. Science predicts it will become endemic, eventually reduced to a nuisance instead of a globe shuttering threat, as viruses such as the Spanish Flu of 1918 have done. The novel coronovirus will be not so novel anymore, will start to become background noise, a whooshing highway in the distance instead of playing full blast on our livingroom stereo. As it recedes from the forefront and becomes part of each city and town’s collective memory, the question of what role the fire department plays in helping heal the community
Fire departments will need to be part of facilitating this return to a real normal. As community role models, firefighters are in a privileged position to help bring the members of their community back together in many ways, be it by example or by community fundraising events driven by the department. I commend the sentiments made by Harrow and DeSorcy in the February podcast that the fire service, though stereotypically thought of as slow to change, will change and adapt and come through this stronger than ever. And through this stronger service will also be a stronger community.
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ACROSS CANADA: Regional news briefs
Markham Fire invests in new cleaning technology
Markham Fire and Emergency Services is putting a focus on cancerprevention through an investment in new cleaning technology. Deputy Chief Chris Nearing is hoping to inspire other departments to follow suit.
The department received its Solo Rescue Decon Washers in November, making them the second Canadian department (next only to Kananaskis Emergency Services in Alberta), and the first Ontario department, to begin using the technology.
Nearing explained that management decided to find an alternative
THE BRASS POLE Promotions & appointments
ADAM GRANT was promoted to Fire Chief of Markham Fire and Emergency Services after a unanimous vote from city council. Grant has 14 years of fire service with the City of Markham. He joined the department in 2006 after serving in the roles of fire preven-
tion officer, public education officer, chief fire prevention officer and, most recently, deputy fire chief and emergency management coordinator.
KEN DWINNELL was promoted to deputy chief in Sarnia, Ont. Dwinnell has served as a firefighter with Sarnia Fire Rescue for 23 years, moving through the ranks and most recently serving as a captain.
to their previous system after technicians visited the station for their annual maintenance testing of all SCBA components and informed them that, when handling the gear for extended times, considerable soot could be observed on their gloves.
“That was very concerning because it told us that, during the manual cleaning process, as diligent as we are, some of those potential cancer-causing particles remained on the packs,” Nearing said. “When we heard that concern, it really compelled us to see what was out there to try to remedy that problem.”
He said their research led to discovering the Solo Rescue Decon Washer, a machine built to meet the needs for cleaning contaminated equipment with the goal of developing healthier ways to decontaminate SCBA and other protective gear from hazardous toxins and carcinogens, specifically polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) particles. The machine cleans the gear in under 10 minutes.
“It used to be a badge of honour to have a dirty helmet or a soot covered face but we’ve moved away from that now,” he said.
The department presented the washers as part of its 2021 budget and were granted pre-approval from city council. They received their shipment in November. Two washers have since been installed and are currently being used in Markham stations. Nearing said the washers and the initiative were well-received by the staff.
“We really want to do everything we can possibly to keep our firefighters safe and our hope is to sway other fire chiefs and councils to take it into consideration in the same way as well,” Nearing said. “We need to consider every kind of technological advantage possible to make sure we’re removing all carcinogens from every piece of turnout gear to give us peace of mind that we’re doing everything we can, as a municipality, as a fire department, as fire chiefs to keep our people safe.”
CURTIS FOWLER became the new fire chief for the Mattagami First Nation Fire Department in Ontario. Fowler is from Mattagami First Nation and has 25 years of experience in mine rescue, forest and residential fire fighting in different communities across the province and the country.
MICHAEL DALOISE assumed the role of fire chief for
Midway Fire Rescue, making him their first full-time paid fire chief. Daloise spent the first 28 years of his career with Nelson Fire and Rescue Service as a firefighter, prevention officer, training officer, and assistant chief. He was responsible for many of the technical teams including rope rescue and hazmat. Daloise is also
Markham Fire received its Solo Rescue Decon Washers in November, making them the first in Ontario and second in Ontario to use the new cleaning technology that aids in cancer prevention efforts.
PHOTO CREDIT: MARKHAM FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
New fund to help Nova Scotia firefighters in need
A new charity in Nova Scotia was formed to help the province’s firefighters cope with the unexpected.
The recently established Nova Scotia Firefighters Benevolent Fund (NSFBF) will soon be aiding firefighters in need.
Funds will be dispersed to help firefighters cover unexpected out-of-pocket expenses such as fuel, parking, meals, and even lodging, that are incurred during trips to appointments with out-of-town medical practitioners.
Provided they meet NSFBF eligibility and disbursement criteria, all active volunteer, career, provincial, federal and Indigenous firefighters in Nova Scotia will be eligible for funding consideration.
“Costs associated with travelling great distances to medical appointments, or recuperating from an illness or injury, can quickly add up, significantly impacting a family’s financial resources. We want to relieve those pressures,” said NSFBF president Martin Walton, a captain with Lunenburg and District Fire Department, in a press release. “Despite initiatives provided by government, such as the line-of-duty death benefit
and the presumptive cancer benefits provided to fire service members through our health care system, and insurance carried by many career departments, most firefighters are left without a safety net in times of acute crisis.”
Applications for funding will be handled through the various fire chiefs or their designates throughout the province, and identities of firefighters receiving financial assistance from NSFBF will be kept confidential.
In addition to Walton, the
NSFBF’s founding board of directors is comprised of Dave Robb, deputy chief, Lunenburg and District Fire Department; Andy Wentzell, deputy chief, Bridgewater Fire Department; Peter Simpson, firefighter and medical first responder, Dayspring and District Fire Department; and Will Brooks, founder and past president of the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
Walton said the board composition will be expanded to include representation from all regions of the province, and
fundraising and disbursement committees have also been established.
Fundraising efforts include reaching out to large corporate entities, as well as other businesses, community organizations, fire service groups and individuals. Tax receipts will be issued for donations $20 and greater.
The Nova Scotia Office of the Fire Marshal statistics show there are about 7,500 volunteer firefighters and 450 paid firefighters operating out of 271 fire departments in the province.
currently the Zone 4 representative for the BC Fire Training Officers Association.
The City of Vancouver hired KAREN FRY as the new chief of Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services. Fry also serves as the 1st vice-president for the Fire Chiefs’ Association of British
Columbia. She comes to Vancouver from Nanaimo, where she has served as fire chief since 2017. She previously served as a deputy chief with the Surrey Fire Service. She is the first woman fire chief for Vancouver.
ROBERT RUTTER became the fire chief forThe County of Prince Edward. Rutter began his career 37 years ago with
Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue in Wellington as a volunteer firefighter. He was later promoted to training officer and then captain. Rutter then served as the deputy fire chief for 14 years.
Retirements
Kamloops Fire Rescue Fire Chief MIKE ADAMS retired on Dec.
18, 2020. Adams began working as a firefighter in North Vancouver in 1989.
In 2009, he took a job as deputy fire chief with the Squamish Fire Department before moving to Kamloops in 2011. He was promoted to assistant fire chief in 2011, then to deputy fire chief from 2014 before being named fire chief in April 2017.
Martin Walton, president of the newly launched Nova Scotia Firefighters Benevolent Fund, says the society’s mission is to provide financial support to firefighters and their families in times of acute crisis.
PHOTO CREDIT: Sarah Walton
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BRIGADE NEWS: From departments across Canada
The Government of Nunavut took delivery of this pumper from Fort Garry Fire Trucks. Equipped with a Cummins L9 300 HP engine and Allison EVS 3000 transmission, it sits on a 2021 Freightliner M2-106 chassis. It has an enclosed 3 man crown pump panel and a Hale DSD 1250 GPM/ 1050 IGPM pump.
The Fort Smith Volunteer Fire Department in the Northwest Territories received this CAFS pumper from Fort Garry Fire Trucks. The apparatus sits on a Freightliner M2-106 chassis and runs on a Cummins L9-350 HP engine. It has an Allison EVS 3000 transmission and FGFT 4-man crown (enclosed) pump panel.
Hope Fire Department in British Columbia received this pumper from Fort Garry Fire Trucks. The apparatus sits on a Freightliner M2-106 chassis and runs on a Cummins L9 350 HP engine. It has an Allison 3000 EVS transmission, is equipped with a side control pump panel, Hale DSD1250 midship pump and holds a co-poly 500 IG.
Commercial Emergency Equipment delivered this apparatus to Six Nations Fire and Emergency Services in Ontario. Manufactured by Pierce, this unit sits on a Freightliner M2 106 6x2 tandem axle chassis and runs on a Cummins ISL9, 350 HP engine. It has a Husky 3 foam system, is equipped with a Hale MBP-100, 1,000 GPM pump, and holds 3,000 gallons of water.
Coquitlam, B.C., received this apparatus from Commercial Emergency Equipment. Manufactured by Pierce, this unit has a 107’ HD ladder body. It sits on an Enforcer single axle chassis and runs on a DDC DD13 505 HP engine. It is equipped with a Husky 12 foam system, a Waterous 2,000 GPM pump and holds 500 gallons of water.
Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council in British Columbia received this pumper from Fort Garry Fire Trucks. The apparatus sits on a 2020 Freightliner M2-106 4X4 chassis and runs on a Cummins L9 350 HP engine. It has an Allison EVS 3000 transmission and a Terminator/ ER body type. It is equipped with a rear pump panel, a Darley PSRH 1250 USGPM/1050 IGPM pump and co-poly 1200 USG / 1000 IG tank.
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Beware of BURNOUT
Recognize and prevent burnout during COVID-19 and beyond
BY JAMES RYCHARD
The coronavirus is creating new and unique challenges. We are navigating uncharted waters with the virus making it important to find new ways to cope and interact while looking after our mental health. Firefighters work in an environment of unpredictability. The nature of this job, shift work issues and now being a first responder in the pandemic allows for cracks to filter into our mental reservoirs. If we are not careful our abilities to cope can become compromised. When that happens,
a condition called burnout can be on the horizon. The Randy Glasbergen cartoon pictured here depicts it perfectly.
Although this cartoon has satire to it, there is also great meaning in it. It does not matter who you are, your age, your personality, or what you do for a living, we are all prone to burnout. Firefighters all the way up to the fire chief, no one is immune.
Burnout is not just having a bad day on the job. Burnout is a unique result of accumulated work-related stress. It is a widespread problem in the working world affecting people both on and off the job. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has deemed burnout a distinct occupational phenomenon. For firefighters, it can be a huge problem. Anyone who works in a helping profession, like fire fighting, are more vulnerable to the condition. Firefighters, and fire service leaders
especially, can work too often, for too long, possibly feeling a loss of meaning or purpose until a point is reached where they feel like there is nothing left to give. Now, more than ever, firefighters and fire service leaders need to be extremely cognizant of what is going on in their lives and how much they choose to take on during these unprecedented times.
A study done by Florida State University found that 46.8 per cent of firefighters say they suffer from some sort of burnout in their careers. That means for every 100 firefighters interviewed almost half of them will have experienced feeling “tapped out”. Four decades ago, the term was never spoke about. Nowadays, the condition of burnout has become part of daily conversations.
Burnout is a point in life where you are totally spent physically, mentally, emotion-
ally and spiritually; there is no more energy left in our “human tanks” to concentrate and focus on life. You’ve just had enough. There are three identifying factors that are tell tale signs someone is burnt out: emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced feelings of personal accomplishment. Although it does not happen overnight, the sudden drop in feelings and having a change in attitude like things do not matter any longer does. The process usually takes months or even years to occur. However, when environments we live and/ or work in are toxic, the process itself can be reached much faster. To further illustrate what the feelings can be similar to, Dr. David Posen, a physician specializing in stress management in Oakville, Ont., shares an analogy from his book “Is Work Killing You? A Doctor’s Prescription for Treating Workplace Stress”:
“It is similar to a person moving a very heavy item like a dresser or a filing cabinet with a friend. Everything is going fine until that moment when you feel you cannot keep moving. The weight for some reason suddenly feels significantly heavier, and the looming feeling of dropping it is beginning to take hold. All of a sudden you feel the need to drop your end. You cannot explain why, there was just no strength left to keep your end up – you simply cannot go on! That is burnout!”
Although feeling exhausted is a symptom of burnout, not all exhaustion is related to burnout. This is an especially important clarification because feeling exhausted is a normal part of life when we exert effort. However, when we continuously exert effort without rest is where it becomes dangerous because the body requires rest to be effective. Dr. Posen says that burnout develops mostly from prolonged and excessive stress. But it is the combination of the duration and the intensity of the stress that makes it difficult for the body to endure. Excessive stress over long periods of time is what leads to feelings of burnout.
“Our body releases cortisol when dealing with chronic stress and too much over long periods wears us down.”
This “eroding effect” becomes the problem; it makes stress unhealthy. Healthy stress cycles require periods of stress to be interspersed with periods of rest, relaxation, and recovery.
Like hockey players an intense level of play cannot occur without periods of rest.
Although it does not happen overnight, the sudden drop in feelings and having a change in attitude, like things do not matter any longer does. ‘‘ ’’
Hockey players cannot stay on the ice for long periods of time without their level of play being affected and increasing their vulnerability for injuries. When the rest, recovery, and relaxation is minimal for the amount of stress the body endures, burnout can occur.
Firefighters typically have high ideals (in part due to the fact they are viewed as heroes by society), and they apply significant effort and energy to the work they do. They want to be their best. Dr. Posen says that many organizations applaud these motivations, but some may unfortunately take advantage of staff, consciously or unconsciously. Further, he says that burnout can be the result of not receiving desired outcomes (rewards) for the effort being put forth. Outcomes/rewards include feelings of success, satisfaction, fulfillment, and achieving one’s goal. When you feel that your effort is rewarded and worthwhile, you increase the inclination that more effort will continue.
When opportunities present themselves and firefighters want to add more value to the organization via committee work, projects, and special initiatives, it is important that the work done feels appreciated and/ or rewarded. If not, the lack of reward can lead to more effort by the firefighter. If still no feeling of reward, the firefighter might persist with even more effort and determination. Now, a dangerous cycle is created. If the cycle continues for too long the firefighter will begin to unravel physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Fatigue sets in followed by exhaustion, depression, and even despair. Worse, which adds fuel to the fire, is when the firefighter senses that their colleagues are receiving rewards for similar types of efforts that they are putting forth. The firefighter begins to feel that their efforts do not matter. Their lens becomes skewed as they view their efforts as futile; in time cynicism surfaces. Burnout is not just feeling an overload of chronic stress but also feeling that efforts do not matter.
So, what can be done to help mitigate
this situation? Dr. Posen offers three suggestions for burnout prevention that applies to both firefighters and fire service leaders. One, both the employee and employer need to have insight and awareness of what is happening. Supervisors (leaders) need to be alert to signs of increasing stress in their staff members and regularly check in with them.
Second, have ways to maintain healthy stress levels for staff, such as cutting back on workloads, reassigning work to others, finding means to improve efficiencies, getting more help and finding the resources to make the job more manageable.
Third, modify unrealistic expectations. Remind people that they cannot do it all, that they cannot be all things to all people and that they alone cannot fix every problem. Goals need to be attainable. Making them too high or the time and energy needed to reach them is too much and can be harmful.
Firefighters are unique because they have a limited right of refusal. From recruit class on, they are trained to follow a chain of command, especially during emergency operations. Firefighters trust that the incident commander makes decisions that places their safety as a number one priority. That said, there is a natural inclination that the same sense of trust regarding a firefighter’s safety extends to non-emergency times as well. When it does, an environment of psychological safety exists. Together firefighters and fire service leaders need to recognize the three signs of burnout and have means in place for burnout prevention, such as Dr. Posen’s suggestions. When they do firefighters can be their best versions of themselves to serve their communities.
In addition to being a firefighter and R2MR Instructor from the City of Burlington, Ont., James Rychard is an advocate for mental and behavioural health in the fire service, sitting on multiple association committees. He can be reached at jaymzr007@hotmail.com.
BY MATTHEW PEGG Fire Chief, Incident Commander — COVID-19
Toronto
MLegacy exemplified LEADERSHIP
y entry into the Canadian fire service was as a volunteer firefighter in the then small town of Georgina, Ont. I was born and raised on a farm in nearby Keswick, and while working as a mechanic, Fire Chief Allan Bush hired me as a volunteer firefighter, and in doing so, ignited a passion in me that has yet to be extinguished. He would later hire me as a career firefighter and then promote me as my career developed under his leadership.
Chief Bush is an extraordinary man and is nothing less than a legend in my eyes. He is the embodied definition of dedication and caring, treating everyone with respect and leading from the front. To this day, I have never known someone to give more of themselves to the fire service, and the people we serve, than Chief Bush. There was no challenge too big, nor was there any task too small for him as chief.
Chief Bush was a firefighter’s fire chief. He was a bold and aggressive incident commander who expected us to fight fire. I remember being the incident commander on the scene of a stubborn structure fire one cold and miserable night. Chief Bush arrived on scene and parked his car beside where I was standing. After observing the situation for a few minutes, he lowered his driver’s side window, smiled at me and asked “Are we going to put this fire out or wait until we can kick snow on it?” As we both burst out laughing, he got out of his car and calmly went to work. And I knew, without question, that I had his trust.
Chief Bush created an environment where we were both safe and supported. We also knew that laziness, selfishness or a lack of commitment and dedication to our duty as firefighters was unwelcomed and would not be tolerated.
of us ought to “kiss the floor tiles in the fire station” every single day we walked in. Before I could respond, he went on to explain that we have been given an extraordinary privilege and that we should consider ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to be a firefighter, to serve others and to be part of something both bigger and more important than any of us as individuals.
I haven’t worked for Chief Bush since 2001 when he retired from a truly exemplary career. It seems like a lifetime has happened since those days, but the impact Chief Bush has had on not only my career, but my life, is both evident and clear to me to this day. And it strikes me that this is the true definition of leadership legacy. He believed in me and pushed me to be the very best I could be. He taught me that being a firefighter, and wearing this uniform, is a privilege that is never to be squandered; that none of us are more important than the team. He taught me that being a good firefighter is like a savings account: you can’t take out more than you have put in.
He showed me that being the chief is really about doing our very best to make the worst day of someone’s life better and about caring more than anyone will ever truly know. ‘‘ ’’
Long before we talked about key performance indicators or NFPA performance metrics, Chief Bush set the standard for turnout time. As an on-duty career firefighter, my turnout time goal was easily defined – to get in the truck and “on the air” before Chief Bush did from his home. This was a goal seldom achieved by anyone, and I spent many years being convinced that he never actually left his car.
I remember being on-duty in the Keswick fire station one beautiful summer evening and having a chat with the Chief. In a calm, focused and warm yet direct tone, Chief Bush explained to me that every one
Matthew Pegg is the chief with Toronto Fire Services, having previously served in Georgina, Ajax and Brampton, Ont. He is currently the incident commander for Toronto’s COVID-19 response. Contact Matthew at matthew.pegg@toronto.ca and follow him on Twitter at @ ChiefPeggTFS.
He taught me never to take myself too seriously and to never miss an opportunity to enjoy a good laugh; that it is okay to hurt and that we never need to hurt alone. He showed me that being the chief is really about doing our very best to make the worst day of someone’s life better and about caring more than anyone will ever truly know.
It has been nearly 20 years since Chief Bush was my fire chief. Yet, every week without fail, he calls to see how I am doing. He always asks me how I am holding up, and there is seldom, if ever a conversation where at some point he doesn’t tell me that he is proud of me.
This is what leadership legacy looks like – making a difference in the lives and careers of the people we lead each day. Thank you for setting the example Chief Bush.
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Thermal imaging quick tips: Part 1
Insights and tips on thermal imaging training to better your knowledge and improve firefighter safety
BY MANFRED KIHN
Welcome to my first article for Fire Fighting in Canada. I am extremely humbled to have been asked to be a contributor and offer my insights each month into thermal imaging training and firefighter safety. My objective is to share my knowledge of thermal imaging and team up with you to enhance firefighter training and safety.
In this first article, I’d like to share some thermal imaging quick tips that have worked well for me and I hope you find these to be useful for your fire department.
Tip 1: In today’s society we are inundated with so many devices that are battery operated, including your thermal imager (TI), but let’s not forget that batteries don’t last forever. Do the batteries on your TI have a date on them? If yes, then how old are they? A good rule to remember is to replace any battery that is more than two years old. Or, you be the judge as to how long your batteries last. Here’s a way to evaluate your batteries. When conducting your next truck check, take out your TI(s) and turn them on and place them on your seat. Now, finish your equipment checks, which should take 30 to 45 minutes and go back to your TI. Is it still on or is it off or perhaps it went into sleep mode as it wasn’t being used? If it is off, did you time your batteries? Did it run for only 15 to 20 minutes before shutting down? If that is the case, then you need to replace your batteries right away. If the TI manufacture states that the TI should give you a two-hour run time and you are not getting it, then change your batteries.
Tip 2: Cancer mitigation is at the forefront of the fire service and we need to be doing everything we can to keep ourselves and our equipment clean, such as laundering our PPE regularly, including our TIs. All TIs are tested to IP67, which is a submersion test of three feet underwater for 30 minutes. Here’s a scenario: Your TI is contaminated from the fire scene and you pop it into your vehicle mounted powerhouse charger and return to the station. You have now brought those contaminants into your fire apparatus and also into your charger. Wash the TI properly or rinse it off at the scene first and then place it into a compartment and return it to the station to properly clean. I like to use either Fantastik or Spray Nine products if you have them to help loosen off some of the dirt, soot, etc., and then use warm water and soap with a good sponge in a bucket of water to thoroughly clean your TI. If you have an external battery, remove it and wash underneath. Dry completely and test for operation before putting your TI back into service in the charger.
Tip 3: “My imager has whited out and I can’t see.” Wrong! Today’s TIs do not white-out but can have issues with condensation on both the display viewing lens and the front germanium lens that
Be sure to check the date on your TI batteries and remember to replace them every two years.
can give you the feeling of white-out. The rule of thumb is if you have to wipe your SCBA facepiece or open the bypass valve to clear your mask, then you should get into the habit of wiping the front and back lenses of your TI at the same time. This happens a lot in colder climates, such as what we experience in Canada. I call it “cold climate condensation”. The imager is sitting in the apparatus in a nice warm fire station and suddenly at 11:00 pm you roll out on a call and it is -30 C outside with a wind chill factor as you walk into that structure fire with humidity and moisture. Yup, your TI is going to “white-out” from condensation. Wipe your lenses.
These are just a few quick tips to think about when using a TI. Next edition we will look at a few more tips for TI training, responsibility and storage. Should you have any thermal imaging topics you would like to read about or have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at the email address below.
Until next time, stay safe and train often.
Manfred Kihn is a 19-year veteran of the fire service, having served as an ambulance officer, emergency services specialist, firefighter, captain, and fire chief. He has been a member of Bullard’s Emergency Responder team since 2005 and is the company’s fire training specialist for thermal imaging technology. He is certified through the Law Enforcement Thermographers’ Association (LETA) as a thermal imaging instructor and is a recipient of the Ontario Medal for Firefighters Bravery. If you have questions about thermal imaging, you can e-mail him at manfred_kihn@ bullard.com.
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EVALUATING RESCUE TOOLS
Not all scrap cars are created equal
BY CHRIS KERR
The purchase of new rescue tools represents a significant investment by any fire department and with the extended lifespan of these tools, utmost care should be taken that your trials and evaluations present the best opportunity for your selection committee to evaluate the tools in real-world scenarios. Far too often, I have seen departments evaluate tools by heading over to a local scrap or tow yard and trying them out on the first vehicle that they come across without any thought as to whether or not that vehicle presents a real or valid test of the tool. Additionally, when evaluating multiple brands or manufacturers’ tools, variations in the type of condition of the vehicles used can create distorted impressions of the performance of the tool.
As a firefighter, instructor and sales/ training representative for a number of rescue product manufacturers, I have seen first-hand the difference that some preparation and forethought can make in ensuring that your evaluation presents the best possible evaluation of tools to suit your department’s needs and budget. In particular, take the time to evaluate the vehicles and location chosen for your evaluation carefully. Most scrapyards and vehicle recycling facilities will have a range of vehicles available and it would be worth “shopping” them to find vehicles in a condition that will best suit your requirement.
■ MODERN DAY VEHICLES, MODERN DAY CHALLENGES
Modern vehicles provide many challenges to rescuers. If some care is taken in the selection of the vehicles for your demonstration, it will provide the best opportunity to see what different manufacturers can offer your department in rescue product solutions.
Ideally the types of vehicles selected for your demonstration or training would meet
the following criteria.
Late model sedans (4-door) are preferred. These represent a large proportion of roadway incidents and allow for demonstration of many different techniques and applications. I personally prefer sedans, as having rear doors allows more tasks to be completed. Things such as sidewall removal and some cross-ramming techniques are best shown on 4-door vehicles. Coupes (2-door) are acceptable but since they have less components they require less work and may not be ideal for larger groups to work on. You simply run out of car before everyone has a chance to get hands on. Both types of passenger car classes of vehicles are also excellent candidates for stabilization and lifting demonstrations when placed on their sides or roofs.
Five door vehicles (station wagons, crossovers, SUVs) are also a good choice as their larger size and often heavier construction present unique challenges. It is also worth noting is that this class of vehicles is rapidly becoming the most common found on the road and can make excellent demonstrators.
Pick-up trucks, minivans and commercial vehicles are not ideal. Again, these vehicles typically have less doors, making them less than ideal as demonstrators. They can, however, be very useful as second or third vehicles in a hydraulic rescue tool demonstration. They can provide different and unique challenges for rescuers and would be good selections for stabilization product demonstrations but would not be my first choice for a primary or sole vehicle in an evaluation.
Five door vehicles are becoming more common and can present different challenges.
No matter what type of vehicle you choose or are able to obtain for your evaluation, ideally any vehicle used would be complete. For example, all four wheels and tires are in place, the windscreen in still there (broken is fine), all body panels, doors and hood/trunk are in place and at least somewhat functioning. Missing engines or transmissions are acceptable but not preferred. Missing side/rear window glass is generally not a concern as it will need to be removed regardless.
Here are some other general considerations for selection of vehicles, regardless of type.
Age of the vehicle: While most of the vehicles commonly available for demonstration are not current production types, care should be taken to avoid extremely old vehicles. Modern rescue tools will certainly be able to handle these with ease, however the real challenges of modern vehicle rescue come from materials and construction techniques that are found in later model year products. Car from the mid 1980s will not have high strength steel, cast aluminum components, airbags, gas cylinders etc., to contend with. It is precisely these materials and construction methods that have driven innovation in rescue tools. In order to properly evaluate new tools, you are best served by putting them up against vehicles that you would commonly find on the road today.
Condition of the vehicle: Vehicles that are extremely rusted out, partially disassembled or have been exposed to fire should be avoided whenever possible. Some rust or bodywork is fine, but a car that has large sections of rust perforation (particularly in the rocker panels) will prevent demonstration of standard techniques. Significant fire damage weakens metal and causes the vehicle to come apart much differently than one without.
Vehicles involved in collisions: Insurance write-offs resulting from significant collisions can actually be an ideal choice. These present
When selecting a location for evaluations or training, take weather, lighting and other hazards into consideration.
opportunities to demonstrate real-world application of tools and techniques. If accident damaged vehicles are not available, access to a backhoe or excavator to create realistic damage is a great resource.
Preparation: It is advisable, whenever possible, to use vehicles that have been drained of fuel and fluids and have had their batteries removed both for safety and to minimize any environmental concerns, particularly if vehicles will be on their sides/roof.
■ CHOOSING A LOCATION
Selection of a location for your demonstration or training is crucial to getting the most out of your time. Some departments have access to training grounds or local fire academies for this purpose, but many do not. Often departments have outstanding relationships with local tow companies who can bring vehicles to them for little or no cost, but in some cases, departments might have to purchase vehicles and/ or pay for towing to have them brought out. It is also very common to conduct evaluations or training onsite at a local wrecker’s facility. Whichever way you end up getting your hands on the vehicles, some consideration to the location of your evaluation is helpful.
Fire Station – Outdoors: Training at your station or training facility is a great option. It keeps tools and equipment close at hand and you can often even remain in-service during your demonstration. If you have the ability to have cars brought to your station, it will also provide the ability to conduct some or all of the demonstrations and evaluation on-site.
Fire Station – Indoors: Depending on your station layout and local policies, it may even be possible to conduct rescue training and demonstrations indoors on the apparatus bay floor or in a garage
Modern vehicle construction presents challenges to tool technology. Ensure that you are properly evaluating tools against real-world tests.
or workshop space. If this is possible, I highly recommend ensuring that all fluids are removed from the vehicle and any needed glass is removed before bringing the units inside to reduce clean-up requirements. Laying out tarps or salvage covers can also minimize the amount of cleaning needed. Be cautious doing this. I have seen cribbing and stabilization struts slip on polished concrete flooring.
Scrapyard: The most common location for demonstrations are at a scrapyard or towing company yard. This is normally the most cost-effective option, provides a greater selection of vehicles and minimizes the required clean-up. The challenge often faced is that most scrapyard facilities are not set up with firefighter training in mind. There are often hazards involved with the use of a scrapyard that would not be faced on a typical training ground.
Regardless of where you choose to hold your demonstration, a few common issues need to be addressed, both in the interest of safety and in order to provide the best learning opportunity.
Any location should ideally be on flat, solid and clear ground. Sloped ground, deep mud and tall grass are not only unpleasant to work in but present safety concerns relating to slips and falls, risk lost or misplaced items and cause undue wear and tear on tools and equipment. When working at a scrapyard, the area around the vehicle(s) being used should be cleared of debris and other hazards as much as possible.
Any location will require adequate lighting. Apparatus scene lighting can be used, but battery powered lighting is preferred for reduced noise. Particularly when using equipment that you are not familiar with, the ability for the trainer or demonstrator to communicate is critical.
Some consideration should be made for weather. Bearing in mind that rescue tool demonstrations typically take a minimum of two and a half hours, care should be taken to ensure that your members have some relief from extremes of hot/cold/wet weather.
This is far from a comprehensive list of considerations; the above suggestions are meant to help you ensure an accurate, informative and educational demonstration that properly aids you in making the right choice of equipment for your department.
Chris Kerr is a firefighter in Salisbury New Brunswick and the rescue product specialist for Micmac Fire & Safety Source Ltd. serving all of Atlantic Canada. He can be reached at c.kerr@mmfss.ca.
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Ladder dating series: Working on the ladder
BY MARK VAN DER FEYST
The ground ladder is looked upon as a device used to gain access to an upper portion of the building or to get down from an upper portion of the building, but there is more to the ground ladder than just access. Sometimes the need to work on or off the ladder must be done to accomplish certain tasks. As we continue our look into ground ladders, we are going to focus on working off or working on the ladder.
When we mention working off or on the ladder, we are including such tasks as breaking windows, venting windows, overhauling around windows, overhauling under the eaves, applying water into the building, bringing up tools, bringing people down the ladder, cutting the wall open for a RIT operation or occupant removal operation, etc. There is no limit to what can be done on a ground ladder for fire ground operations.
The main issue with working off or on a ground ladder is losing one’s balance and falling to the ground. Whenever a fall occurs off a ground ladder, injuries will certainly be sustained. The severity of them will be dictated by the height of the fall and the weight of the firefighter. Some of the reasons why a firefighter may fall from a ground ladder are not preventable, such as an object falling off from the roof like snow (in a good chunk) or a person jumping from above. Other times it is due to overreaching and trying to work too far off the ladder. This can be prevented.
The basic method taught to prevent falling is to use a leg lock on the ladder. This is where the leg of the firefighter is completely wrapped around the beam of the ladder after stepping through one of the rungs. As basic as the leg lock is, it is not practical for the firefighter (and I would go one step further and state that it is not safe for the firefighter either). Once the firefighter is locked into the ladder they are a part of the ladder. Should the ladder fall or move, the firefighter is going with it. They will not have a chance to jump off the ladder or even get out of the leg lock fast enough. For most firefighters, getting out of the leg lock is the hard part under normal circumstances. Try doing it quickly!
What can be done instead? There are three other options that are available to use. These options are not my creation but rather Lt. Michael Ciampo’s from FDNY. He is regarded as the top ladder expert in the country and has been teaching these options for several years.
The first option is called the heel-toe method as seen in Photo 1. This is a hybrid version of the leg lock where the leg is only going through the rung and resting on the foot. The heel of the leg through the rung is resting on the toe cap of the other foot. This
The heel-toe method is a hybrid version of the leg lock where the leg is only going through the rung and resting on the foot.
In the tool method, should the firefighter lose their balance, the hand tool will come in contact with the ground ladder and prevent a fall.
In the knee method, the firefighter is pushing or pressing their knees against the inside of the beam of the ladder.
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adaption comes over from the iron worker side of the trade as this is what they use when working on a ladder. This will allow a firefighter to be on a ladder without being locked into it. Should they have to get off the ladder quickly, they can do so much easier than if they were locked in with the leg lock.
The second option is the knee method as seen in Photo 2. With this option, the firefighter is pushing or pressing their knees against the inside of the beam of the ladder. This stance allows for a more balanced approach to working on the ladder while at the same time, being grounded with the ladder. Both feet are on the rung, giving the firefighter a balanced feeling. In option one, the firefighter may feel unbalanced with only one foot on the rung. By having both knees pressing against the inside of the beams, the firefighter can easily work off the ladder without overreaching and feel secure. Should they need to get off the ladder quickly, they can do so by just climbing down. Or, if they must ascend the ladder quickly, they can.
The third option is the tool method as seen in Photo 3 and Photo 4. With this option, the firefighter is using the hand tool to secure themselves to the ladder. Notice in Photo 4 how the firefighter has their one arm through the rung of the ladder and the other arm is on the outside of the ladder beam. This is the key to this method. The hand tool that is being held by both hands locks the firefighter in to the ladder allowing them to work off it.
In Photo 3, you will see how the tool secures them in. Should the firefighter lose their balance, as they are holding onto the hand tool, the hand tool will come in contact with the ground ladder, preventing the firefighter from falling. In this position, the firefighter can easily break glass for venting or forcible entry purposes. If they are holding onto a handline, the same thing can be done, securing the firefighter to the ladder. As with the other options, should the firefighter need to quickly get off the ladder, they can do so by letting go of the hand tool from the one hand and climbing down.
Mark van der Feyst has been in the fire service since 1999 and is currently a firefighter with the FGFD. He is an international instructor teaching in Canada, the United States, FDIC and India. He is a local level suppression instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy and the lead author of Fire Engineering’s Residential Fire Rescue book and other DVDs. He can be contacted at Mark@ FireStarTraining.com.
The firefighter has one arm through the rung of the ladder and the other arm is on the outside of the ladder beam, a key aspect of the tool method.
BY SHAYNE MINTZ Canadian Regional Director NFPA
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have spoken at many conferences about NFPA codes and standards, and the benefits to the fire- and life-safety community. At almost every event, discussions arise about how to provide accurate education about the benefits of home-fire sprinklers, and questions are asked about NFPA 13D: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes.
In response, I’ve been telling more and more people about the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition – Canada (HFSC) and its website (homefiresprinklercanada.ca). HFSC – Canada provides a wealth of free information for public education, research, advocacy and outreach, and other resources and all are targeted to the Canadian market.
The goal of HFSC – Canada is to increase awareness of the role of home fire sprinklers in saving lives and preventing injuries.
The coalition was launched in 2009 at the request of fire-service leaders who were interested in gaining information about how to promote sprinklers and advocate for the installation of them in new one- and two-family homes.
Fire service leaders know all too well that most fire deaths occur in the home, that they usually happen at night when occupants are asleep, and that they disproportionately claim the lives of the most vulnerable, such as older adults or those with cognitive or mobility challenges. Fires can spread very quickly and can build from a small flame to a total conflagration in less than three minutes.
I’ve heard it said that sprinklers aren’t needed because every new home has interconnected smoke alarms installed. There’s no argument that smoke alarms aren’t vitally important, but they alert occupants only to the presence of a problem and do not inhibit or control a fire. Sprinklers give families time to escape and will suppress or hold a fire in check until the fire department arrives.
Canada’s comprehensive website also presents content developed for a number of stakeholder groups including the fire service, homeowners, homebuilders, real-estate agents and insurance professionals.
The site has quick reference fact sheets, videos and case studies. There is even a special section on the website that tailors messages to the fire service and identifies why there is a need for sprinklers and how they work; there is also a large selection of educational resources and tips on how to work with builders, planners, local officials, and the public. As additional support, there are sections focusing on consumers, and professionals such as building officials and water purveyors.
Videos, fact sheets and answers to frequently asked questions are also provided, along with key information about residential sprinkler systems and their life-saving benefits. Many of the resources will be helpful to fire departments that want to include fire sprinkler information in their education programs.
HFSC – Canada also encourages fire departments to take action and enroll in the BUILT FOR LIFE ® Fire Department (BFLFD) program. The program simply asks fire departments to commit to add-
The goal of HFSC – Canada is to increase awareness of the role of home fire sprinklers in saving lives and preventing injuries. ‘‘ ’’
The HFSC – Canada encourages fire service leaders to use all the educational material and resources available to engage with their communities to begin and continue the discussion that home-fire sprinklers are critical. Home-fire sprinklers are also key to a community’s ability to develop and deliver a fire-protection model that focuses on public education and the role sprinklers can play in life preservation and safety from fire.
In partnership with The Co-operators, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association, HFSC –
Shayne Mintz is the Canadian regional director for the NFPA and can be reached at Canada@nfpa.org or by phone at 705 812-2924.
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The BFLFD program provides an abundance of information, tools and resources for fire service members to teach and educate about the benefits of sprinklers – and they’re all free of charge.
To join the 121 fire departments in Canada that have already registered, visit (https://homefiresprinklercanada.ca/fire-department-application/.
Lastly, this column is the first of a two-part series pertaining to residential fire sprinklers. In March, Sean Tracey, my predecessor with NFPA and presently chair of HFSC – Canada, will provide information on new tools, resources, initiatives and success stories. Also stay tuned for an upcoming Fire Fighting in Canada podcast!
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By ED BROUWER
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Trainer’s Corner and I am filled with gratitude for this incredible opportunity afforded to me by Fire Fighting in Canada. Jim Hailey the editor at that time, was very supportive of the idea for a feature column addressing the needs of the volunteer training officer.
The opening paragraph for my first column read: “This column will hopefully be viewed as a great resource for the volunteer fire service training officer. The intention here is to provide some tried and tested training drills that are “do-able” with our limited budgets. This first one is simple to set up and yet challenging enough to keep your members’ interest.”
I thought you might want to look back with me at the first issue.
Communications drill
Time required: About 10 minutes per team.
Objective: Sharpen radio communication skills and encourage the “thinking” process.
Items needed: Duct tape, stopwatch, two portable radios, four stacking chairs.
Preparation: Using the duct tape make four symbols (triangle, square, circle, X) on the floor in the corner of the room that can be closed off from the inquisitive members. The symbols should be three feet by three feet in size.
It is imperative that no one sees your setup.
Place one of the four chairs on or in one of the symbols. Repeat this until all four are done.
On a piece of paper note the exact position of each chair in relationship to the symbol it has been set with. Stack all four chairs against one of the walls and this part is done.
Before the practice, transfer your sketch to as many pieces of paper as there are members in your training session. In other words, two per team. One copy is for the command person of each team, the other is for you to keep score on.
Procedure: To begin your drill, divide the members up into teams of two. Take one team at a time and appoint a command person. Give this person a radio and a copy of the floor plan you drew up. This person must stay out of the room and have NO VISUAL contact with their teammate. Instruct the command person to get their teammate to place the chairs on the symbols in accordance with the drawing you have given them.
Give a radio to the other fire fighter and send him/her into the room. On your copy of the floor plan record the names of the team members. Note the time and start the drill by having the inside fire fighter call command stating they are on scene. Once they are satisfied with the placement of one chair they can go to the next ones. When all four chairs are placed the time is recorded and the drill is over. Call in the command person to see the result of his/her instructions.
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You can make this a competition between the teams by giving 10 points for each chair placed correctly. The highest score in the shortest time frame wins. Note: Each team must do their drill out of view and hearing from the other teams.
Let each team discover what method works for them. This drill is more effective when you get them to “think”. Once all the teams have had their turn, discuss what methods worked best. Usually those who established a point of reference first and us the “A” side “B” side method will be most effective. This drill has the two major elements of a good practice – challenge and fun.
Over the years we have built on that first hands-on lesson to address that one universal fire ground problem — communications. Looking back on the previous column, you will see that “communications” is a common thread that runs through each lesson plan.
Whether the topic is arrival reports, size-up, mayday protocols, office training or even PTSD, communication skills are foundational building blocks. Good communication skills are not just necessary on the fireground, they are vital within the fire department. In fact, good communications are vital for successful relationships in all of life.
We have all witnessed the fall out when somebody fails to communicate clearly or in a timely manner and a misunderstanding occurs. Many a fire hall has been negatively affected by problems with communications.
There are two factors that contribute to communication problems on the fireground: hardware and human. Weak radio signals, SCBA muffled radio transmissions, dead or dying batteries, and my favorite, trying to operate a radio with gloves on while looking
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through your BA mask in the dark. The hardware problems are often easier to fix than the human caused issues. Not speaking clearly, not holding the radio properly, excessive radio chatter and speaking before keying the mic are but a few.
Inevitably when our entry teams were in the middle of interior fire operations, like dragging a fully charged line up a flight of stairs the IC would call “just” to see how they were doing. Not just once, but several times the team would have to stop their ascent, fumble with gloved hands for the radio and then struggle to make themselves understood.
To deal with this situation we agreed to purchase clip on mics. We also gave our members permission to postpone responding to the IC’s call by saying, “stand-by one,” until they were in a safe position to do so. Simple changes, but a big stress reliever. And yes, we dealt with our IC.
Many misunderstandings on the fireground can be addressed with the introduction of one unassuming word: From. Firefighters must be taught this word during their basic radio communications training. Simply put when one radio connects with another radio, firefighters should always use the word “from”. So, if you the IC want to communicate with Engine 1, you would say, “Engine 1 from IC”. It is important you get Engine 1’s attention. If you had said, “IC to Engine 1”, Engine 1 may have missed who was calling. Consider listening to radio traffic at a typical call out. It is only when you hear your call sign that your brain engages your ears to really pay attention. So again, using “from” not “to” it would be “Engine 1 from IC”, the response from Engine 1 should then be “Go ahead IC.” This would prevent responses such as, “Say again for Engine 1.”
Speaking of responding, it is important to acknowledge that information was received. However, saying “copy” or “got it” is not sufficient. Firefighters should be taught to repeat part of the message back to the speaker. If you do this consistently during practice scenarios, fireground incidents and mop up, it will become second nature. Teach, for example: “Engine One from Attack One” — “Go Ahead Attack One” — “We need 100 psi on line one” — “Roger that, 100 psi line one.” By repeating the request any miscommunication is nipped in the bud.
Miscommunication on the fireground can have fatal consequences. You need only read one fatality report to understand that poor communications negatively affect situational awareness, which is a major contributing factor for firefighter injuries and fatalities.
For many years I have signed off my columns with, “Train like lives depend on it…. because they do”. This was always directed more to the lives of your fellow firefighters than the public. Thank you for the great job you are doing… respect. Please stay safe and be sure to look after yourself.
Ed Brouwer is the chief instructor for Canwest Fire in Osoyoos, B.C., retired deputy chief training officer for Greenwood Fire and Rescue, a fire warden, wildland urban interface fire-suppression instructor and ordained disaster-response chaplain. Contact Ed at akaopa@hotmail.com.
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OStrategies to boost energy during COVID
kay, I want you to raise your hand if these questions are true for you. How many of you have been struggling with your energy during the COVID-19 pandemic? How many have not exercised or worked out as much since all this COVID-19 stuff started back in March? How many of you know your diet is totally off?
If you said yes to all of my questions, then you are experiencing what I call the “COVID Fatigue” or the “COVID Energy Steal”. Since September, many of my patients have been reporting a feeling of lethargy, low energy, depression, no desire to be active, and everyone’s sleep has been horrible. Diets have been poor and workouts forgotten. My firefighter patients have told me collectively the energy at the hall, among colleagues from other departments, and the service in general is showing signs of a deep feeling of exhaustion, fatigue, and sense of defeat.
I am often asked: “How can I get rid of this feeling? What can I do to get my drive and energy back?”
There is definitely a mental fatigue that has manifested into a physical fatigue as the pandemic continues. Firefighters have been essential frontline responders facing risk of COVID-19 infection since the onset of the pandemic. This continual stress has been weighing heavily on the mental state of firefighters. Researchers at Harvard Medical School’s Stress Trauma and Resilience (STAR) program say these firefighters are experiencing “crisis fatigue”.
The job of a firefighter already comes with inherent risk of mental health issues. The damaging effects of COVID-19 “crisis fatigue” comes with an even heavier health consequence. Clinically I have observed that many patients, including firefighters, have allowed the mental fatigue they experienced now take over many of their activities and physical activities are being neglected. Here are some examples:
Let’s look at some key strategies to get firefighters back on track to feeling energized and getting rid of COVID fatigue.
■ HACK YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Many favourite motivators such as CrossFit or the gym have faced lengthy closures, so how do we get you moving again? Try:
• Motivating you partner to do it with you. When you are accountable to someone, you can almost definitely get it done.
• Be physically fit by doing the programs that make you happy. I enjoy cycling, so we went ahead and invested in stationary bike. Now the entire family loves riding the bike.
• Explore YouTube and find the best activity that you are interested in and are motived to do. There are so many great personalities and content on physical fitness.
• Schedule your physical activity in your phone with a reminder. When it is scheduled you are more likely to do your exercise.
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There is definitely a mental fatigue that has manifested into a physical fatigue as the pandemic continues.
1. Diets have changed and people are consuming more fast food and junk food.
2. Gyms, yoga studios and physical fitness facilities have been closed. People have neglected being active for many months in a row.
3. Sleep has also been directly affected. Many worry and wonder when the end of the pandemic will arrive.
Dr. Elias Markou is one very busy naturopathic doctor. He is in private practice in Mississauga, Ont., and is the chief medical officer for the Halton Hills Fire Department. Dr. Markou was a firefighter for six years; he has a special interest in firefighter health, is a writer and blogger who is regularly featured on television and radio and in print. Contact him at drmarkou@mypurebalance.ca
if these vitamins are safe with your medication and current health concerns.
An advanced B-complex vitamin is one of the key supplements needed to support all the systems including the brain and the body associated with boosting energy. Extra vitamin B12 is critical in providing energy for the body.
Make sure your vitamin D levels are optimal. Low vitamin D can negatively affect your immune system, your hormonal system and your energy deliver to cells in the body.
Magnesium is a very important mineral that also helps to support the nervous system responsible for your energy boost.
A protein powder, whether it is a whey protein or a vegan plantbased protein powder, can help. Try a heaping scoop in a shake once a day. Building energy and being active during the pandemic should be a firefighter’s top priority for maintaining energy and mood.
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Control the spread of hazardous contaminants in your station. The AIRVAC 911® Engine Exhaust Removal System protects 100% of the bay area by constantly monitoring and removing exhaust and particulate matter from your station without interfering with daily operations. No hoses, hook-ups or vehicle connections. No building modifications, no ducting and no outside exhausting. AIRVAC 911® is 100% automatic.
• Address Hot Zones within your station
• Remove off-gassing of turnout gear, hoses and parked vehicles
• Counter off-gassing of secondary pollutants
• Remove engine exhaust that re-enters the building
• Half the cost of hose systems
• Energy efficient LEED/green design
• NFPA 1500/OSHA/GSA compliant
For a free quote: www.airvac911.com sales@airvacuumcorporation.com, 800-540-7264
AIR TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CANADA INC.
251 Queen St. S., Ste. 512, Mississauga, ON, L5M 1L7
Tel: 905-826-6682
• Fax: 866-511-6904
Toll-Free: 1-866-735-1480
Company Email: info@airmation.ca
Web: www.airmation.ca
Randall Weber, VP Marketing & Sales, Canada
Air Technology Solutions is dedicated to our Clients, offering updated, timely, full service Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) solutions. Air quality concerns are mitigated using a unique combination of professional indoor air quality assessment coupled with solutions. Off the shelf or customized site specific air cleaning equipment is available to resolve IAQ issues. Our technical experts review client requirements and budgetary availability. The finest appropriate air cleaning systems are provided. Air Technology Solutions is a leader in Diesel Exhaust Remediation and is the ONLY environmental tested and proven filtration system to exceed standards: NFPA, NIOSH, OSHA and ASHRAE. Building and facility managers, business owners, contractors, architects, and engineers have been working with Air Technology Solutions since 1986 to resolve IAQ needs. Employee and personnel safety and health are key issues. Breathing safe air in the workplace is of utmost importance. We provide global customized solutions to control contaminants, pollutants and odours in your facility. We look forward to servicing your requirements.
CANADIAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT INC.
2465 Cawthra Rd., Unit 114, Mississauga, ON, L5A 3P2
Tel: 905-949-2741 • Fax: 905-272-1866
Toll-Free: 1-800-265-0182
Company Email: info@cdnsafety.com Web: www.cdnsafety.com
We supply Industrial and Fire SCBA’s, SCBA, Decon Washer, Thermal Cameras, CAF Systems, Fall Protection, Bunker Gear, Fire and Rescue helmets, Fire Hose, Communications Equipment, Nozzles, Fittings, Hazmat Suits, Ventilation Fans, Gas Detectors, Confined Space Rescue Equipment, High Angle Rescue Equipment, Boots and Gloves. Everything for Fire Fighting, EMS, Law Enforcement, Industrial and Municipal Safety and Lone Worker Protection systems.
CARL THIBAULT FIRE TRUCKS
38 Thibault (Street), Box 540, Pierreville, QC, J0G 1J0
Tel: 450-568-7020 • Fax: 450-568-3049
Company Email: mthibault@thibaultfiretrucks.com
Web: www.thibaultfiretrucks.com
We are a Canadian based company and we manufacture a full line of fire apparatus which includes aerial ladders, pumpers, tankers, rescue units and vacuum tankers. We provide parts and other related products.
CARRIER CENTERS EMERGENCY VEHICLES
6 Edmondson St., Brantford, ON, N3R 7J3
Tel: 1-866-896-3588 • Fax: 519-752-0370
Company Email: evinfo@carriercentersev.ca Web: www.carriercentersev.ca
Key Personnel: Todd Finnie
CARRIER CENTERS EMERGENCY VEHICLES IS:
• New And Used Fire Truck And Emergency Vehicle Sales
• Pump Testing, Ground Ladder Testing, Aerial Testing
• Emergency Vehicle Repair, Maintenance And Service, 24 Hours A Day, 365 Days A Year
• Emergency Vehicle Parts Supply For All Makes And Models
• Emergency Vehicle Refurb, Collision Repair And Body Shop Work
CET FIRE PUMPS MFG.
75, Hector, C.P. 90, Pierreville, QC, J0G 1J0
Tel: 450-568-2719 • Fax: 450-568-2613
Toll-Free: 1-888-844-2285
Company Email: sales@fire-pump.com Web: www.fire-pump.com
No Hydrants, No Problem!
CET Manufactures Portable Pumps, Skid Units, Brush Trucks, Glider Kits, Foam Trailers, Water Tanks, and UTV Fire Units to help you fight fire where static water sources may be your only option.
The Flow Starts Here!
CODE 4 FIRE & RESCUE INC.
26 Oneida St., PO Box 1297, Hagersville, ON, N0A 1H0
Tel: 905-768-9254
Fax: 905-487-1517
Toll-Free: 1-800-387-2286
Company Email: chris@code4.com
Web: www.code4.com
Key Personnel: Chris Christie
Call 1-800-665-4900 for all your “Hurst” Extrication needs! Service, Sales and Training. HME Fire Trucks now available - see www.firetrucks.com
Proudly Serving Those Who Serve Others
CSE INCENDIE ET SÉCURITÉ INC.
5651 Chemin St-Francois, St. Laurent, QC, H4S 1W6
Tel: 514-737-2280 • Fax: 514-737-2751
Toll-Free: 1-266-737-2293
Company Email: info@cseis.com Web: www.cseis.com
Key Personnel: Richard Abraham, Pat Herring, Sylvain Paulus, Genevieve Pointer
We supply Industrial and Fire, SCBA’S, SCBA Decon Washers, Extractors,Thermal Cameras, Auto Extrication, CAF Systems, Fall Protection, Bunker Gear, Fire and Rescue Helmets, Fire Hose, Communications Equipment, Nozzles, Fittings, Hazmat Suits, Ventilation Fans, Gas Detectors, Confined Space Rescue Equipment, High Angle Rescue Equipment, Boots and Gloves and Pacific Helmets. Everything for Fire Fighting, EMS, Law Enforcement, Industrial and Municipal Safety and Lone Worker Protection Systems.
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EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT CO.
591 Chester Road, Delta, BC, V3M 6G7
Tel: 604-526-6126, 24/7 service: 1-877-443-2626
Toll-Free: 1-800-665-6126
Company Email: cfeduniw@comtruck.ca, jzimmerman@ comtruck.ca
Web: www.comemerg.ca
Key Personnel: Carey Feduniw, General Sales Manager, Jamie Zimmerman, Sales Manager, Airport Products
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co is Canada’s largest dealer for Pierce Manufacturing Inc, Maxi Metal, and Oshkosh Airport Products. We provide sales, parts, and service of all makes of fire trucks, and support to our customers through five sales/service locations across Canada.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co. strives to exceed customer expectation in everything we deliver. With over 70 years in the truck equipment industry, we take pride in a proven track-record of providing expert truck equipment solutions, top quality products and first-class service to our customers.
We are a sole-source service provider with mobile EVT’S, on call 24/7, throughout our nationwide branch network. We offer inspections, preventative maintenance, mobile pump testing, and foam system calibration, as well as comprehensive apparatus training on operation and maintenance.
We inventory an extensive stock of OEM and aftermarket parts, tools, and equipment ensuring quick delivery and reduced downtime to our customers. Our service technicians undergo continuous training and testing to ensure that the latest technology and innovation is applied to the service of your equipment.
When you need prompt, honest, and reliable service, you can count on us to support you. BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NT, NU, YT
DRAEGER SAFETY CANADA LTD.
2425 Skymark Ave., Unit 1, Mississauga, ON, L4W 4Y6
Tel: 905-212-6600 • Fax: 905-212-6602
Toll-Free: 1-877-372-4371
Company Email: susan.yu@draeger.com
Web: https://www.draeger.com/en-us_ca/safety
Key Personnel: Susan Yu
Contact us at +1 877-372-4371 to learn more about SCBA, live fire training system, fixed gas and flame detector, mobile gas detector, thermal imaging camera, drugs and alcohol testing equipment and the rest of our portfolio.
Product services and technical training courses are offered at our Mississauga, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta locations throughout the year. Arrange for service of your SCBA and gas detector now.
E-ONE
1601 S.W. 37th Ave., Ocala, FL, 34474
Tel: 352-237-1122
Fax: 352-237-1151
Company Email: info@e-one.com
Web: www.e-one.com
Darch Fire (Member of 1200 Degrees)
9-402 Harmony Road, Ayr, Ontario N0B 1E0
800-254-2049
Territory: Ontario
FIRETEK EMERGENCY VEHICLES LTD
30686-A Matsqui Place
Abbotsford, BC V2T 6L4
Territories: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, British Columbia, Northwest Territories
KEEWATIN TRUCK SERVICE
610 Keewatin St., Winnipeg, MB R2X 2R9
Phone 204-633-2700
Territory: Manitoba
TECHNO FEU APPARATUS MAINTENANCE (MEMBER OF 1200 DEGREES)
105 Route Marie-Victorin Saint-Francois-Du-Lac, PQ J0G 1M0
Territories: Quebec, Atlantic Canada
FIRE FIGHTING IN CANADA/CANADIAN FIREFIGHTER
PO Box 530, 105 Donly Dr. S., Simcoe, ON, N3Y 4N5
Tel: 1-289-221-6605
Fax: 888-404-1129
Company Email: aszpakowski@annexbusinessmedia.com
Web: www.firefightingincanada.com
Key Personnel: Adam Szpakowski Canada’s National Fire Publication since 1957.
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FIREHALL BOOKSTORE
PO Box 530, 105 Donly Drive S., Simcoe, ON, N3Y 4N5
Tel: 1-877-267-3473
Fax: 1-877-624-1940
Company Email: info@firehallbookstore.com
Web: www.firehallbookstore.com
Key Personnel: Jennifer Ludwig, Stephanie DeFields
The Firehall Bookstore provides training & public education materials to the Canadian Fire Service industry and its professionals. A one-stop-shop for books, DVDs, codes and standards, and fire prevention and education materials for community outreach.
Product lines include NFPA, IFSTA, PennWell, Action Training Systems, Jones & Bartlett, Brady, and Emergency Film Group.
FORT GARRY FIRE TRUCKS LTD.
RR 2, 53 Bergen Cutoff Rd., Winnipeg, MB, R3C 2E6
Tel: 204-594-3473
Fax: 204-694-3230
Toll-Free: 1-800-565-3473
Company Email: Brian Nash, bnash@fgft.ca Web: www.fgft.com
Fort Garry Fire Trucks is Canada’s oldest and largest manufacturer of high-quality fire apparatus offering a complete line of quality pumpers, tankers, rescues, aerial devices, and custom-designed and engineered specialized units. With headquarters based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, our customers emanate from cities, towns, and municipalities throughout Canada, the U.S., and abroad with the harshest weather, climates, and terrain. We boast one of the largest fire apparatus engineering departments amongst our competitors, devoted to the design and production of equipment for the most extreme conditions in the world. We are a Bronto Skylift articulated aerial platform dealer, as well as the exclusive Canadian distributor of Sutphen Corporation aerial ladders and platforms. We truly build “One Tough Truck” and boast over 100 years of quality.
FIREHALL.COM
PO Box 530, 105 Donly Dr. S., Simcoe, ON, N3Y 4N5
Tel: 289-221-6605
Fax: 888-404-1129
Company Email: aszpakowski@annexbusinessmedia.com Web: www.firehall.com
Key Personnel: Adam Szpakowski, Associate Publisher Firehall.com provides an excellent forum for exchange among firefighters and others involved in the fire service. Advertising options include banner ads and e-blasts and offer extensive exposure to the rank and file.
FIRESERVICE MANAGEMENT LTD.
34 Torlake Cres., Toronto, ON, M8Z 1B3
Tel: 416-251-3552
Fax: 416-253-0437
Toll-Free: 1-888-731-7377
Company Email: brian@fireservicemanagement.com Web: www.fireservicemanagement.com
Key Personnel: Brian Sparfel
We Clean, Test, Customize, Rent and Repair YOUR Gear. Canada’s premier facility dedicated exclusively to providing the best in bunkergear cleaning, decontamination, inspection and repair. We are NFPA 1851 compliant and UL verified for all cleaning and repairs to all materials including moisture barriers. We stock materials and trim for every brand. We’re a certified ISP so we can rebuild damaged components or add customize the garment to suit your needs. We also offer FireTracks software to help you track your inventory and inspection history. Call us today to see how we can help your department.
COAST TO COAST SALES AND SERVICE NETWORK:
• Brian Nash — Vice President – Sales – bnash@fgft. ca; Toll-Free: 1-800-565-3473 (ext. 3471) Cell: 204981-7845
• Ron Lavallee — Service Manager – rlavallee@fgft. ca; Toll-Free: 1-800-565-3473 (ext. 3478) Cell: 204791-1167
REGIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVES:
• Atlantic Canada — Adam Baldwin – abaldwin@fgft. ca; Toll-Free: 1-800-565-3473 (ext. 2006); Cell: 902888-9806
• Eastern Ontario & Quebec — Peter Somerton – psomerton@fgft.ca; Toll-Free: 1-800-565-3473 (ext. 2005); Cell: 613-859-5747
• Central Ontario — Chris Pilek – cpilek@fgft.ca; TollFree: 1-800-565-3473 (ext. 3481); Cell: 204-296-1915
• Northern Ontario — Bob Lock – block@fgft.ca
• Toll-Free: 1-800-565-3473 (ext. 2004); Cell: 705-6652195
• Manitoba & Saskatchewan — Lance Spencer –lspencer@fgft.ca; Toll-Free: 1-800-565-3473 (ext. 3475); Cell: 204-995-3895
• Alberta — Taylor Young – tyoung@fgft.ca
• Toll-Free: 1-800-565-3473 (ext. 3466); Cell: 204-2989923
• British Columbia — Al Anderson & Bryan Anderson – Fire Power Emergency Apparatus – alan@firepowerplus.com or bryan@firepowerplus.com; Phone: 1-250-668-2673 or 1-250-327-1904
• Canadian Northern Territories — Rick Penner – rpenner@fgft.ca; Toll-Free: 1-800-565-3473 (ext. 2024); Cell: 204-594-1300
• United States & International — Steve Suché –ssuche@fgft.ca; Toll-Free: 1-800-565-3473
FP2 (INGENIOUS SOFTWARE)
2800 9 Avenue, Castlegar, BC, V1N 2Z1
Tel: 2505512140
Fax: 206-350-7750
Toll-Free: 1-866-352-9495
Company Email: fp2@fp2.ca
Web: www.fp2.ca
Key Personnel: Jeremy Murphy
Fight Fires, Not Paperwork. Hundreds of Canadian Fire Departments use FP2 to manage all aspects of their operations.
FP2 is powerful, flexible software with modular design that ensures you only buy what you need.
New features include Dispatch, Shift Scheduling, Remote Inspections and much more.
Our unique Compensation Reports can even run payroll for you! Contact us for a customized consultation and estimate.
FSI® NORTH AMERICA, A DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC.®
311 Abbe Rd., Sheffield Lake, OH, 44054
Tel: 440-949-2400
Fax: 440-949-2900
Company Email: sales@fsinorth.com Web: www.fsinorth.com
Key Personnel: Phil Graham
FSI North America® is a Full line supplier of mobile, portable and fixed hazmat decon showers, shelters, field hospital ‘surge capacity’ systems and accessories. Also offers Fire Fighter Rehab, rescue boats, Smoke Ejectors, and EMS supplies such as the FSI Transporter Disposable Backboards, triage tape, FSI Medical Field Cots, mortuary supplies, and a full range of isolation chambers, beds/chairs, and shelters.
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HIGHWATER HOSE INC.
12 rue Willard, East Angus, QC, J0B 1R0
Tel: 1-888-832-4310 • Fax: 819-832-4340
Toll-Free: 1-888-832-4310
Company Email: sfraser@mercedestextiles.com Web: highwaterhose.com
Key Personnel: Scott Fraser, Canadian Sales & Marketing; Claude Berube, Canadian Sales/Quebec and Maritimes
Worldwide supplier of a wide range of rubber covered and lightweight, layflat fire and industrial hoses.
A NEW EVOLUTION IN FIRE FIGHTING:
• Deluge™ - Designed for high volume water supply where excellent friction loss, packability and cold temperature flexibility are critical.
• X-Stream® Plus - Designed for aggressive interior attack where excellent abrasion and cut resistance are essential and where color-coded attack lines are crucial.
• Available with iReflect®, WAYOUT® Couplings and iDentify® Coding System
OUR CANADIAN DISTRIBUTORS
• martinsfiresafety.com - NL
• cumings.ca - NS, NB, PEI
• larsenal.ca - QC
• municipalequipment.ca - S./S.E. ONT
• transcanadasafety.ca - N./N.C. ONT
• soucisalosafety.com – N./N.C. ONT
• realsafety.ca - MB
• wfrfire.com - BC, AB, SK, YT, NWT
HUSKY PORTABLE CONTAINMENT
7202 SE International Ct., Bartlesville, OK, 74006
Tel: 19187984415
• Fax: 1-918-333-2004
Toll-Free: 1-800-260-9950
Company Email: sales@huskyportable.com Web: www.huskyportable.com
Husky Portable Containment is a manufacturer of firefighting and environmental safety products. We specialize in portable water tanks used in water shuttle operations. We also manufacture salvage covers, hose bed covers, staging mats, strainers, decontamination pools and showers, bladder tanks and spill containment berms.
KOCHEK CANADA
62 Bradwick Dr., Vaughan, ON, L4K 1K8
Tel: 416-602-0404
Company Email: sales@kochekcanada.com
Web: www.kochek.com
sales@kochekcanada.com
Robin Lewis, Customer Service
laura@kochekcanada.com
Laura Kenyon, Regional Director
HOLMATRO, INC.
505 McCormick Dr., Glen Burnie, MD, 21061 Tel: 410-768-9662 • Fax: 410-768-4878
Company Email: info-usa@holmatro.com Web: holmatro.com
Holmatro hydraulic equipment and system solutions are predominantly used in rescue, special tactics and industrial applications around the world. These types of applications demand reliable and safe tools under all circumstances.
IAMRESPONDING.COM
PO Box 93, Dewitt, NY, 13214
Tel: 315-701-1372 • Toll-Free: 1-877-509-0381
Company Email: sales@emergencysmc.com
Web: https://www.IamResponding.com
CAD and live dispatch audio sent right to your phones through the original and most complete notification and response solution. IaR improves alerting, response times, emergency response turnout, communications, and your daily operations. Mobile alerting, mapping, pre-plans, mass-messaging, reporting, and much more is all included.
INTELAGARD
3101 Industrial Lane Suite C, Broomfield, CO, 80020
Tel: 303-309-6309
Fax: 303-410-1562
Company Email: info@intelagard.com
Web: www.intelagard.com
Intelagard is the leading manufacturer of compressed air foam systems used for fire suppression and HazMat response. These units range in size from man-portable to truck-mounted systems creating a superior bubble structure that blocks oxygen to the fire, suppresses vapors, and provides a cooling effect to the fire.
Add the EasyDECON DF200 to decontaminate your bunker and turn out gear, apparatuses, or for every day disinfection. EasyDECON is able to kill/neutralize pathogens ranging from the common cold to weapons grade anthrax.
Contact us today to find a distributor in your province 303-309-6309.
KUSSMAUL ELECTRONICS
170 Cherry Avenue, West Sayville, NY, 11796
Tel: 631-567-0314
• Fax: 631-567-5826
Toll-Free: 1-800-346-0857
Company Email: sales@kussmaul.com
Web: www.kussmaul.com
Key Personnel: Colin Chambless
Kussmaul Electronics has focused on servicing emergency vehicles, specialty vehicles and vans for over 50 years, always with the commitment to deliver high quality products and the best of the customer service experience. All products are proudly manufactured in the USA. Home of the Auto Eject.
MERCEDES TEXTILES LTD.
5838 Cypihot, St. Laurent, QC, H4S 1Y5 Tel: 514-335-4337 • Fax: 514-335-9633
Company Email: sfraser@mercedestextiles.com
Web: mercedestextiles.com
Key Personnel: Scott Fraser, Canadian Sales & Marketing; Claude Berube, Canadian Sales/Quebec and Maritimes
For over 40 years, Mercedes Textiles is proud to have delivered the most innovative and reliable water delivery systems to the firefighting community. No matter if it is fire hoses, portable fire pumps, hose couplings, or entire water delivery systems, we have one driving force in mind - engineer the best and safest products for the brave firefighters who rush into danger every day. When a firefighter carries Mercedes Textiles products, he carries the 40+ years of trust that goes with it. We are innovators. We are trailblazers.
FIRE HOSE:
• KrakenEXO® - The most advanced attack fire hose on the market - weighs less, kinks less, flows more water
• WAYOUT® Couplings - Designed for improved “firefighter safety” during interior suppression
• iDentify® Coding System - Recessed zone on hose couplings designed to receive and protect identification markings and decals from abrasion damage
• iReflect® - Innovative lock lever Storz couplings, designed to greatly assist firefighters during LDH deployment and retrieval applications
• Unique Mertex lining yields an extremely low friction loss, for maximum flow and superior adhesion for long life
• Most products feature our 2-10-L warranty (“2 year All Hazards”, “10 year against manufacturing defects” and “Lifetime against delamination”)
PORTABLE FIRE PUMPS:
We are a leading manufacturer of high pressure, lightweight, portable fire pumps for forestry and municipal fire department applications.
OUR CANADIAN DISTRIBUTORS:
• martinsfiresafety.com - NL
• cumings.ca - NS,NB,PEI
• larsenal.ca - QC
• municipalequipment.ca - S/S.E. ONT
• transcanadasafety.ca - N./N.C. ONT
• soucisalosafety.com - N./N.C. ONT
• realsafety.ca - MB
• wfrfire.com - BC,AB,SK,YT,NWT
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METZ FIRE AND RESCUE
3-304 Stone Rd. W., Guelph, ON, N1G 4W4
Tel: 519-829-9149 • Fax: 519-763-6682
Company Email: john@metzfirerescue.com
Web: www.metzfirerescue.com
Key Personnel: John Metz
Canadian dealer for KME Fire Apparatus. Specializing in custom and commercial pumpers, aerial, rescue, tankers and wildland units.
MSA – THE SAFETY COMPANY
100 Westmore Dr #23, Etobicoke, ON, M9V 5C3
Tel: 416-620-2533 • Fax: 416-620-9697
Toll-Free: 1-877-672-FIRE
Company Email: fire.cs@msasafety.com Web: https://ca.msasafety.com/markets/fire-service
We’ve got you covered from head-to-toe, with our revolutionary MSA G1 SCBA, Cairns® fire helmets, Globe turnout gear and boots, Altair® portable gas detection instruments, and Evolution® TICs.
At MSA, our business is safety. We’ve been the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality fire/rescue and safety products since 1914, providing sophisticated, life saving devices and protective gear — the result of countless R&D hours, relentless testing, and an unwavering commitment to quality that saves lives and protects those men and women who protect us each and every day. Our core product focus emphasizes Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), including the revolutionary MSA G1 SCBA and respiratory protective equipment, Cairns® head, eye, face, hearing and communications protection, fall protection and rescue products, Altair® portable gas detection instruments and Galaxy Test Systems, and Evolution® Thermal Imaging Cameras (TIC). When You Go In, We Go In With You. For more information, please visit www.MSAfire.com or call 1-877-MSA-FIRE.
OMEGA COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Suite 100 1751 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1W 5L3
Tel: 2508608016
Fax: 2508607477
Toll-Free: 8888608016
Company Email: sales@omegacom.ca
Web: omegacom.ca
Key Personnel: Warren Saari
Since 1976 Omega Communications has been supplying Fire and Rescue agencies with TWO-WAY RADIOS, PAGERS, VEHICLE INTERCOM SYSTEMS, DISPATCH CONSOLES, RADIO ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES
NFPA
c/o Firehall Bookstore, PO Box 530, 105 Donly Dr. S., Simcoe, ON, N3Y 4N5
Tel: 1-877-267-3473 • Fax: 1-877-624-1940
Company Email: info@firehallbookstore.com
Web: www.firehallbookstore.com
Key Personnel: Jennifer Ludwig, Stephanie DeFields Canadian distributor for NFPA standards, membership and public education products.
ONTARIO FIRE TRUCK INC.
1397 Old Hwy. 99, Dundas, ON, L9H 5E3
Tel: 905-628-3324
Fax: 905-627-0521
Toll-Free: 1-800-474-6698
Company Email: sales@ontariofiretruck.com
Web: www.ontariofiretruck.com
Key Personnel: Wayne Robillard, Jacqueline Robillard Ontario Fire Truck Inc. is Ontario’s first choice for Fire Apparatus Service & Sales. We are your first and only call for Fire Apparatus Service, Sales & Testing! We offer you the finest repairs in the industry; we offer a 24 hour, 7 days a week service. All of our service staff is fully licensed Class “A” & “T” both provincially and EVT certified. We are fully insured and have over 30 years experience combined to provide the best service at your location. Our fully stocked mobile service trucks travel all over Ontario! Why take your truck anywhere, we come to you for both Service and Testing! Our Sales staff has over 60 years combined experience in the fire industry, we offer only the finest Seagrave fire apparatus, and Our Company believes only the best will do! We are the authorized sales and Service Company for Seagrave fire apparatus and equipment companies. “The bitterness of poor quality remains, long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”
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PIERCE MANUFACTURING INC.
PO Box 2017, Appleton, WI, 54912-2017
Tel: 920-832-3000
Web: www.piercemfg.com
Pierce Manufacturing: Perform. Like No Other.
It’s more than a tagline. It’s a lifeline extended to every firefighter served, and the expectation of every person and product at Pierce Manufacturing Inc. Behind the design of every highly customized and engineered pumper, aerial, tanker and rescue unit is a team of professionals whose mission is to build a truck, exactly how it’s ordered. The Pierce team pours everything they have into making sure a fire truck is ready to perform.
Pierce heavily invests in product development and programs that advance firefighter safety, education and performance. Performance-driven design means that Pierce is continually evolving to provide firefighters with industry-leading advancements and unmatched innovation. As a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), the experienced team has access to an arsenal of cutting-edge technologies and revolutionary processes that have contributed to the development of six custom chassis and best-in-class innovations. Innovations include the Ascendant Class of Aerials®, Pierce Ultimate Configuration (PUC™), Command Zone™, Idle Reduction Technology, TAK-4® Independent Suspension, Husky™ Foam Systems and Pierce Situational Awareness System by Fotokite to name a few. Commitment to performance extends beyond Pierce’s factory walls and into the communities served. A significant part of the Pierce legacy involves giving back to the community and the fire industry. Partnerships include the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, and Volunteer & Combination Officers Section of the IAFC.
See the Pierce difference for yourself at piercemfg.com.
PLYMOVENT
5 Corporate Dr., Cranbury, NJ, 08512
Tel: 609-395-3500
Fax: 609-655-0569
Toll-Free: 1-800-644-0911
Company Email: cleanair@plymovent.com
Web: www.plymovent.com
Key Personnel: Aaron Stewart
Since 1975, we have made it our business to ensure clean air in fire stations. We provide high-quality products to protect firefighters and others from exposure to hazardous diesel exhaust. Our source capture and removal systems are the recommended method for controlling exhaust emissions at your station.
RES-Q-JACK, INC.
1580 Lake St, Elmira, NY, 14901
Tel: 607-739-1209
Fax: 607-739-4583
Toll-Free: 1-800-466-9626
Company Email: INFO@RES-Q-JACK.COM
Web: www.res-q-jack.com/
Res-Q-Jack is the innovator in vehicle stabilization and lifting struts for extrication located in Elmira, NY. We strive to provide high quality, easy-to-use and reliable products that are always up to face any challenge. With advanced training included with any purchase of a kit, we want you to be ready and confident for any scene you might come across in the real world.
RESQTECH SYSTEMS INC.
189 Bysham Park Dr., Woodstock, ON, N4T 1P1
Tel: 519-539-0645
Fax: 519-539-0646
Toll-Free: 1-800-363-7370
Company Email: resqtech@resqtech.com Web: www.resqtech.com
Key Personnel: Kyle Innis
ResQtech Systems, Inc. has served the fire industry since 1985 and is dedicated to providing firefighters with innovative products and solutions. ResQtech Systems is the exclusive fire apparatus dealer for Rosenbauer and Hackney emergency vehicles in Ontario and offer a full line of emergency equipment which includes the Rosenbauer Heros-Titan Helmet, Junkyard Dogg Struts, Interspiro Contained Breathing Apparatus, Phos-Chek Firefighting Foam, Vindicator Nozzles and much more. In addition to the extensive product line, ResQtech has service technicians for your apparatus and emergency equipment needs, available at our in house facilities or on the road.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PHOENIX
Head Office: 6415 Golden West Ave., Red Deer, AB, T4P 3X2
Tel: 403-347-7045
Fax: 403-347-7049
Toll-Free: 1-800-494-4210
Company Email: info@rockymountainphoenix.com
Web: www.rockymountainphoenix.com
BRANCHES:
• 103-2285 Queen St. Abbotsford, BC V2T 6T3 Tel: 604-864-7303 | Fax: 604-864-4938 | Toll Free: 1-888-815-0500
• 320 Logan Rd. Bridgewater, NS B4V 3J8 Tel: 902-298-0415 | Toll Free: 1-844-530-4003
Rocky Mountain Phoenix is a leader in the supply of vehicle solutions, products and services to the emergency response and fire combat industry.
Your complete source for MSA SCBA, Thermal Imaging, Protective Clothing, Suppression Tools and Equipment. Visit our online catalogue at rockymountainphoenix.com
SAFEDESIGN APPAREL LTD.
34 Torlake Crescent, Toronto, ON, M8Z 1B3
Tel: 416-253-9122
Fax: 416-253-0437
Toll-Free: 1-877-253-9122
Company Email: sales@safedesign.com Web: www.safedesign.com
Key Personnel: Mark Christie - Sales & Marketing Manager
Specialists in Firefighters’ Protective Clothing. From Helmets to Bunkergear to Boots and Stationwear, we’ve got you covered from head to toe. Our team is knowledgeable and trained to ensure a proper and professional fit. Our brands: Globe Bunkergear, Hoods and the amazing Globe Boots, Cairns Bunkergear & Helmets, Shelby ‘Firewall’ Gloves, PGI Hoods including the BarriAire Particulate Blocking Hood, PGI Wildland clothing, Black Diamond Footwear, Workrite & Horace Small Stationwear. If you would like to hear from a rep in your area please call us today or Visit our Website at https://www.safedesign.com/
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SEATS CANADA INC.
1800 Bonhill Road, Mississauga, ON, L5T 1C8
Tel: 905-364-5843
Fax: 905-364-7822
Company Email: seatsinfo@seatscanada.com
Web: www.seatscanada.com
Key Personnel: Hasan Mohammed
We offer a complete line of quality Emergency Vehicle seating for driver, officer, crew, wall mount and jump seats. Engineered for comfort and safety, these seats have easy exit flip-up split headrest and are manufactured in a wide variety of covering material.
SHIBAURA PORTABLE FIRE PUMPS
111 Spartan Cr., Pointe Clair, QC, H9R 3R4
Tel: 514-464-8931
Fax: 514-630-8931
Company Email: info@portable-fire-pumps.com
Web: www.portable-fire-pumps.com
We offer a complete line of reliable high volume high performance reliable Rabbit portable pumps with over 8 models including water-cooled and air-cooled systems. To insure the best quality, our pumps undergo extensive testing before leaving the production facilities. Also, the inspection and maintenance process are quick and easy due to a one-touch removable outer cover.
We supply water cooled pumps P572,FF500,FK500, Air Cooled FT500, FT450 FT300 as well as Parts. please send an inquiry to: info@portable-fire-pumps.com
SUTPHEN CORPORATION
6450 Eiterman Road, Dublin, OH, 43016
Tel: 800-726-7030
Web: https://www.sutphen.com/
The mission of our family-owned business of over 130 years is to build the safest, most reliable fire apparatus in the world through innovation and customer focus.
W.S. DARLEY & CO.
325 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, IL, 60143
Tel: 630-735-3500
Fax: 630-345-8993
Toll-Free: 1-800-323-0244
Company Email: pauldarley@darley.com
Web: www.darley.com
Key Personnel: Paul Darley, CEO | James Long, VP | Jim E. Darley, National Sales Mgr. | Tom Darley, VP Eqpt. Sales
TARGETSOLUTIONS
10805 Rancho Bernardo Rd, Suite 200, San Diego, CA, 92127
Tel: 5198207751 • Fax: 858-487-8762
Toll-Free: 1-877-944-6372
Company Email: judy.smith@vectorsolutions.com
Web: https://www.targetsolutions.com/
TargetSolutions is the most powerful web-based training management system for public entities. We exist to deliver cutting-edge software applications, engaging online training courses, and world-class customer service.
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES
105 Vieve’s Way, Elkton, MD, 21921 Tel: 410-392-3600 • Fax: 410-392-4452
Toll-Free: 1-800-431-GORE (4673)
Company Email: crosstech@wlgore.com
Web: www.goretexprofessional.com
STARFIELD LION
23 Benton Road, Toronto, ON, M6M 3G2
Tel: 416-789-4354
Fax: 416-789-5475
Toll-Free: 1-800-473-5553
Company Email: infostarfield-lion@lionprotects.com
Web: www.starfieldlion.com
Starfield Lion has a legacy and ongoing vision of introducing PPE that is designed to ensure the health, safety and performance of the first responders who serve our communities. Your safety is our top priority. Your needs drive our innovations, we listen and develop the solution.
Most breathable. Most Durable. Safe to Wear. When it comes to selecting turnout gear, the most important thing for a firefighter is protection. Wearing gear built with highly breathable fabrics allows sweat vapor to move more easily through your clothing so your body’s cooling process can work more effectively – keeping you cooler and more comfortable. Turnout gear designed with GORE® moisture barriers provides you with protection, durability, and confidence knowing the materials used by Gore are safe and sustainable.
In recent testing, GORE® protective barriers significantly outperformed the competition in breathability in the broader conditions that you encounter. This trial confirmed that wearing the GORE® PARALLON™ liner system delivered the highest breathability followed closely by GORE® CROSSTECH® black moisture barrier; both performed significantly better than the competition. And, as a result of their durability proven both in the lab and in the field, all of our protective barriers are covered by industry-leading warranties.
Founded in 1908, W.S. Darley & Company is a manufacturer and distributor of firefighting pumps, fire apparatus, and firefighting and defense equipment. They remain a family owned and operated company. Darley has a current customer base of more than 50,000 which includes federal, state and local governments as well as customers in over 100 countries. Darley is headquartered in Itasca, IL and has manufacturing, engineering and operations in Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan. Darley has been awarded major contracts by the Department of Defense to provide our forces with fire fighting, rescue and special operational equipment. Nowhere else will you find a company as dedicated to the Fire Industry. All this experience comes from a company that cares – W.S. Darley & Co. is customer driven.
WATERAX INC.
6635 Henri-Bourassa W., Montreal, QC, H4R 1E1
Tel: 514-637-1818
Toll-Free: 1-855-616-1818
Company Email: info@waterax.com
Web: https://www.waterax.com
Key Personnel: Gabriella Gerbasi
Trusted by wildland firefighters around the world, WATERAX sets the industry standard by developing innovative, portable fire pumps and water-handling equipment designed to withstand demanding applications and rugged environments. With a time-tested legacy of reliability, WATERAX carries on its mission to place powerful, precision engineered pumps into the hands of the men and women who need to move water to protect our forests and most cherished natural resources from the ravages of wildfires!
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WATEROUS COMPANY
125 Hardman Ave. S.,
South St. Paul, MN, 55075
Tel: 651-450-5000
• Fax: 651-450-5090
Company Email: info@waterousco.com
Web: www.waterousco.com
C.H. Waterous started Waterous Engine Works Company in 1844 in Brampton, Ontario and then expanded to South St. Paul, Minnesota in 1886. Since then, Waterous has been the leader in the manufacturing of fire pumps for our everyday heroes. At Waterous, we have been and always will be firefighters.
WFR WHOLESALE FIRE & RESCUE LTD.
240136 Frontier Cres.,
Rocky View County, AB, T1X 0R4
Tel: 1-403-279-0400
•
Fax: 1-403-279-0400 | 1-800-561-0400
Toll-Free: 1-800-561-0400
Company Email: sales@wfrfire.com
Web: www.wfrfire.com
WFR Wholesale Fire & Rescue is Canada’s equipment destination for fire & rescue equipment. This family owned and operated business has been serving firefighters since 1986 and endeavours to continue our history of supplying you our best products and unquestionable service and support.
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
2021 PRODUCT DIRECTORY
APPARATUS
ADAPTERS
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Kochek Canada
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
AERIAL REPAIRS
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Sutphen Corporation
AERIAL TESTING
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Targetsolutions
AERIALS
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Pierce Manufacturing
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Sutphen Corporation
AIRBAGS
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
AIRPORT CRASH TRUCKS
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
ALTERNATORS
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
AMBULANCES
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Ziamatic Corp.
AXLES
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
BACK-UP ALARMS
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
ZIAMATIC CORP. (ZICO)
10 West College Ave., PO Box 337, Yardley, PA, 19067-8337
Tel: 215-493-3618 • Fax: 866-493-1401
Toll-Free: 1-800-711-3473
Company Email: sales@ziamatic.com
Web: www.ziamatic.com
Key Personnel: Mike Adams, Vice President - Sales Ziamatic Corp. (ZICO) was founded in 1958 with the intention of providing the men and women of the fire services industry with products that make their profession safer and easier. Over 50 years later those ideas still stand – innovative, quality products at an affordable price. If you want quality, you want ZICO.
BATTERIES
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
BELLS
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
BOATS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fsi® North America, A Division of Fire Safety International Inc.®
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
BRAKES
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
BRUSH TRUCKS
A.J. Stone
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Pierce Manufacturing
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
Ziamatic Corp.
CARGO SLIDES/TRAYS
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
CASES - WATERPROOF
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
CHASSIS
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
CO2 SYSTEMS
Firehall Bookstore
COMMAND POSTS (MOBILE)
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Fsi® North America, A Division
of Fire Safety International Inc.®
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT (ON-BOARD)
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Iamresponding.Com
Omega Communications Ltd.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
COMPARTMENT DOORS
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
COMPARTMENT FLOORING
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
COMPARTMENT LIGHTING
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
COMPRESSED AIR FOAM SYSTEMS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Intelagard
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix Waterous Company
COMPRESSORS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Kussmaul Electronics
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
COMPUTER MOUNTS
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
Iamresponding.Com
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Targetsolutions
COMPUTERS (APPARATUS MOUNTED)
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
CONSULTING - VEHICLE INSPECTION
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
CORROSION CONTROL
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
CRIBBING
A.J. Stone
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Res-Q-Jack, Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
DECK MATTING
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
DECK MONITORS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
DECONTAMINATION SYSTEMS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fsi® North America, A Division of Fire Safety International Inc.® Intelagard
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
DETECTION SYSTEMS
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.
DOCK LIGHTS
A.J. Stone
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
DRY CHEMICAL SYSTEMS
A.J. Stone
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
DUMP VALVES
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Ziamatic Corp.
ELECTRIC THROTTLES
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
ELECTRICAL SERVICE/ REPAIR
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
ENGINE BRAKE
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
ENGINE GOVERNOR
Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
ENGINES
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
EXHAUST EXTRACTION
Air Vacuum
Plymovent
FITTINGS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Kochek Canada
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
FLOORING (NON-SKID)
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
FLOWMETERS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
FOAM SYSTEMS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Pierce Manufacturing
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Waterous Company
FRAME REPAIRS
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
FUEL ADDITIVES
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
GENERATORS
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
GROUND LADDER INSPECTIONS
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Commercial Emergency
Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
UNITS
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Sutphen Corporation
HEADSETS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
HORNS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
HOSES & ACCESSORIES
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Highwater Hose Inc.
Kochek Canada
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
Ziamatic Corp.
INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS (IN-PLANT)
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
SYSTEMS
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency
GENERATOR GOVERNOR
SYSTEMS
Commercial Emergency
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Commercial Emergency
2021 PRODUCTDIRECTORY
Equipment Co.
E-One
Pierce Manufacturing
Rocky Mountain Phoenix Sutphen Corporation
INSTRUMENT PANELS
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
INTERCOMS
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
MSA
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
INTERFACE VEHICLES
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
LADDER ACCESS SYSTEM
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Ziamatic Corp.
LDH HARDWARE
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd. Kochek Canada
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
LEASE/PURCHASE FINANCING
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
LIGHTS - BARS/STROBES
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
LIGHTS - FLOOD
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
LIGHTS - WARNING
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
MASTS, TELESCOPING
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
MINI-PUMPERS
A.J. Stone
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Pierce Manufacturing
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Sutphen Corporation
MONITORS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue
Ltd.
N.D.T. INSPECTIONS
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
PEDESTALS - COMPUTER & RADIO
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
PIPED-IN WATERWAYS
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
PORTABLE EXTINGUISHERS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
PORTABLE FOAM UNITS
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
PORTABLE MONITORS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
PUMP ACCESSORIES
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Waterax Inc.
Waterous Company
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
PUMPERS
A.J. Stone
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Pierce Manufacturing
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Sutphen Corporation
PUMPS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Kussmaul Electronics
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Shibaura Portable Fire Pumps
W.S. Darley & Co.
Waterax Inc.
Waterous Company
PUMPS, PORTABLE
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Shibaura Portable Fire Pumps
W.S. Darley & Co.
Waterax Inc.
Waterous Company
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue
Ltd.
REELS, ELECTRICAL
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
REELS, HOSE
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
REFLECTIVE TAPE & MARKINGS
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
REFURBISHING
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
RESCUES
A.J. Stone
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Pierce Manufacturing
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
ROLL-UP DOORS
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
ROLLOVER PROTECTION
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
SALVAGE TRUCKS
Carrier Centers Emergency
PUMP SERVICE & TESTING
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
Vehicles
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
SCBA BRACKETS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Ziamatic Corp.
SEATING
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Seats Canada
Ziamatic Corp.
SIRENS
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Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
SKID UNITS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Metz Fire and Rescue
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
SPEAKERS
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
SPEAKERS - EARLY
WARNING SYSTEMS
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
STEP CHOCKS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
STOP & GO LIGHTS
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
STRAINERS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Kochek Canada
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
Ziamatic Corp.
SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
TANKERS
A.J. Stone
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Pierce Manufacturing
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Sutphen Corporation
TANKS
A.J. Stone
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg. Code 4 Fire
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Fsi® North America, A Division of Fire Safety International Inc.®
Husky Portable Containment
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
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Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
TIRES
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
TOOL MOUNTS
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
TRAILERS
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Cet Fire Pumps Mfg.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fsi® North America, A Division of Fire Safety International Inc.®
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
TRANSMISSIONS
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
TRUCK FINISHES (PAINTS)
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
TRUCK SERVICE & REPAIR
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
TURRETS - BUMPER
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue Ltd.
TURRETS - ROOF
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue
Ltd.
USED APPARATUS
A.J. Stone
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
VALVES
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Kochek Canada
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Waterous Company
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue
Ltd.
VEHICLE ACCESSORIES
A.J. Stone
Carl Thibault Fire Trucks
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Res-Q-Jack, Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
W.S. Darley & Co.
Ziamatic Corp.
VEHICLE CONSOLES
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
VEHICLE UPFITTING
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
WATER/FOAM AIRCRAFT
Commercial Emergency
Equipment Co.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Waterous Company
WELDERS
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
WHEEL CHOCKS
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Carrier Centers Emergency
Vehicles
Code 4 Fire
Kochek Canada
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Res-Q-Jack, Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
Wfr Wholesale Fire & Rescue
Ltd.
Ziamatic Corp.
WINCHES
A.J. Stone
Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ontario Fire Truck Inc.
Resqtech Systems Inc.
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
COMMUNICATIONS
APPARATUS INTERCOM SYSTEMS
A.J. Stone
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
MSA
BAGS, CASES, KITS, PACKS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
CONFINED SPACE COMMUNICATIONS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.
MSA
CONSOLES/VEHICLE
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
HEADSETS (DISPATCH)
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
HEADSETS (RADIO)
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
IN-HELMET COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
LOUD HAILER SYSTEMS
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
MEGAPHONES
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
MOUNTS
A.J. Stone
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
PAGERS
Iamresponding.Com
PROTECTIVE CASES
Rocky Mountain Phoenix
TIRE CHAINS - AUTOMATIC
Carrier Centers Emergency Vehicles
Commercial Emergency Equipment Co.
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
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RADIO CHEST HARNESS
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
SCBA COMMUNICATION
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.
MSA
TWO-WAY RADIOS
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
VEHICLE INTERCOM
SYSTEMS
A.J. Stone
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
COMPUTERS
ACCOUNTABILITY
SOFTWARE
Iamresponding.Com
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
ASSET MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEMS
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
Iamresponding.Com
COMPUTER AIDED MAPPING SYSTEMS
Iamresponding.Com
CONSULTING
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
EMS SOFTWARE
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
Iamresponding.Com
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
SOFTWARE
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
FIRE INSPECTION
SOFTWARE
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
GIS/GPS MAPPING
SOFTWARE
Iamresponding.Com
HAND-HELD DATA
COLLECTION
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
HAZ-MAT SOFTWARE
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
INCIDENT REPORTING
SOFTWARE
Fp2 (ingenious Software) Iamresponding.Com
LAPTOP CASES
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
MOUNTS
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
Iamresponding.Com
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
ROSTERING/PERSONNEL
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
TIME KEEPING/ SCHEDULING SOFTWARE
Fp2 (ingenious Software)
TRAINING SOFTWARE
Fp2 (ingenious Software) Iamresponding.Com
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
BATTERIES
A.J. Stone
BATTERIES (RECHARGEABLE)
A.J. Stone
BATTERY CHARGERS
A.J. Stone
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Kussmaul Electronics
BATTERY CONDITIONER
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Kussmaul Electronics
BATTERY PACKS
A.J. Stone
DC TO AC INVERTERS
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
DIVE LIGHTS
A.J. Stone
ELECTRIC CORD REELS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Kussmaul Electronics
ELEVATED LIGHTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
FLASHERS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
FLASHLIGHTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
W.S. Darley & Co.
FLOOD LIGHTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ziamatic Corp.
GENERATOR LIGHTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
GENERATORS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
HELMET LIGHTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
HYDRAULIC GENERATORS
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
JUNCTION BOX
A.J. Stone
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
LIGHTS (RECHARGEABLE)
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
LIGHTS (ROTATING)
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
LIGHTS (STROBE)
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
PORTABLE LIGHTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
POSITIVE PRESSURE FANS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
REELS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
W.S. Darley & Co.
SEARCH LIGHTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
SMOKE EJECTOR FANS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
SPOTLIGHTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
TELESCOPING MASTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
WATERPROOF CASES
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
WATERPROOF PLUGS AND CORDS
A.J. Stone
EXTRICATION & RESCUE EQUIPMENT
AIR BAGS
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Holmatro, Inc.
CONFINED SPACE ENTRY
EQUIPMENT
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.
MSA
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
CONFINED SPACE
VENTILATION
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
CUTTERS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
CUTTING TORCHES
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
DIVING EQUIPMENT
Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Holmatro, Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
Ziamatic Corp.
EXTRICATION TOOLS, HYDRAULIC
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Holmatro, Inc.
FORCIBLE ENTRY TOOLS
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Holmatro, Inc.
Ziamatic Corp.
ICE/WATER RESCUE
EQUIPMENT
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc. Fsi® North America, A Division of Fire Safety International Inc.®
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
INDUSTRIAL RESCUE
EQUIPMENT
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
Rescue Saws
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
ROPE THROW BAGS
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
MSA
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
ROPES
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc. MSA
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
ROPES, HARNESSES & HARDWARE
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
SAWS, CONCRETE CUTTING
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
SAWS, RESCUE
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
W.S. Darley & Co.
SAWS, VENTILATION
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
SPREADERS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
STABILIZATION EQUIPMENT
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
WATER RESCUE EQUIPMENT
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
AROUND THE PUMP FOAM SYSTEMS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
BAGS - EQUIPMENT
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd. Ziamatic Corp.
BAGS - MEDICAL
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
BOATS (INFLATABLE)
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
BOATS (RESCUE)
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
CERTIFICATION STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
CHAIN, CARBIDE, DIAMOND
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
COMPRESSORS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Waterous Company
DECK MATTING
A.J. Stone
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
EMERGENCY MEALS
Fsi® North America, A Division of Fire Safety International Inc.®
EMULSIFIERS
A.J. Stone
ENDOTHERMIC BLANKETS
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
FIRE AXES
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ziamatic Corp.
FIRE BLANKETS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Ziamatic Corp.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOXES
A.J. Stone
Ziamatic Corp.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
W.S. Darley & Co.
FIRE EXTINGUISHING POWDERS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
FOAM
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
Pierce Manufacturing
FORESTRY PUMPS
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
W.S. Darley & Co.
Waterax Inc.
Waterous Company
FORESTRY PUMPS (HANDOPERATED BACKPACKS)
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
Waterax Inc.
HEAT DETECTORS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
INFLATABLE TENTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fsi® North America, A Division of Fire Safety International Inc.®
INFRARED SCANNERS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Knives
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
LADDER COVERS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
LADDERS
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
LIFE RINGS
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
LIFTING BAGS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
PFD’S, FLOATATION SUITS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
PIKE POLES
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
W.S. Darley & Co.
Ziamatic Corp.
PORTABLE PUMPS
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
W.S. Darley & Co.
Waterax Inc.
Waterous Company
PORTABLE WATER TANKS
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
Ziamatic Corp.
POSITIVE PRESSURE
VENTILATION FANS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Fsi® North America, A Division of Fire Safety International Inc.®
PROTECTIVE CASES
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
PUMPS - AIR HP
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
RAPID ENTRY KEY
CONTROL
A.J. Stone
RAPPELLING EQUIPMENT
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
MSA
RESCUE EQUIPMENT
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
MSA
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
W.S. Darley & Co.
Ziamatic Corp.
RESCUE HARNESSES
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
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RESUSCITATION
A.J. Stone
SALVAGE COVERS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Ziamatic Corp.
SALVAGE DRUMS
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
W.S. Darley & Co.
SHORING EQUIPMENT
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
SHOVELS
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc. Ziamatic Corp.
SMOKE DETECTORS
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
SMOKE MACHINES
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
W.S. Darley & Co.
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
THERMAL IMAGING
CAMERAS
A.J. Stone
Code 4 Fire
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.
MSA
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
TRAINING FOAM
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc. Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
VENTILATION EQUIPMENT
A.J. Stone
Air Technology Solutions
Air Vacuum
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd. Fsi® North America, A Division of Fire Safety International Inc.®
W.S. Darley & Co.
WETTING AGENTS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
FIRE SERVICES
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
Iamresponding.Com
EQUIPMENT RENTALS
A.J. Stone
Cse Incendie Et Sécurité Inc.
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
HEALTH & SAFETY INQUIRIES
Air Technology Solutions
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
HOSE TESTING/REPAIR
A.J. Stone
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
INSPECTION (LIQUID PENETRANT)
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
PROMOTIONAL EVENTS
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
PUMP MAINTENANCE
TRAINING
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
Waterous Company
PUMP REPAIR
A.J. Stone
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Mercedes Textiles Ltd.
W.S. Darley & Co.
REFURBISHING
E-One
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
RESCUE EQUIPMENT
SERVICE
A.J. Stone
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
SERVICE/REPAIR - SIRENS, LIGHTS, SPEAKERS, STROBE KITS, ETC.
A.J. Stone
TESTING (MOBILE PUMPER)
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
TESTING (PUMPERS)
A.J. Stone
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
TESTING (SCBA EQUIPMENT)
A.J. Stone
Draeger Safety Canada Ltd. MSA
Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
TRUCK SERVICE AND REPAIR
A.J. Stone
Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd.
Pierce Manufacturing
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BY VINCE MACKENZIE Fire Chief Grand Falls-Windsor Newfoundland and Labrador
FVOLUNTEERVISION
Understanding generation divide
or almost 10 years I have been a formal and avid observer of the generational divide in the ranks of our fire departments. Being in a leadership role, I have always looked for methods to gain a better understanding of group behaviour. Whether that is in the stress of an emergency scene, or just casually socializing and interacting in the fire station, I observe personalities under various situations. You could say that I am a consummate people watcher as I believe that to be a better leader, you have to study people.
I have written and presented seminars on my observations of the generational gap in the fire service for almost a decade now, sharing tips on generational characteristics and how it affects the fire department culture as a tool to enhance your leadership. Because characteristics of newer generations are shifting so fast, fire service leaders can be taken by surprise if they are not observing and adjusting in their department. This pandemic has afforded us a few new observations. During this pandemic, society has been dealing with different measures to manage virus spread. The fire service has had to adapt and be able to still answer the call and keep our departments resilient to the virus that threatens us all. Some volunteer departments had to abandon assembling for weekly training and members have been cooped up in social isolation at home in various parts of the country.
There are several labeled generation groups in the fire service as it relates to pandemic resilience: Baby Boomers (born up 1965), Generation X (1965 to 1979), Generation Y/ millennials (1979 to 1996) and Gen Z/iGen (born 1997 onward). The next generation, Gen Alpha, is still too young to be in fire departments yet.
derie and team building as firefighters work together, but our various age groups and traits can also lead to misunderstandings and conflict.
There is not enough space in this column to describe all the named generations, but I encourage you to look them up. My generation, Generation X, seems to have been raised to adapt to isolation a little easier. I belong at the very front of Gen X, bordering on Baby Boomer. I, along with many of my generation, went from elementary to high school typically coming home to an empty house while both parents worked full-time jobs. As latchkey kids, we all learned the independence and the ability to keep ourselves occupied in solitude as a normal daily routine without the aid of the internet.
Back then we were just considered the rebel generation, independent and somewhat reclusive in our own basements and garages, never really drawing much attention as we silently sat between the boomers and millennials. But many of us enjoyed our time alone without constant electronic communication. Video games were very new and basic, and a lot of us still find retreat in reading a book, listening to our stereo music, or just being alone to recharge. For
I am not one to put people in stigma or classify in silos, but it must be recognized that our upbringing during our life and times translates into our culture at the fire station. ‘‘ ’’
The pandemic crisis, isolation measures and the need to ensure our fire departments continue to effectively operate has highlighted some of the traits associated with generational upbringing. During this COVID-19 crisis, lack of weekly training, scaled response, lack of social activities and social distancing measures have changed the atmosphere in fire stations. Being forced to live our lives in much more solitude and less physical interaction with each other and the public has had effects on everyone’s mental well-being.
Our generational traits are an important factor to good camara-
Vince MacKenzie is the fire chief in Grand Falls-Windsor, Nfld. He is an executive member of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and the past president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Services. Email Vince at firechief@townofgfw.com and follow him on Twitter at @FirechiefVince.
the other generations where social interaction is a mainstay, greater anxiety seems to exist.
I am not one to put people in stigma or classify in silos, but it must be recognized that our upbringing during our life and times translates into our culture at the fire station. I am not implying that one generation is better than the other when it comes to resilience either because each generation, and indeed individual, has strengths and weaknesses in their traits. My point is that generational traits play an important role in volunteer fire department life. It is important we understand them as a tool to strengthen our organizations. The pandemic has shown that understanding generational traits is important. The best place to understand them is when we prepare for recruitment of new young volunteer firefighters. Understanding all our generations make life a little easier for fire departments and their future.
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