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Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast — 94 episodes

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New layer of response: Lithium-ion

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Understanding the chief-HR relationship

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Managing a two-year gas well crisis

4

The cost and ROI of firefighter mental health

5

Talking recruitment with the Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year

6

Does daylight savings time matter?

7

Behind the scenes at BC Wildfire Service

8

Looking back at the Jasper wildfires

9

Cutting cancer risk

10

Chiefs on the Hill: GR week unpacked

11

Sustainable funding in the fire service

12

Cancer prevention and PPE in the fire service

13

What is mental mapping?

14

Working Together on the Wildfire Front: A Future of Integration and Foundation of Collaboration

15

"Not Your Father's Fire Department": Tim Pley on Leading Through Unprecedented Change in the Volunteer Fire Service

16

Understanding Firefighter Rescues in Ontario

17

Procurement and pricing in turbulent times

18

Addressing unique challenges: Innovation in Indigenous fire services at Six Nations

19

Matt Pegg on Warrior Health: Bridging the Mental Health Gap for First Responders

20

From service to civilian: Navigating the phases of fire service retirement

21

Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop's Journey: From Recruit to Leading Canada's Largest Fire Department

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Chiefs head to the Hill

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Navigating the future of fire fighting

24

Resilient Minds: Mental wellness with Steve Fraser

25

Family, change, and wellness with Jennifer Grigg

26

Reflecting on the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna with Fire Chief Jason Brolund

27

To the edge of burnout and back

28

The stigma of not “tough” enough

29

Situational awareness with Dr. Richard Gasaway

30

Diversity, loss of leadership experience and the challenge of a retirement boom in Fire

31

Talking advocacy ahead of Chiefs on the Hill

32

Fighting wildfires from the air

33

Fire fighting from a provincial perspective

34

Managing different generations and change

35

Leading by example

36

Examining wildfires through a meteorological lens

37

Today’s recruits, connecting with the frontline, and learning from each other

38

The role of a fire investigator

39

Finding a fit through the Multi-Mini-Interview process

40

In conversation with the CAFC’s new president in 2023

41

B.C.’s Playbook and the evolution of training standards

42

What can coaching do for you?

43

Succession planning for the future of your fire department

44

The FireFit Championships are back!

45

Full-scale mass timber burns

46

Building partnerships: Improving interoperability all around

47

In conversation with John McKearney

48

The evolution and future of mass notification systems

49

Mandatory minimum certification for Ontario’s firefighters

50

The latest research on firefighter mental health

51

Taking stock of Canada’s volunteer fire service: the national census, recruitment and retention

52

In conversation with Fire Chief Ken Stuebing, the new IAFC president

53

The future and the fire service with Bill Boyes and Arnold Lazare, 2021 chiefs of the year

54

Fire Prevention Week – Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety

55

Better communication with body language

56

Associations and addressing the challenges of today’s fire service

57

The NIFSC project and Indigenous fire safety

58

Addressing diversity after controversy

59

Wildland Firefighting Then and Now

60

Championing the case for home fire sprinklers in Canada

61

Riding out the second wave in the volunteer fire service

62

In conversation with Karen Fry, Vancouver’s new chief

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Fire Chief Adam Grant on leading through the second wave and beyond

64

In conversation with the 2020 CAFC Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year

65

In conversation with 2020 CAFC Career Fire Chief of the Year

66

Building knowledge to better support the autistic community

67

In conversation with Edmonton’s new fire chief

68

Education and the pandemic

69

The Fire Prevention Week Theme for 2020 is…

70

Hoarding 101 for the fire service

71

President of the CAFC on the COVID-19 pandemic

72

COVID-19: Unique challenges and lessons of a pandemic

73

Wildfire changes and challenges

74

Fire Fighting in Canada: Defining stress and states of mental health

75

Fire Fighting in Canada: Cancer in firefighters: What needs to be done?

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Fire Fighting in Canada: Emergency Preparedness and Management

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Fire Fighting in Canada: The Volunteer Vision

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Fire Fighting in Canada: Why Ottawa Matters

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Fire Fighting in Canada: Road to Recovery

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Fire Fighting in Canada: Research on Firefighter Health Risks

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Fire Fighting in Canada: Stopping the stigma

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Fire Fighting in Canada: Studying the Statistics

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Fire Fighting in Canada: A Story of Resilience

84

Fire Fighting in Canada: A New Norm

85

Fire Fightingin Canada: Cannabis Challenges in the Fire Service

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Fire Fighting in Canada: Drones in the Fire Service

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Fire Fighting in Canada: NFPA 2019 Fire Prevention Week campaign

88

Fire Fighting in Canada: MeToo and the fire service

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Fire Fighting in Canada: At the Ready

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Fire Fighting in Canada: Delivering the message

91

Fire Fighting in Canada: What is The Nozzle Forward?

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Fire Fighting in Canada: The power of story

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Fire Fighting in Canada: Mental health moves into the mainstream

94

Fire Fighting in Canada: Green initiatives in the firehall