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Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast — 91 episodes

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The cost and ROI of firefighter mental health

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Talking recruitment with the Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year

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Does daylight savings time matter?

4

Behind the scenes at BC Wildfire Service

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Looking back at the Jasper wildfires

6

Cutting cancer risk

7

Chiefs on the Hill: GR week unpacked

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Sustainable funding in the fire service

9

Cancer prevention and PPE in the fire service

10

What is mental mapping?

11

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

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

13

Understanding Firefighter Rescues in Ontario

14

Procurement and pricing in turbulent times

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

21

Resilient Minds: Mental wellness with Steve Fraser

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Family, change, and wellness with Jennifer Grigg

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

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To the edge of burnout and back

25

The stigma of not “tough” enough

26

Situational awareness with Dr. Richard Gasaway

27

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

28

Talking advocacy ahead of Chiefs on the Hill

29

Fighting wildfires from the air

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Fire fighting from a provincial perspective

31

Managing different generations and change

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Leading by example

33

Examining wildfires through a meteorological lens

34

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

35

The role of a fire investigator

36

Finding a fit through the Multi-Mini-Interview process

37

In conversation with the CAFC’s new president in 2023

38

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

39

What can coaching do for you?

40

Succession planning for the future of your fire department

41

The FireFit Championships are back!

42

Full-scale mass timber burns

43

Building partnerships: Improving interoperability all around

44

In conversation with John McKearney

45

The evolution and future of mass notification systems

46

Mandatory minimum certification for Ontario’s firefighters

47

The latest research on firefighter mental health

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

Fire Prevention Week – Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety

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Better communication with body language

53

Associations and addressing the challenges of today’s fire service

54

The NIFSC project and Indigenous fire safety

55

Addressing diversity after controversy

56

Wildland Firefighting Then and Now

57

Championing the case for home fire sprinklers in Canada

58

Riding out the second wave in the volunteer fire service

59

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

61

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

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In conversation with 2020 CAFC Career Fire Chief of the Year

63

Building knowledge to better support the autistic community

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In conversation with Edmonton’s new fire chief

65

Education and the pandemic

66

The Fire Prevention Week Theme for 2020 is…

67

Hoarding 101 for the fire service

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President of the CAFC on the COVID-19 pandemic

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COVID-19: Unique challenges and lessons of a pandemic

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Wildfire changes and challenges

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

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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

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Fire Fighting in Canada: A New Norm

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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

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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

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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

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Fire Fighting in Canada: Green initiatives in the firehall