Monthly Archives: February 2010

Personnel Size-Up Helps Situation Awareness

A Personnel Size-Up Helps Situation Awareness

Richard B. Gasaway
Thu, 02/18/2010 – 10:43

he issue of understaffing is a hot topic these days. Staffing reductions are one of the impacts of our struggling economy. On a number of occasions I have discussed this topic – mostly from the perspective of budgets and politics.
Now, it’s time to look at [...]

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Basic FF – Prince George

[ October 2, 2010 8:00 am to October 3, 2010 4:00 pm. ] Prince George Fire Department is hosting a Basic Fire Fighter Train the Trainer certification course. Registration is through the JIBC, please see the basic fire fighter page for further details and a link to the registration form.

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WorkSafeBC Combustible Dust Workshop Mar 17th

[ March 17, 2010; 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] A free WorkSafeBC Combustible Dust Workshop at 6951 Westminster Highway in Richmond. Please Contact bruce.jackson@worksafebc.com by March 10th with numbers.

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Here is the outline for the session, which runs from 08:00 to 4:30 pm. The presenter, John Astad, runs his own small research and policy organization in Texas that looks into combustible dust explosions in the U.S., and [...]

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BCFTOA and FCABC Joint Conference in 2011

Fire Fighters Conference Held in Abbotsford
Abbotsford, February 3, 2010 – The Fire Chiefs’ Association of British Columbia and the British Columbia Fire Training Officers Association have joined forces to host their annual provincial conferences together in Abbotsford.

“The City of Abbotsford is extremely excited to host this leading edge event, “said Mayor George W. Peary.  “By [...]

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Basic FF – Cranberry FD Nanaimo area

[ May 8, 2010 8:30 am to May 9, 2010 4:30 pm. ] Cranberry Fire Hall at 1555 Morden Rd Nanaimo B C V9X 1S2 is hosting a Basic Fire Fighter Train the Trainer certification course. Registration is through the JIBC, please see the basic fire fighterpage for further details and a link to the registration form.

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