The federal government says the military is going to help with Alberta's wildfire fight. Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Alberta has asked for Canadian Forces assistance and the federal government has accepted the request. [node:read-more:link]
Saguenay's emergency response has become a series of procedures and local EMS are beginning to raise awareness on the importance of emergency preparedness. [node:read-more:link]
By not communicating with vendors, responders remain in a knowledge vacuum that limits their own understanding of the full range of technology options available to them. [node:read-more:link]
Saskatchewan [node:read-more:link]
The Canadian government expects 500,000 highway capable plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) on Canadian roads by 2018. [node:read-more:link]
The Strategy for a National EMS Culture of Safety asserts that "Emergency medical service (EMS) provider organizations nationwide potentially expose patients, practitioners and members of the public to preventable risk of serious harm, in contrast with advances in safety practices that have been broadly implemented in many other healthcare settings in recent years." [node:read-more:link]
Interoperability is the glue that will bind effective and efficient pubic safety response operations in the future. [node:read-more:link]
Canadians must confront increasing numbers of threats that await the unprepared, the careless, and the unaware. [node:read-more:link]
There is an increasing acknowledgement of the necessity of CBRNE response capability. [node:read-more:link]
More than 127,000 volunteer firefighters provide services, largely in rural and remote areas, across Canada. What is that life like? [node:read-more:link]
Firefighters in Ontario face-off with their unions in a moral conundrum that places the ethos of ‘Selfless Service’ at risk. Which side will the politicians favour this time around? [node:read-more:link]
The mind is a powerful training tool for those working in crisis response. Repetitive training creates the ‘muscle memory’ essential for the automatic responses required in high pressure situations to carry out motions flawlessly, expeditiously and, ultimately, unconsciously. [node:read-more:link]
Despite all the successes, often driven by the practitioner community, a great deal remains to be accomplished. Two issues that continue to face major hurdles, are the use of 700 MHz broadband for mission critical public safety data and a national level vision and strategy for Next Generation 9-1-1. [node:read-more:link]
The emergency service landscape has changed dramatically, becoming increasingly more intricate and demanding. Responders continue to embed technology into operations to help deal with the dynamic changing environment we serve, but is it enough? [node:read-more:link]
Advances in drone platforms and the multi-spectral, multi-sensor technology payloads make them invaluable for disasters, SAR, environmental surveillance and more. [node:read-more:link]
