Volunteer Firefighter

• Bid to boost tax break for volunteer firefighters as brigades struggle with retention

  Alberta volunteer firefighter Alison Archambault calls it her "soul work."

  Fire

  Dec 18, 2023
  
• Would bigger volunteer firefighter tax credit boost recruits? ‘We can’t wait’

  Gord Johns was supported by volunteer firefighter associations in a press conference Wednesday where he said an increase to the volunteer firefighter tax credit is 'critical.'

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2023
  
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• How a firefighter taking the ‘scenic route home’ saved the life of a N.S. man

  In a story befitting a Hollywood movie, a N.S. man who escaped death on the side of the road meets the man who saved him, after using social media to find him six months later.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2023
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• Brooke-Alvinston volunteer firefighter killed in crash with combine

  Provincial police say a pickup truck and a combine collided on Petrolia Line, between Inwood Road and Nauvoo Road, around 11:30 a.m. on Friday.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2019
• Shuswap grandmother dispels firefighting stereotype

  Volunteer Lester McInally, 73, has important support role with White Lake Fire Department.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2019
• Verona volunteer firefighter a victim of a fire in his own home

  Once the rescue of the injured volunteer firefighter was complete, firefighters focused on battling the flames that were contained to the main floor.

  Fire

  Feb 25, 2019
• Ontario introduces reforms to protect full-time firefighters who ‘double-hat’ as volunteers

  Provincial Labour Minister Laurie Scott says new reforms for Bill 57 included in last week's Fall Economic Statement aim to eliminate the "unfair penalties."

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2018
• Volunteer firefighter fired in Oliver, B.C.

  The Oliver Fire Department issued Bolenback a notice of termination for missing training practices during his leave of absence.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2018
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• Updates to workers’ compensation rules just the beginning for helping Nova Scotia’s first responders: NDP

  First responders in Nova Scotia will no longer have to prove their PTSD is work-related.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2018
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• ‘Our hearts are broken’: Family of Alberta firefighter killed battling wildfire

  James Hargrave, a firefighter who died battling wildfires near Hilda, was a proud volunteer firefighter and rancher but nothing eclipsed his love for his family.

  Oct 19, 2017