Elena De Luigi

Toronto

Associate Editor at Annex Business Media

Associate Editor at Canadian Firefighter Magazine

Digital Editor @CdnPressNews | Fmr @IJFMedia @ontherecordnews @CdnPressOntario @globeandmail @TimminsPress etc | she/her

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Articles

Halifax considers fast-tracking new firefighters for Upper Tantallon

Mar 7, 2024 | firefightingincanada.com | Haley Ryan |Elena De Luigi

March 5, 2024 By Haley Ryan, CBC News March 5, 2024, Halifax – Halifax is considering fast-tracking more firefighters for Upper Tantallon to address staff shortages in a growing area that experienced a devastating wildfire in 2023.
Huron-Kinloss hires new fire chief

Mar 7, 2024 | firefightingincanada.com | Elena De Luigi

March 6, 2024, Huron-Kinloss, Ont. – Jeff Bradley will join Huron-Kinloss Fire & Emergency Services as the town’s fire chief. He has more than 19 years of experience in fire safety and suppression with a history of continuing education and skills and positive leadership development. He has demonstrated proficiency in emergency response, incident command, NFPA curriculum delivery, fire ground training, and project management.
Discover your future at the Security • Police • Fire Career Expo

Mar 6, 2024 | firefightingincanada.com | Elena De Luigi

March 6, 2024, Mississauga, Ont. – On March 27, Fire Fighting in Canada, Canadian Firefighter, Blue Line, and Canadian Security will host the annual Security • Police • Fire Career Expo at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont. The event connects job seekers with employers in the police, fire and security sectors.
B.C. expands psychological wellness program for firefighters

Mar 6, 2024 | firefightingincanada.com | Elena De Luigi

March 6, 2024, British Columbia – More firefighters in B. C. will learn how to develop and improve their mental health resiliency through enhanced access to a psychological wellness training program. Launched in spring 2023, the BC Occupational Awareness Training online program is available to all municipal firefighters throughout the province and all BC Wildfire Services staff as of March 1 and provides more training on how to manage daily stress and anxiety.
NWT requests independent review of 2023 wildfire emergency response

Mar 5, 2024 | firefightingincanada.com | Elena De Luigi

March 5, 2024, Yellowknife – The Northwest Territories is requesting an independent review of its 2023 wildfire emergency response. The goal is to understand the full scope of the government’s emergency management activities last summer and improve future emergency response capabilities. It is the largest after-action review in the territory’s history, a government press release states.
Alberta funnels $151 million into wildfire preparedness

Mar 5, 2024 | firefightingincanada.com | Elena De Luigi

March 5, 2024, Alberta – Alberta is investing an additional $151 million over the next three years for wildfire preparedness, prevention, response and mitigation. This funding will enhance wildland fire fighting capacity with increased resources such as personnel, aircraft, drones, artificial intelligence, and night-vision technology. Two additional long-term helicopter contracts, two new air tanker contracts and additional drones for aerial wildfire surveillance will be secured.
Ontario injects nearly $3M to upgrade 911 technology in Barrie and South Simcoe

Mar 5, 2024 | firefightingincanada.com | Mike Lang |Elena De Luigi

March 5, 2024 By Mike Lang, CTV News March 5, 2024, Barrie, Ont. – The province is investing nearly $3 million to help Barrie Fire, Barrie Police Services and South Simcoe Police Services transition to ‘Next Generation’ 911 technology.
Firefighters keep up battle to stamp out largest wildfire in Texas history

Mar 4, 2024 | firefightingincanada.com | Valerie Gonzalez |Elena De Luigi

March 3, 2024, McAllen, Texas — Planes dropped fire retardant over the Texas Panhandle on Sunday and a small community was ordered to evacuate as firefighters kept up efforts to stamp out the largest wildfire in state history while contending with new blazes. Strong winds spread the flames further, prompting an evacuation order to be issued in Sanford, a town of a little more than 100 residents, according to the Amarillo office of the National Weather Service, which posted on X.
Fire Hall Bulletin Online

Mar 4, 2024 | firefightingincanada.com | Elena De Luigi

Here is a digital round-up of the latest fire chief promotions, appointments, retirements, and last alarms across Canada. The City of Melfort, Sask. hired Leonard Whitney as its new fire chief. He has nearly 20 years of experience with the department, having worked his way up from firefighter to driver, master driver, lieutenant, captain and now chief.
Fire leaves northwestern Ont. First Nation community without health care hub

Mar 4, 2024 | firefightingincanada.com | Dan Bertrand |Elena De Luigi

March 3, 2024 By Dan Bertrand, CTV News March 3, 2024, Cat Lake First Nation, Ont. – A structural fire at the Margaret Gray Nursing Station in Cat Lake First Nation on March 2, 2024 has destroyed the community’s only healthcare hub. CTV News reports.