Summer strategy session
Most of the Fireworks consulting team got together for a weekend strategy session to look at all the upcoming demands for training across Western Canada and also to review new research and best practices in incident scene management. It wasn't all work, of course, as...
Fire Chiefs Association of BC trade show and conference
Fireworks instructors were out in full force, schmoozing and promoting excellence in fire service training, at the Fire Chiefs Association of BC trade show and conference held in Vernon, BC. The relatively new trend of greater mobility in the senior ranks of officers...
Bay Floor Promotion Ceremony
John Macdonald accepting promotion to Captain from Coquitlam Fire Chief Wade Pierlot.
Training work with Winnipeg Fire – VIDEO
We’re very proud to have done solid training work with Winnipeg Fire over the past few months. The weather isn’t always welcoming when you go to Winnipeg, but the Department certainly is. Winnipeg, under the guidance of former Prince George Chief, John Lane, wanted...
Presentation: Flat Roof Fires in 3-6 Story Apartment Buildings
John will be presenting at this year’s FDIC in Indianapolis. His presentation topic is “Flat Roof Fires in 3-6 Story Apartment Buildings”. John has been a presenter at previous BCFTOA Conferences in Parksville and Langley Township. The presentation focuses on...
Congratulations to One of Our Team!
John MacDonald was recently awarded the Trainer of the Year Award by the BC Fire Training Officers Association at their annual conference, held in the Alberni Valley. The award is recognition of the outstanding achievements of BCFTOA members in the area of fire...
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We Welcome All Training Questions
Good morning! Thanks for visiting the Fireworks Consulting site. We are passionate about providing custom, local and exceptional training to everyone who wants to do their best protecting their communities. If that includes you -- thanks for working so hard! We get...
Study of the Effectiveness of Fire Service Positive Pressure Ventilation During Fire Attack in Single Family Homes Incorporating Modern Construction Practices
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Flat-Roof Fires in Three- to Six-Story Apartment Buildings
BY JOHN MACDONALD Originally posted to Fire Engineering March 2016 Page 86-87 A four-story apartment fire in Coquitlam in 2015. (Photo by Zenons Photo/Video; all other photos by author.)COQUITLAM FORMS PART OF THE Greater Vancouver region and has a population of...