Tyler Moffit - Safety and You

By Tyler J. Moffitt
The Safety Advocate

I’ve been in the fire and rescue service for 25 years, serving as a part-time and volunteer firefighter.
The fire service certainly has changed over the years—evolving from just providing fire suppression services to rescue services. Many fire services in Canada are now called fire and rescue.

By Tyler J. Moffitt
The Safety Advocate

2012 is upon us! Making your home and workplace a safer place to live and work is a resolution we all should strive for.
Being aware of—and seeing—the risks in our day-to-day lives as we go about activities is crucial to others and ourselves.

By Tyler J. Moffitt
The Safety Advocate

The holiday season is one of the most dangerous times of the year for house fires.
I honestly can say that all fire and rescue services in Rainy River District are urging all residents to practice the following holiday fire safety tips and make holiday safety a priority this year.

By Tyler J. Moffitt
The Safety Advocate

Currently, even with immigration into Canada, there is not enough people to replace the outgoing workforce.
In fact, most immigrants are settling in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Calgary are the other popular cities for immigrants.

By Tyler Moffitt
The Safety Advocate

In the last three weeks, the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to three residential fire calls.
During that same time period, the service responded to a number of other emergencies, as well as twice in one day to the local mill.
Would your home or workplace pass a fire and life safety inspection? Thought-provoking question is it not?

By Tyler J. Moffitt
The Safety Advocate

It’s Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 9-15), and all of us need to take responsibility for fire safety in our own homes, as well as in our cabins/cottages.
The leading cause of residential fires remains to be unattended cooking. As well, the leading cause of residential fire deaths remains to be smoking materials.

By Tyler J. Moffitt
The Safety Advocate

September is upon us and my kids have been in high school for two weeks now.
Thousands of other people are attending college and university. For many students, it is their first time being away from home for any length of time.
Parents, guardians, and students themselves should take an active role in finding a safe place to live.

By Tyler J. Moffitt
The Safety Advocate

May 2 is the date to vote in the federal election. I do encourage everyone to exercise his or her right to vote!
Unfortunately, many Canadians will not vote—many of us don’t care!

By Tyler J. Moffitt
The Safety Advocate

I have been a firefighter and emergency responder here in Rainy River District for more than 24 years.
In that time, I have witnessed the fire service in Canada go from mainly providing fire suppression and vehicle extrication services, as well as fire inspections and investigations, to a fully-functional fire and rescue service.

By Tyler J. Moffitt
The Safety Advocate

Back in the early 1990s, I attended the Canada Emergency Preparedness College in Arnprior, Ont.
In fact, the current chief of police in Winnipeg also was in attendance.
Many other people from across Canada, from municipal emergency services as well as other agencies, were on hand, too.