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Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board

  • Two firefighters died due to lack of training and proper equipment during a water rescue operation in Quebec.
  • The Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail found the municipality was unprepared for emergency situations, leading to the tragedy.
  • Recommendations include improved training for firefighters near water, development of flood response training, and creation of guidelines for disaster preparedness.
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Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board

Two volunteer firefighters who died trying to rescue two people trapped by floodwaters northeast of Quebec City last May lacked proper training and equipment, Quebec's workplace safety board has found.

1 month ago·Canada
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CBC NewsCBC News

Quebec firefighters who drowned in water rescue lacked training, says workplace safety board

A lack of training and management resulted in the deaths of Régis Lavoie and Christopher Lavoie in Saint-Urbain, Que., says Quebec's workplace health and safety board.

1 month ago·Canada
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Global NewsGlobal News

Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board

The victims were identified last year as 23-year-old Christopher Lavoie and 55-year-old Regis Lavoie, who were not related.

1 month ago·Toronto, Canada
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The Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times

Quebec Firefighters Who Died in 2023 Flood Lacked Training, Equipment: Safety Board

Quebec’s workplace safety board says a lack of training and equipment contributed to the deaths of two firefighters during a flood northeast of Quebec City last May. The volunteer firefighters were using an amphibious vehicle equipped with tracks and an outboard motor in an attempt to reach residents of a house that was surrounded by floodwaters in the small community of St-Urbain, Que. The board says the current of the swollen Gouffre River swe…

1 month ago·New York, United States
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Newmarket TodayNewmarket Today

Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board

MONTREAL — Quebec's workplace safety board says a lack of training and equipment contributed to the deaths of two firefighters during a flood northeast of Quebec City last May.

1 month ago·Orillia, Canada
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Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board

MONTREAL — Quebec's workplace safety board says a lack of training and equipment contributed to the deaths of two firefighters during a flood northeast of Quebec City last May.

1 month ago·Collingwood, Canada
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