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Red Deer IAFF L1190

@reddeerfire

Local 1190 is the Red Deer Firefighter’s Association and is an affiliate of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

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Show Your Support. Protect Your Community. Red Deer fire trucks are being sent out understaffed—and that puts everyone at risk. This lawn sign is one simple way you can help. By placing one on your lawn, you’re standing with local firefighters and sending a clear message to

Show Your Support. Protect Your Community.

Red Deer fire trucks are being sent out understaffed—and that puts everyone at risk.

This lawn sign is one simple way you can help.

By placing one on your lawn, you’re standing with local firefighters and sending a clear message to
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Red Deer is Speaking Up Over 450 “I SUPPORT SAFE STAFFING” signs are now planted in front yards across the city! A powerful message to City Hall that our community stands behind its firefighters. This movement isn’t about politics. It’s about safety. 🔥 Over 50 times this

Red Deer is Speaking Up

Over 450 “I SUPPORT SAFE STAFFING” signs are now planted in front yards across the city! A powerful message to City Hall that our community stands behind its firefighters.

This movement isn’t about politics. It’s about safety.

🔥 Over 50 times this
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June 23rd | 5:32am Structure Fire Early Monday morning, a residential structure fire broke out, every single available fire engine and ladder truck in the city responded: Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 4, Ladder 5, the Platoon Chief, and Red Deer Medic 2 were all on scene.

June 23rd | 5:32am Structure Fire

Early Monday morning, a residential structure fire broke out, every single available fire engine and ladder truck in the city responded:
Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 4, Ladder 5, the Platoon Chief, and Red Deer Medic 2 were all on scene.
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Thank you, Red Deer! We’re incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support from our community. Thanks to the overwhelming demand, we’ve temporarily run out of lawn signs. More are on the way! If you’ve requested one, hang tight, we’ll be delivering them as soon as possible.

Thank you, Red Deer!

We’re incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support from our community. Thanks to the overwhelming demand, we’ve temporarily run out of lawn signs.

More are on the way! If you’ve requested one, hang tight, we’ll be delivering them as soon as possible.
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UNSAFE STAFFING: Weekly Update For yet another week, Engine 2, one of the busiest trucks in Red Deer, was left unsafely staffed on multiple occasions. Seats were left empty by the city’s policy. That’s 66 hours where fire protection in Red Deer’s north end was critically

UNSAFE STAFFING: Weekly Update

For yet another week, Engine 2, one of the busiest trucks in Red Deer, was left unsafely staffed on multiple occasions.

Seats were left empty by the city’s policy.

That’s 66 hours where fire protection in Red Deer’s north end was critically
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🚨 Show Your Support! 🚨 As we wait for more lawn signs to arrive, we’ve taken out a full-page ad in the Red Deer Advocate to keep the message alive. If you want to help, cut it out and tape it in your window to show your support for safe staffing in Red Deer. Want to learn

🚨 Show Your Support! 🚨

As we wait for more lawn signs to arrive, we’ve taken out a full-page ad in the Red Deer Advocate to keep the message alive.

If you want to help, cut it out and tape it in your window to show your support for safe staffing in Red Deer.

Want to learn
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Today, we stand with the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department and IAFF Local 710 as they face unimaginable loss. Two of their firefighters were killed in the line of duty, and a third is fighting for his life after a senseless act of violence while responding to a fire. We ask our

Today, we stand with the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department and IAFF Local 710 as they face unimaginable loss.

Two of their firefighters were killed in the line of duty, and a third is fighting for his life after a senseless act of violence while responding to a fire.

We ask our
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Nothing like a coffee and donuts drop-off to brighten the day! ☕🍩 Thank you to the Tim Hortons staff at 5111 22 St for thinking of our dispatchers and for your kind words. We appreciate the support as we keep our community safe! #ThankYou #CommunitySupport #Dispatchers

Nothing like a coffee and donuts drop-off to brighten the day! ☕🍩

Thank you to the <a href="/TimHortons/">Tim Hortons</a> staff at 5111 22 St for thinking of our dispatchers and for your kind words. We appreciate the support as we keep our community safe!

#ThankYou #CommunitySupport #Dispatchers
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We’re incredibly grateful for the community’s support in standing up for safe staffing in Red Deer. It means the world to us to see so many residents wanting to show their support with a lawn sign. Please remember: fire halls and headquarters cannot distribute signs, and we

We’re incredibly grateful for the community’s support in standing up for safe staffing in Red Deer. It means the world to us to see so many residents wanting to show their support with a lawn sign.

Please remember: fire halls and headquarters cannot distribute signs, and we
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🚨 UNSAFE STAFFING: Weekly Update 🚨 For two nights in a row, Engine 2 was unsafely staffed from 6PM to 8AM. Once again, seats were left empty by a city policy. Engine 2 covers some of Red Deer’s busiest areas, and every hour it runs below safe staffing levels puts lives,

🚨 UNSAFE STAFFING: Weekly Update 🚨

For two nights in a row, Engine 2 was unsafely staffed from 6PM to 8AM.

Once again, seats were left empty by a city policy.

Engine 2 covers some of Red Deer’s busiest areas, and every hour it runs below safe staffing levels puts lives,
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Structure Fire in Station 2’s Area Last night, there was a structure fire in the area covered by Station 2. Engine 2 was first on scene. Because Engine 2 was fully staffed and ready, crews were able to begin fire attack quickly, limiting damage and protecting lives and

Structure Fire in Station 2’s Area

Last night, there was a structure fire in the area covered by Station 2. Engine 2 was first on scene.

Because Engine 2 was fully staffed and ready, crews were able to begin fire attack quickly, limiting damage and protecting lives and
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This just made our day! We received the sweetest message about a 4-year-old girl who absolutely adores firefighters. Her excitement went through the roof when she spotted one of our amazing female firefighters on shift! ❤️ This little one truly is the future of firefighting, and

This just made our day! We received the sweetest message about a 4-year-old girl who absolutely adores firefighters. Her excitement went through the roof when she spotted one of our amazing female firefighters on shift! ❤️

This little one truly is the future of firefighting, and
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🚨UNSAFE STAFFING: Weekly Update 🚨 4 firefighters. Every truck. Every day. Every call. That’s what it takes to keep Red Deer safe. It’s the staffing level recognized as essential by North America’s leading fire service organizations. Once again, Engine 2, one of the busiest

🚨UNSAFE STAFFING: Weekly Update 🚨

4 firefighters. Every truck. Every day. Every call. That’s what it takes to keep Red Deer safe. It’s the staffing level recognized as essential by North America’s leading fire service organizations.

Once again, Engine 2, one of the busiest
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Red Deer, listen up! For the next 14 hours, Engine 2 is shut down. This isn't just about a truck; it's about one less crew to serve our community, increasing risk for everyone. Fewer firefighters on shift means slower response times when every second is critical. The City is

Red Deer, listen up! For the next 14 hours, Engine 2 is shut down. This isn't just about a truck; it's about one less crew to serve our community, increasing risk for everyone. Fewer firefighters on shift means slower response times when every second is critical. The City is
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The City of Red Deer has once again pulled out their Acme Emergency Plan™ Engine 2? Shut down. Staffing levels? Suspiciously cartoonish. Back-up plan? Cross your fingers and hope. Red Deer Fire Fighters don’t live in a cartoon. When the call comes in, there’s no “Meep Meep!”

The City of Red Deer has once again pulled out their Acme Emergency Plan™

Engine 2? Shut down.
Staffing levels? Suspiciously cartoonish.
Back-up plan? Cross your fingers and hope.

Red Deer Fire Fighters don’t live in a cartoon. When the call comes in, there’s no “Meep Meep!”
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Public Safety is Falling Apart. For the third night in a row, Engine 2 is completely shut down because of the City of Red Deer’s reckless dynamic staffing policy. This is happening on the eve of Westerner Days, one of the busiest weeks of the year, with more people, more

Public Safety is Falling Apart.

For the third night in a row, Engine 2 is completely shut down because of the City of Red Deer’s reckless dynamic staffing policy.

This is happening on the eve of Westerner Days, one of the busiest weeks of the year, with more people, more