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Champions of Change: Firefighters Without Borders

By Leah Macpherson

Fires, floods, hurricanes and droughts are the stuff of nightmares. When disaster strikes in the developing world, broken infrastructure can compound their impact, leading to large-scale humanitarian crises. No one knows this better than professional first responders.

When a group of Mississauga, Ont., firefighters saw the need for emergency-response training in Honduras, they pitched in to help.


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