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cjklassen
05-30-2005, 08:57 AM
Date: May 30, 2005

To: All Members of Local 867

From: Local 867 Executive

Re: Line of Duty Death of Brother Bruce Kitching

It is with deep sadness that we announce the Line of Duty Death of Brother Bruce Kitching.

Last year Brother Kitching suffered a heart injury within 24-hours of a fire shift.

For the last year Bruce fought a courageous battle, and spent the majority of the year in hospital.

Even with this battle Bruce assisted us by being one of our spokespersons on expanding the Fire Fighter presumptive Legislation to heart injury.

In April Bruce was with over one hundred and fifty (150) of his Brothers and Sisters at the Legislative Building when the amendment to the Presumptive Legislation was introduced.

A funeral for Brother Kitching will be held on Friday June 3rd. (Details to come over the printer.)

We ask all off-duty members to attend in full uniform one hour before the service. We will be lining the entrance to the church in Bruce’s memory.

We ask all Captains to notify members who are on holiday.

We ask for 100% attendance. Bruce deserves nothing less.


Source: www.uffw.ca
wilderness
05-30-2005, 09:41 AM
May god be with you and all of your family and friends......
gmfire
05-30-2005, 12:34 PM
Our condolences go out to the family of our “Firefighter Brother”.
From all the members of the Grand Marais Fire Dept.
Grand Marais, Manitoba
Scuba
05-30-2005, 12:42 PM
Thoughts and Prayers are with you guys. :(
firefighter87
05-30-2005, 12:55 PM
our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
arrow
05-30-2005, 04:08 PM
Sincere condolences from a former firefighter and ambulance attendant.
scoop422
05-30-2005, 05:25 PM
God bless the family and the brothers in Winnipeg.
five_alarm
05-31-2005, 09:02 AM
WINNIPEG, MB – A Winnipeg firefighter who became an outspoken advocate for the inclusion of heart injury under workers compensation has died. Heart failure claimed the life of Bruce Kitching, 48, at his home on Sunday with his family by his side.

Kitching became a spokesman for the inclusion of heart injury under workers compensation about a year ago, after he had an aortic aneurysm. Kitching collapsed at a bank four hours after a shift spent fighting a major fire at Assiniboia Downs; he spent nine months recovering in hospital.

Manitoba currently provides workers compensation benefits for firefighters who are diagnosed with five types of cancer. In April, the province announced it would expand coverage to include three other cancers and heart injury.

Source: winnipeg.cbc.ca (http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_kitching-20050530)
FireEMTGuy
05-31-2005, 09:11 AM
Rest in peace Brother.
millsy78
05-31-2005, 05:39 PM
He will be watching over us all his, fellow brothers and family. Our prayers go out to his family and friends. Remember what Bruce gave during his life. Courage!!!
FFWannabe
05-31-2005, 05:56 PM
Rest easy brave soul.

Sue :(
Whitewater_419
06-01-2005, 07:15 AM
Godspeed your soul, firefighter.
five_alarm
06-02-2005, 08:47 AM
WINNIPEG, MB - Funeral of Fire Fighter Bruce Kitching.

St. Charles Catholic Church
320 St. Charles Street
Winnipeg MB
11:00am Friday June 3rd.

We ask all members to attend in uniform no later than 10:00am.
We will be forming outside the entrance to the church.

Source: uffw.ca (http://www.uffw.ca/to_the_members.htm#Bruce Kitching)
chris1455
06-03-2005, 09:53 AM
The thoughts and prayers of all members of Yellowknife Fire go out to our brothers family and friends.
Punctualdeer
06-03-2005, 05:50 PM
In my city we never lost a member in a fire but we lost one by cancer. So i understand your feeling.All my respect.
five_alarm
06-06-2005, 07:02 AM
WINNIPEG, MB - Nearly 350 firefighters and paramedics from across western Canada, Ontario and North Dakota stood in the rain yesterday as a coffin holding the body of Bruce Kitching was carried into St. Charles Parish Roman Catholic Church.

The emergency responders attended the funeral to pay respects to the 48-year-old who died last Sunday of an aortic aneurysm he suffered on the job a year ago.

But they also came to give an emotional push to Manitoba legislation that will provide workers compensation benefits for the families of firefighters who die of lung, colorectal and ureter cancers -- as well as from certain heart injuries.

Source: Winnipeg Sun (http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/News/2005/06/04/1070790-sun.html)