(Arson generally accounts for between one and four per cent of human-caused fires annually, Flannigan said.) Human-caused fires are on the decline in Canada, data shows. "We attribute that to fire prevention, and fire managers getting the message o...
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The CAFC has been lobbying for a national fire advisor as a key part of its federal mandate and welcomed the U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, to address the room and share the history and insights into the U.S. organization. In America, the Federal Fire Prevention and C...
season will light a fire under Canada’s fire-foolish policymakers, and finally motivate them to take the rational course — fighting fire risk with fire use, rather than pointing to the climate sky gods and calling for appeasement measures that will not affect Canada’s risk of forest fires....
Meanwhile, Canada, which has experienced an increase in devastating fires in recent years, relies on patchwork, mostly voluntary, measures to reduce fire risk. Some think it’s time for the rules to change. By Cloe Logan News Climate Solutions Reporting January 23rd 2025 Beavers are the ...
Air quality alerts are also in place in much of northern Quebec, including areas along James Bay and parts of the far north. Quebec's wildfire prevention agency says 139 new fires were reported on Saturday, with 95 per cent of those started by lightning strikes. ...
“What we do know is that Indigenous Peoples in Canada are 10 times more likely to die in a fire than the general population. This is unacceptable. By understanding why and how fires occur, we can bring direct attention to the root causes and prevent future fires from happening...
“ It’s the question of flying our customers around on sightseeing tours or putting out fires within 10 kilometers of our bases and the communities that we live in,” said Jordy Norris, the company’s tourism director. “We made it clear to both our staff and our customers that we ...
Wildland firefighters and professionals who work with them say the job has become mentally tougher as fires have become larger and more complex, increasingly getting close to or reaching areas where people live. "I hear it over and over again that these a...
assessment, highlighting the catastrophe threats facing Canada and the current measures and resources in its emergency management systems to address them. The inaugural report addressed three hazards: Earthquakes, wildland fires, and...