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The wildland firefighters' union says Alberta has a retention problem. A firefighter points to 'absurdly short contract lengths,' having to reapply each year and inexperience.
A week of cool, wet temperatures has made a significant difference to Alberta's wildfire situation but provincial officials are concerned that pleas to be cautious have fallen on some deaf ears.
The Alberta government says cool, wet weather over the past week has lowered the risk of wildfires in the province.
Wildfire officials keeping an eye on Alberta's forests say there's been an alarming number of fires, with most of them found in the Calgary Forest Area over the long weekend.
A week of cool, wet temperatures has made a significant difference to Alberta's wildfire situation but provincial officials are concerned that pleas to be cautious have fallen on some deaf ears.