Indigenous communities turn to prescribed burns to protect land from wildfires
As the threat of wildfires continues to ramp up, Indigenous communities in northern Alberta are trying to mitigate the risk with prescribed burns.
Source: cbc.ca
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The C-word: firefighters push for better cancer protection
Firefighting is one of only five occupations that the International Agency of Research on Cancer has labelled with its most severe cancer warning. Firefighters have seen a change in how seriously their peers consider this risk, but they’re calling on the government for more resources to better protect themselves — and for more comprehensive health coverage should they get sick.
Source: cbc.ca
Long serving firefighter and officer to be honoured in Melfort
Long serving Muskoday Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) and Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management (SFNEM) member Randy Bair is being remembered this upcoming weekend in Melfort. The SFNEM are gathering on July 31 at the Kerry Vickar Centre to honour Randy’s legacy with their organizations. Bair passed away in January after a short battle with cancer but his legacy lives on, associate director for Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management, Michelle Vandevord, told northeastNOW. She saw this passion firsthand, she said, as Randy used his nearly 30 years of experience as a firefi...
Source: panow.com