As the Ford government throws recruitment bonuses at its struggling forest fire program ahead of a potentially difficult season in the north, Global News can reveal one in five of its crews are unstaffed while several aircraft key to the province’s operations are weeks behind schedule. Ontario’s fire season officially began on April 1, after … Read more
With dozens of wildfires already burning across Alberta, Banff’s fire department is educating residents and visitors on how the town is prepared to respond to emergencies. The Town of Banff Fire Department partnered with Canmore Fire Rescue and Parks Canada on Tuesday to showcase live demonstrations to Banff’s Valleyview residents on how crews would suppress … Read more
Emergency responders need to be prepared for anything including handling large animals, so, the team behind the Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team has brought in the experts. The two-day Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue training course is led by Rebecca Husted, who teaches the course worldwide. The first day of the course is in the … Read more