Saskatchewan volunteer firefighters sharpen skills with hands-on training | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hundreds of volunteer firefighters from across Saskatchewan met this weekend in North Battleford to get hands-on training led by the Saskatchewan Volunteer Firefighters Association ahead of the wildfire season. “When the province needs support, it’s the volunteers of Saskatchewan who are always stepping up to do that,” […]
Saskatchewan ‘more prepared than ever’ for fire season, public safety agency says | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Saskatchewan’s forecast for fire season suggests northern and central areas of the province have a better outlook than last year, but drought conditions in the southwest could pose problems. Steve Roberts, vice-president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), spoke with reporters on Wednesday. The Water Security Agency’s spring runoff report, published last month, […]
Fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California triggers evacuations
[ad_1] RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A fast-growing wildfire Friday in windy Southern California has prompted multiple evacuation orders and warnings. The Springs Fire broke out at around 11 a.m. Friday and by 2:30 p.m. had grown to 2.34 square miles (6.06 square kilometers). The cause of the fire east of Moreno Valley in Riverside County is […]
Recently launched app rates wildfire risk for properties across Canada | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A new program hopes to help Canadians calculate the risk of losing their home to wildfires and protect themselves from “acts of God.” “We wanted to empower Canadians to be able to get insights on their wildfire risk … (and) we wanted to offer something also for individuals so that everybody can do something about their fire […]
Kelowna man fined $5K for flying drone during 2023 McDougall Creek wildfire | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A Kelowna man has been ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for flying a drone during the McDougall Creek wildfire in 2023. Derek Leippi was sentenced in provincial court Monday after being charged under the Wildfire Act for interfering with a helicopter responding to the fire. He was found guilty on Feb. 9. He […]
Wildfire funding not sufficient in Saskatchewan budget, says fire chief | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A fire chief of a Saskatchewan village, representing a group of volunteers that battled some of Saskatchewan’s destructive blazes last summer, says the province’s latest budget is not providing enough funding for proactive measures ahead of this year’s wildfire season. “They’ve introduced the marshal service, but where’s the funding to increase the fire side […]
‘Smokejumpers’ leap into wildfires from 3,000 feet to fight blazes
[ad_1] Firefighters have plenty of ways to battle the spread of flames, but some first responders have a different approach to wildfire response. A smokejumper is a unique type of wildland firefighter that’s trained to reach remote fires by parachuting from about 3,000 feet to attack a designated area, typically without road or trail access, […]
Alberta mountain towns deal with ‘low-grade anxiety’ as wildfire season begins | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Despite spring snow still dusting parts of Alberta, it’s now officially wildfire season, and with it comes once again the gnawing worry about which community will next be touched by nature’s fickle finger of destruction. But in the Rocky Mountain towns of Canmore and Hinton, they aren’t waiting to find out. Both say they […]