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BCWS to attend CSRD board meeting over concerns about community wildfire response program

B.C. Wildfire Service has received more than 1,700 applications since October 2024, the highest number recorded, as stated in a news release on March 20.
January 2025 saw 578 applications, marking the largest monthly total ever, according to B.C. Wildfire Service.
Training for First Nations communities will expand in Spring 2025 to strengthen wildfire response, as noted by B.C. Wildfire Service.
Forests Minister Ravi Parmar emphasized the importance of collaborating with communities to reduce wildfire risk after touring the Merritt Fire Zone training facility.

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BCWS to attend CSRD board meeting over concerns about community wildfire response program

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District board of directors plans to take BC Wildfire Service up on an offer to come meet with the board to discuss the Cooperative Community Wildfire Response Program.

11 days ago·Kelowna, Canada

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Bowen Island Undercurrent

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BC Wildfire Service receives record-breaking number of applications

The wildfire organization has received more than 1,700 applications so far, with 578 received in January 2025 alone.

12 days ago

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Victoria Buzz

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Record number of people apply to work with the BC Wildfire Service this year

After select applicants complete bootcamp ,they may receive a job. The post Record number of people apply to work with the BC Wildfire Service this year appeared first on Victoria Buzz.

12 days ago

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Prince George Citizen

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B.C. Wildfire Service sees record number of applications for 2025 season: province

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Wildfire Service has recorded its highest-ever number of applicants ahead of the 2025 season while expanding First Nations recruitment.

12 days ago

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Smithers Interior News

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B.C. Wildfire receives a record 1,700 applications ahead of 2025 season

New-recruit boot camps for firefighters are set to begin in April

12 days ago

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CBC News

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Record number of applications to join B.C. wildland firefighting teams, province says

Crews are already responding to holdover fires that went underground over the winter and have now reemerged to smolder and release smoke in the far northeast.

12 days ago·Canada

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