US EditionWildfire fighters, evacuees call on feds to restore equipment and training funding
Wildfire fighters and evacuees warn that funding ended early, leaving communities vulnerable after 15 million hectares burned in 2023 and nearly 9 million in 2025, officials said.
- Meeting with MPs this week, volunteer firefighters and Indigenous wildfire guardians urged Ottawa to renew funding and improve prevention efforts for seasonal wildfires.
- With the five-year commitment now halfway complete, Ottawa allocated $308 million for equipment and $39 million for training, but all funding is gone and no new applications are accepted.
- Saulnier fled her Tantallon, Nova Scotia home recently and lost it within five minutes after her monitor alerted her to a broken window, smoke, then fire.
- Advocates said immediate coordination and long-term funding are required, with Thomas urging federal action before next spring, and Larson emphasizing the need for national leadership, saying `The fact is, our system was built for forests before climate change.'
- Harold Larson warned national leadership is needed rather than crisis coordination, saying `The fact is, our system was built for forests before climate change' and urging readiness when winds shift.
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Rural volunteers struggle to fight wildfires with broken tools and little training
Firefighters, wildfire survivors and climate advocates are calling on the government to provide more long-term funding for firefighters, rural communities and Indigenous land guardians — and block new fossil fuel projects because of their climate impacts.
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Wildfire fighters, evacuees call on feds to restore funds for equipment and training
OTTAWA — When Jennifer Saulnier fled her home with her dog in Tantallon, N.S., in May 2023, her phone started buzzing as she sat in stalled traffic. Her home monitoring system alerted her first to a window break, then smoke, then fire.
A group of people evacuated from forest fires, volunteer firefighters and Aboriginal forest fire guards is in Ottawa this week asking the federal government to redouble its efforts to prevent seasonal forest fires.
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Wildfire fighters, evacuees call on feds to restore equipment and training funding
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OTTAWA—When Jennifer Saulnier fled her house with her dog in Tantallon, Nova Scotia, in May 2023, her phone started to vibrate while she was stuck in a blocked traffic. Her residential surveillance system first alerted her to a broken glass, then smoke, and then a fire. Five minutes after she escaped "just" from her driveway, she said, her house had disappeared. "Like many Canadians, I thought climate change was going to affect future generation…
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