The Alberta government will hire an additional 100 firefighters to work this season but the opposition is concerned this won't be enough in a year that could be worse for fire than 2023.Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen announces what measures the province will be taking for the upcoming fire season as Alberta Wildfire spokesperson Christie Tucker looks on.
The 100 new firefighters will be added to the usual contingent of 900 personnel. Funding for this extra staff depends on the legislature passing the provincial budget, which will be introduced next week.Alberta has received a record number of applications for seasonal firefighting, Loewen said. All staff should be ready for work by mid-April.
"If we wanted to have that many people hired and ready at all times, then I think a lot of the public would be wondering what they're doing when we don't have wildfires," Loewen said. "I think this minister is trying to give Albertans a false sense of reality when it comes to how many firefighters we're actually going to have," she said.
Loewen said the government is talking to the fire chiefs. He said the province has agreements with municipalities to help out when it can.
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