Saskatchewan communities request fire training as province’s wildfire season begins

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Prince Albert Grand Council,SPSA,Canada

Some wildfires are popping up in Saskatchewan and communities are requesting fire training.

Saskatchewan is anticipating a dry summer, and with those drier conditions comes the increasing possibility of wildfires.said they’ve hired 155 firefighters this year, which is the norm, but have seen several communities come forward requesting emergency fire personnel training, as well as First Nations volunteer fire departments.

“We’re as prepared as we can be. We’re still doing some internal hiring with vacancies as we do every year at this time of year, but right now we’re fairly confident and we’re ready,” Chartrand said. Steve Roberts, vice-president of operations for SPSA said last week that there were 220 type one firefighters and 410 type two firefighters being staffed for 2024, which is the same as last year, but added that there is room to expand if need be.Chartrand said interest in wildfire fighting has been dwindling over the years, but said this year was better than last year.

Chartrand added that much of the work is in rural and remote parts of Saskatchewan’s north end, which could also attribute to some of the declining interest in work.

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