BC Firefighters

• Millions added to B.C. funding for rural, volunteer and First Nations firefighters

  More than $1 million will go to the Union of BC Municipalities for community firefighting training and the purchase of new or replacement equipment.

  Fire

  Sep 22, 2023
  
• ‘Our family’: B.C. company mourns 4 firefighters after fatal crash

  The four British Columbia firefighters who died in a highway crash this week all worked for a Kamloops-based contractor, whose owner said they were 'our family.'

  Fire

  Sep 22, 2023
  
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• ‘Extremely grateful’: Fundraiser for Okanagan firefighters who lost homes tops $130K goal

  "This is a pretty gut-wrenching story for more than half of the firehall to lose their homes while serving the community," said organizer Arne Perrin.

  Fire

  Sep 1, 2023
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• ‘Threats, abuse’: B.C. deputy fire chief pleads for compassion in midst of wildfire crisis

  A "small percentage of the population" is making the work of firefighters more difficult than it already is, according a deputy regional fire chief in the Columbia Shuswap area.

  Fire

  Aug 23, 2023
• Support workers essential to B.C.’s wildfire fights amid historical season

  The days of fighting wildfires are long and exhausting, so when crews return to camp, the last thing they want to do is search for a place to sleep or something to eat.

  Fire

  Aug 6, 2023
• More international firefighters arrive in B.C. to help in historic wildfire season

  B.C.'s emergency management and climate readiness minister recently requested 1,000 international firefighters through the non-profit Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

  Environment

  Jul 21, 2023
• B.C. firefighters’ ‘Bright Nights’ fundraiser down 50 per cent with Stanley Park Train closed

  Fundraising officials said the annual B.C. firefighter event raised only half of what it typically does in 2022.

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2023
• North Vancouver fire training hopes to interest youth in firefighting

  The First Nations Emergency Services Society offered B.C. youth a three-day crash course, hoping to draw new recruits to a career in firefighting. 

  Education

  Oct 21, 2022
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• ‘This training is really critical’: B.C. firefighters train ahead of wildfire season

  "This training is really critical in integrating the wildland knowledge with the structure protection knowledge, so it produces more efficient, effective and safer firefighters.”

  Fire

  Apr 24, 2022
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• B.C. ending provincial state of emergency for wildfires, officials urge caution

  The state of emergency was declared on July 20 and will expire at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2021