Volunteer Firefighters

• Fire chiefs lament drop in volunteers ahead of what’s expected to be a devastating wildfire season

  As of 2023, there were 125,500 firefighters in Canada, of which about 88,500 were volunteers, whose departments protected 80 per cent of the country's territory.

  Fire

  Apr 11
  
• Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board

  The victims were identified last year as 23-year-old Christopher Lavoie and 55-year-old Regis Lavoie, who were not related.

  Canada

  Mar 28
  
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• N.S. volunteer firefighting departments worried as fund for training dwindles

  With a budget depleted, volunteer fire departments in Nova Scotia worry that their departments will have a lack of training until new funding becomes available in December.

  Fire

  Mar 6
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• Balgonie volunteer firefighter shares what its like going into extreme cold conditions

  After combating back-to-back fires in a span of two days, the Balgonie Fire Department shares what drives them in this profession when the temperature dips.

  Canada

  Jan 18
• Bid to boost tax break for volunteer firefighters as brigades struggle with retention

  Alberta volunteer firefighter Alison Archambault calls it her "soul work."

  Fire

  Dec 18, 2023
• 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
• ‘Trying to survive’: N.S. volunteer firefighters on needing more help after climate disasters

  While political leaders sing the praises of volunteers who save lives, rural firefighters are calling for a new system that fully covers their lost income if they get injured.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2023
• Volunteer firefighters are crucial in wildfire battle. Does Canada have enough?

  The high volume of fires burning across Canada is putting an increasing mental and physical strain on firefighters - the majority of whom are volunteers.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2023
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• Alberta wildfires: Government asking public employees to become volunteer firefighters

  Public service commissioner Tim Grant put out a call for employees who may have previous firefighting experience or training on Tuesday.

  Fire

  May 16, 2023
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• Meet the woman who won the largest 50-50 draw in Nova Scotia history

  Kayla Eldridge, a LPN and part-time nursing student from Falmouth, N.S., became the winner of the largest 50-50 draw in the province's history this week.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2022